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Podcast Episode
December 4, 2020
Andy Slavitt gives us a COVID check-in from 40,000 feet
Andy Slavitt, who ran a big chunk of health care for the Obama administration, has...
Podcast Episode
May 27, 2020
The hug shortage, the new abnormal, and the $7,000 COVID test. What we’ve learned in SEASON-19
We wrap up our COVID-19 popup season with stories from three folks with very different...
Podcast Episode
May 6, 2020
The severe, very weird recession… in health care. And what it means to our wallets.
You’ve probably noticed: The U.S. economy is crashing. Something you may not have noticed, that...
Podcast Episode
February 14, 2020
Bonus: Peek inside our reporter’s notebook. What we’ve learned and where we’re headed, with Sally Herships
This bonus episode turns the tables: Ace reporter Sally Herships interviews Arm and a Leg...
Podcast Episode
December 5, 2019
If they’re going to take you for $3,000 — for stitches! — why can’t they at least tell you the price upfront?
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Podcast Episode
December 3, 2019
What if this podcast were a musical? Well here’s what it would sound like.
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Podcast Episode
July 10, 2019
The surprising history behind insulin’s absurd price (and some hopeful signs in the wild)
The price of insulin is iconic, doubling, tripling, multiplying like crazy, for a medicine Type 1 diabetics...
Podcast Episode
June 12, 2019
To get paid, hospitals get creative
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Podcast Episode
December 11, 2018
Why are ER bills so horrible? Sarah Kliff spent a year finding out
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Podcast Episode
December 4, 2018
Why health insurance actually sucks
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Podcast Episode
November 20, 2018
Why you (and I) will likely pick the wrong health-insurance plan
Because as smart economists recently proved it is super-confusing, and most of us can’t do...
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