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⁦An Arm and a Leg⁩ does a fantastic job explaining the consequences and complexities of Medicaid unwinding. And it’s their 1st foray into Medicaid!! Do more shows please!!! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/an-…

Thank you SO much for these kind words, and for teaching us so much about Medicaid!!

The word “nightmare” came up a lot in one of our conversations on navigating Medicaid. armandalegshow.com/episode/medica…

But - as An Arm and a Leg points out - this provides the perverse incentive for Multiplan to drive list prices *up*. If the list price quintuples, and then Multiplan drives it back down to, say, *double* the old price, they collect *more* money: armandalegshow.com/episode/multip… 40/

We love this epic thread from Cory Doctorow NONCONSENSUAL BLUE TICK on the U.S. health care system (and we are super-honored to be cited in it)!

We shoulda flagged this last week, when it was news-- but it is still worth flagging! ** Biden administration to ban medical debt from credit reports ** abcnews.go.com/Politics/sweep…

Charity care can reduce or wipe out hospital bills for a LOT of people. Most hospitals are legally required to offer charity care... but not enough people know about it. To understand why, we could use your help. armandalegshow.com/bills/

Her six-figure hospital bill was supposed to go to insurance, but the hospital billed her instead. Here’s how she played it, and why you should ‘never pay the first bill.’ armandalegshow.com/episode/bullie…

I got to talk about health insurance with The New York Times personal-finance column last week. They picked the right quote: “Like everything else with health care, evaluating insurance options is just extremely annoying.” You know it’s true. Gift link: nytimes.com/2024/08/30/you…

Speaking of the search for decent health insurance, our pals KFF Health News want to talk with 26 year-olds who are on the hunt. If that's you — or somebody you know — here's where to tell 'em all about it. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/a…

For the last four years, Cara Anthony has been reporting on the public health effects of racism, violence, and intergenerational trauma in a Missouri town. She joined An Arm and a Leg to discuss the value of breaking silences and healing. armandalegshow.com/episode/sikest…

In order to send five free faxes, we are tweeting this plug for Dropbox Sign -- which seems like a good deal (for us), but apologies for spamming your timeline! 😆#DropboxFax app.hellofax.com

An awards show for nerds like me! The Shkreli Awards — named for pharma bro Martin Shkreli — 'honor' the worst in American health care. You know we covered it, and interviewed the host, Dr. Vikas Saini. New ep, out today. armandalegshow.com/episode/the-sh…