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Podcast Episode
May 21, 2026

The Chatbot Will See You Now: Big Tech In Therapy (from Organized Money)

The mental health middlemen selling your data, and one state’s solution (From “Organized Money”)...
First Aid Kit
May 14, 2026

Who’s suing patients over medical debt? It’s not just hospitals anymore

Hey there — This week we’re highlighting a trio of stories that shed new light...
Podcast Episode
April 8, 2026

Why drugs cost so much, 101: Medicine monopolies

How a street-smart patent lawyer helped shape a grand bargain between brand-name and generic drug...
Podcast Episode
July 17, 2025

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

As a follow-up to our series The Prescription Drug Playbook — all about how you can get...
First Aid Kit
April 9, 2025

We wiped out almost $10K of my roommate’s medical bills

How we tackled nearly $10k out of $14.5k in medical bills...
Podcast Episode
February 3, 2025

How do you deal with wild drug prices?

Tons of people spend so much time and energy trying to get their meds at...
Podcast Episode
June 13, 2024

Meet the Middleman’s Middleman

Way behind the scenes, a hidden player makes billions — cutting what your health insurance...
Podcast Episode
March 21, 2024

Son of Medicare: Attack of the Machines

How UnitedHealth used an algorithm to cut off care for seniors in Medicare Advantage plans....
Podcast Episode
December 21, 2023

When hospitals sue patients (part 2)

Part two of our story with Scripps News and the Baltimore Banner: In some states,...
Podcast Episode
December 7, 2023

When hospitals sue patients (part 1)

We investigate why hospitals sue patients over unpaid medical bills, with Scripps News and the...
Podcast Episode
May 25, 2023

A ‘payday loan’ from a health care behemoth

What does it mean when a single company runs the most U.S. health insurance plans,...
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