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A show about why health care costs so freaking much, and what we can (maybe) do about it.
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A wild health insurance hustle
They thought they were buying insurance. Instead, they got fake “jobs.”
August 7, 2025
Avoiding Ripoffs
A wild health insurance hustle
Three giant companies, and their role in drug shortages
via our pals at Organized Money
July 17, 2025
Who Profits
The great American drug shortage isn’t an accident, it’s artificial (from Organized Money)
A ridiculous song for an endless process
Claire Davenport commemorates hunting down the least-worst price for your meds
July 2, 2025
The Big Picture
Robots sing: The Prescription Drug Playbook Song
The Prescription Drug Playbook
Tips, tricks, and tactics listeners have learned for getting the medicine you need at prices you can manage.
June 29, 2025
The Big Picture
The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part Two
A dad's journey to get his daughter's meds
at a price they could afford
June 12, 2025
Navigating Insurance
The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part One
A mathematician's mission to save hospitals billions...
and fix crowdfunding and burnout for good
May 21, 2025
Making Change
Could this mathematician’s formula fix US hospitals?

May 1, 2025
A longtime expert puts 2025-so-far in perspective

April 10, 2025
Why ‘The Pitt’ is our fave new drama

March 20, 2025
Winning a two-year fight over a bogus bill

February 27, 2025
A medical-debt watchdog gets sidelined by the new administration

February 3, 2025
How do you deal with wild drug prices?
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