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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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