How to Not Go Broke When You Need Healthcare, With Journalist Dan Weissmann (Lifehacker, the Upgrade podcast)

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