A new golden age is dawning, and it starts where the sun don’t shine.
A listener got a pricey quote for her colonoscopy, but the medical practice behind it seems like “the only game in town.” We scope it out and learn the surprising reason why: Investors have decided your butt is a goldmine.
Private equity investors have made their way into many areas of our lives. Now, they’re at the gastroenterologist’s —and lots of other medical specialists, too. We learned why these doctors are selling their practices to private equity, and what it could mean for your health care and your bills.
Correction notice: The original version of this story mis-identified the organization where Claire McAndrew worked when we spoke to her in 2019. Whoops. We've updated the audio file, so it's correct now.
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Sick Note, pt. 2: Dang
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
We spend 12 million hours a week on the phone with health insurance
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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