“Fascinating & intelligent with a sense of humor”

November 26, 2019

Dan Weissman’s charm, affability and intelligence guide this fascinating podcast about the state of health care in the U.S. Weissman’s rich voice and compassionate tone adds a lot of dimension to the compelling narratives of how Americans navigate the confusing and often contradictory landscape of obtaining healthcare and health insurance. Funny, informative, and well worth your time. Subscribe! 5 stars.

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Keep listening for info on why health care costs so freaking much, and what we can (maybe) do about it.

The great American drug shortage isn’t an accident, it’s artificial (from Organized Money)

Robots sing: The Prescription Drug Playbook Song

The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part Two

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Help! I’m stuck with a gigantic medical bill.

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The prescription drug playbook

The high cost of prescription meds in the US is a crisis: one in four adults say they’ve skipped taking a prescription in the past year because of cost.

Why are my meds so expensive?

Getting your meds shouldn’t feel like mission impossible. Here’s a hand-picked mix of our most practical tips, background stories, and real listener experiences—so you can save money, understand the system, and know you’re not alone.

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A show about why health care costs so freaking much, and what we can (maybe) do about it.

Why drugs cost so much — and can be hard to even find

Four newsletter installments and two podcast episodes bringing together everything we knew — and everything we learned by asking you — about how to get the meds you need for prices you can (hopefully) afford.

What’s cooking at An Arm and a Leg

We’ve been working on another project for a long time: Building a new website that’ll make our work easier to find and use. And we expect to finish this summer, hopefully even this month.

A local clinic might have a line on affordable meds

To wrap up our series on workarounds for high drug prices, we’re looking at a strategy one Arm and a Leg listener suggested: Connecting with a community health center that offers sliding-scale fees — and may offer meds at super-discounted prices.

An old school but worthy directory of prescription drug resources

Hey there— Welcome to the third installment in our series on dealing with the wild cost of prescription drugs. We started by creating a price comparison tool inspired by one of our listeners — whose story we recounted on the podcast. Then, we zoomed out to suggest an order of operations for getting your meds for less. This week, we’re looking at Patient Assistance Programs

A checklist and a new (to us) tip

Getting Meds for Less, part two: Order of Operations Hey there, Welcome to part two of our series summing up what we’ve learned about getting prescription meds for a price you might be able to afford — all based on your stories and tips. Last time, in part one, we went straight to the deep end: If you’re stuck without help

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