Shoutout (Founder of DollarFor)

Hey there, A couple weeks ago, we made the case for getting your annual checkups early this year. Most of us think of these checkups as “preventive care” — the kinds of services that the Affordable Care Act says your insurance company needs to cover 100%, even if you haven’t met your deductible. But we get lots of emails from pissed-off listeners wondering why

Hey there— Our plan for today’s new podcast episode was simple: Check in with the founder of a scrappy organization that’s been inspiring us for five years to hear about their 2025 triumphs and their plans for 2026. That organization would be Dollar For, a nonprofit that helps people crush medical bills by connecting them with charity care — financial assistance that hospitals are

Hey there, and happy New Year! We’re kicking off the year with a story and some advice from the early days of An Arm and a Leg that (unfortunately) remains relevant year after year. Back when the show was just getting started, Dan got an email from a listener named Rebecca in New York City. The subject line: “Don’t get sick in

Hey there — Today’s podcast episode represents the culmination of a big year’s work by the whole Arm and a Leg team — and of a lot of years’ work by everybody who’s contributed to the show and helped it along. And I think it represents the beginning of something new, and so exciting. When I first imagined An Arm and a Leg,

Hey there — The end of 2025 is near, which hopefully means you get some sort of break. We’ll be taking a quick one next week ourselves — and before we go, we want to share a few suggestions for your long road trip home or time spent vegging out by the fire: some of the An Arm and a Leg team’s favorite