Half-million Cook County residents have their medical debt forgiven (WBEZ, Reset)

Medicare’s annual open enrollment period kicks off today and millions of seniors on privatized Medicare plans — many more than expected — will have to find new plans next year.

Hey there — In the next week, at least two million seniors will get letters telling them their Medicare plan is going away — and they may not have great options to replace it. The same thing happened to almost three million people last year. It wasn’t pretty.  Experts say this is a new trend, and the dynamics behind it

Why workplace health insurance is in trouble: in three charts.

Hey there — On the podcast this week, we’re bringing back the story of ‘The People’s Hospital’ — that’s the nickname Dr. Ricardo Nuila gives to the institution where he has practiced for more than a dozen years. It’s a favorite story of mine, and it’s never been more relevant. Nuila’s 2023 book, The People’s Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine, is

Hey there — Summer intern Lynn here. I can hardly believe that today’s my last day with An Arm and a Leg and soon I’ll be back in school. But I’m so excited to bring you a new Arm and a Leg Starter Pack before I go, about why prescription drugs cost so freaking much — especially because for me, this one’s personal. That’s because there’s