Podcast helps patients avoid paying ‘An Arm & A Leg’ on healthcare (WTVR News)

Hey there — Our first podcast episode about Medicare — covering things to know before signing up — had a subtitle: “This one kind of blew our minds.” There is so much to know — so many potential pitfalls and complications. And it left me thinking: “I’ll need to do some serious planning, years before I turn 65.” So: please

Remember Thomas Sanford, the fourth-year medical student who created a one-page resource for dealing with medical expenses? With help from some of you, he’s got a new draft — and a plan to keep making this tool better and better — hopefully with help from even more of you. That virtuous cycle — and its potential to keep growing —

When you tell people you work on a show about the cost of health care, you find out everyone has a story. That’s what Dan said when he published his first episode of An Arm and a Leg, and it’s so true. Since then, in the (nearly) seven years that Dan and the team have been putting out the show, we’ve

Hey there, It’s no mystery: The size of your hospital bill depends a lot on where you get care. You already know: You’ve gotta check that your insurance actually covers any hospital you might go to. And you know: Even with insurance, bills can be huge. A “safety valve” for a lot of people — one of the most important tools we’ve ever

Hey there, Like we said last month, Obamacare will get a lot more expensive next year — and since then, we’ve learned that workers with employer insurance will get socked too. In this week’s new podcast episode, you’ll hear the Arm and a Leg team personally confront 2026 health insurance prices. We’re a case study. And we’re here to pass along what we’ve learned. Quick