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Mailbag! Getting nickel-and-dimed at your annual

Hey there — We’re back with another reader question — this time about why it might...

Podcast feed drop: A tool everyone needs to hear about

In your Arm and a Leg feed this morning: an episode of Paper Trail, a new podcast from the...

Starter pack: Help! I’m in collections over medical debt

Hey there — Confession: I’m in medical debt. Over the last couple of months, a...

Chatbots haven’t totally nailed fighting medical bills

Not every news story pitching some “game-changing” or “dystopian” AI tech is worth your time....

Prior Authorization: Lessons, Strategies and Stories

Hey there— Time to follow up on a podcast episode from earlier this year, where New York...

Why did insurance really deny your claim?

When insurance denies your claim, they’ll give you an official reason — but what were they really...

Podcast Episode

February 5, 2026

NYT’s Ron Lieber: ‘These people are not going to win’

When NYT columnist Ron Lieber’s wife got an unexpected insurance denial 36 hours before surgery,...

December 5, 2025

I’m getting (cautiously) AI-curious

Hey there, Last year, we talked with tech worker Holden Karau, who had built an AI-powered...

September 25, 2025

A tool for avoiding hospital bills you can’t pay

Hey there, It’s no mystery: The size of your hospital bill depends a lot on...

September 11, 2025

Help! Do I have to pay for the hospital’s $47,000 mistake?

Hey there — I get a lot of questions from An Arm and a Leg listeners. Sometimes...

September 4, 2025

The “one-stop shop” resource list 2.0

Avid “First Aid Kit” readers might remember that in the spring, we wrote about a...

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