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Podcast Episode
April 10, 2025
Why ‘The Pitt’ is our fave new drama
People who work in real-life emergency rooms have raved about how accurately the new drama The...
First Aid Kit
March 5, 2025
A medical-debt watchdog gets sidelined: Now what?
This federal agency kept bill collectors in line. It might be disappearing....
Podcast Episode
February 27, 2025
A medical-debt watchdog gets sidelined by the new administration
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is offline (for now) – what that means for people...
Podcast Episode
October 17, 2024
Can racism make you sick?
Violence, silences, and public health, with journalist Cara Anthony....
Podcast Episode
May 23, 2024
Staying on Medicaid seems tougher than it should be
States were blocked from their annual Medicaid re-enrollment during the COVID health emergency. Now they’re...
Podcast Episode
April 11, 2024
The Hack
A cyberattack against a health care giant gets us thinking about antitrust: The idea that...
Podcast Episode
February 29, 2024
The Medicare Episode
When you turn 65 you have a high stakes decision to make: original Medicare or...
Podcast Episode
February 8, 2024
Wait, is insulin cheaper now?
We break down some news about insulin — the so-called “poster child” for the high...
Podcast Episode
November 16, 2023
To get health insurance, this couple made a movie
To qualify for health insurance, Ellen Haun and Dru Johnston made a movie about health...
Podcast Episode
October 19, 2023
Paging Dr. Glaucomflecken: Presenting “The Nocturnists- Conversations: Will & Kristin Flanary (The Glaucomfleckens)”
As Dr. Glaucomflecken, Will Flanary’s punchy and funny videos on our awful health care system...
Podcast Episode
July 27, 2023
How to Get a Surprise Bill on Your Way to the Hospital
Ambulance rides are one of the most common sources of surprise medical bills. So why...
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