Yup. A Stanford professor measured it. So… we should probably learn how they actually make money, understand their incentives. Here’s one clue: A lot of the time, providing insurance isn’t their real job. In this episode, we unpack what that means, and we start exploring how to put that knowledge to work.
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Sick Note: Dan has COVID. (He's fine, but ...)
Fighting for the Right to Help
Swimming with sharks
Introducing: Half Vaxxed
Introducing: Last Day
Meet your new rights under the No Surprises Act
2022 update: How to avoid a big bill for your COVID test (feat. Sarah Kliff)
Our Year in Review, with members of the Arm and a Leg team
Why rapid COVID tests are so freaking expensive
Fighting with health insurance is easy (for Jacqueline Fox)
How to avoid the crappiest health insurance.
The Insurance Warrior takes on a $61B Company
Meet the Insurance Warrior
Wait, that was legal until now?!?
"We just kept right on pushing"
The wild backstory of a tiny but crucial Obamacare provision (ft. David Axelrod)
A legendary lawyer sued hospitals for price-gouging their patients. And got his butt handed to him.
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