From KFF News Network – Their latest podcast, ‘An Arm And A Leg’, This week, Massive cuts to medical research and Medicaid. Waves of layoffs across the Department of Health and Human Services. Ongoing uncertainty around federal subsidies to buy health insurance on Affordable Care Act marketplaces. 2025 has been a rough year for federal health programs.
From KFF News Network – Their latest podcast, ‘An Arm And A Leg’, This week, When a New York couple purchased a health insurance plan from a telemarketer, they thought it covered everything they wanted: doctor visits, tests, and medicine. But then came the unexpected bills for thousands of dollars, forcing them to skip crucial medical care.
From KFF News Network – Their latest podcast, ‘An Arm And A Leg’, This week, In response to the high price of prescription drugs, “An Arm and a Leg” asked listeners to share their strategies for getting the medicine they need at prices they can manage.
From KFF News Network – Their latest podcast, ‘An Arm And A Leg’, This week, About 3 in 10 adults reported not taking their medicines as prescribed at some point between July 2022 and July 2023 because of the cost, according to a KFF survey. So, this year, “An Arm and a Leg” asked listeners: What strategies have you used when you’ve been struck by pharmacy sticker shock?
From KFF News Network – Their latest podcast, ‘An Arm And A Leg’, This week, What do the KGB and the former CEO of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital have in common? Eugene Litvak. The Soviet intelligence agency and the children’s hospital have each separately looked to the Ukrainian émigré with a PhD in mathematics for help.
From KFF News Network – Their latest podcast, ‘An Arm And A Leg’, This week, The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken major steps to help people with medical debt in its nearly 14-year history. It issued rules barring medical debt from Americans’ credit reports and went after debt collectors who pressured customers to pay bills they didn’t owe.
From KFF News Network – Their latest podcast, ‘An Arm And A Leg’, This week, Meet Holden Karau: a San Francisco Bay Area software engineer who created an AI tool to help appeal insurance denials. Her project, Fight Health Insurance, is a labor of love.
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, ‘The “An Arm and a Leg” podcast is back. This season, host Dan Weissmann will tell stories about patients finding creative ways to fight back against outrageous bills.
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, ‘An Arm And A Leg’, This week, In this year’s final episode, the editorial team behind the “An Arm and a Leg” podcast looks back on the stories from 2022 that hit close to home, including insulin pricing, surprise billing, and prenatal testing.
Wishing you a safe and happy New Year. Here are a couple of playlists from Healthcare NOW Radio highlighting the top episodes of the year. Thanks for reading and listening in 2022.
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