Bari Tessler is a little famous as a “financial therapist,” but even she gets rattled by the price of health care.


Her story is complicated. And very relatable.


Bari chose to use a Christian "health share" instead of regular insurance. It's cheaper, but it comes with strings: Things the group doesn’t cover, limits on their obligations to you… and a religious vision that not everybody is comfortable with. Including Bari.


She sees it, for now, as the least terrible of a bunch of terrible options — but she’s conflicted about it.


Also: What my family is doing for health insurance next year.


And: A taste from one of the most painfully-hilarious things to hit the Internet for a long time. Welcome to Our Modern Hospital, Where if You Want to Know a Price, You Can Go F*** Yourself, published by McSweeney’s.


There’s a longer excerpt, and an interview with the author, Alex Baia — that’s on our Patreon. Thanks to Alex for permission to record excerpts, and to ttsreader for dramatizing the text for us!


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<a href="http://baritessler.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bari Tessler</a> is a little famous as a “financial therapist,” but even she gets rattled by the price of health care. Her story is complicated. And very relatable. Bari chose to use a Christian "health share" instead of regular insurance. It's cheaper, but it comes with strings: Things the group doesn’t cover, limits on their obligations to you… and a religious vision that not everybody is comfortable with. Including Bari. She sees it, for now, as the least terrible of a bunch of terrible options — but she’s conflicted about it. Also: What my family is doing for health insurance next year. And: A taste from one of the most painfully-hilarious things to hit the Internet for a long time. <a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/welcome-to-our-modern-hospital-where-if-you-want-to-know-a-price-you-can-go-fuck-yourself" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Welcome to Our Modern Hospital, Where if You Want to Know a Price, You Can Go F*** Yourself</a>, published by McSweeney’s. There’s a longer excerpt, and an interview with the author, <a href="https://twitter.com/al_baia?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alex Baia</a> — that’s <a href="https://www.patreon.com/armandalegshow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on our Patreon</a>.&nbsp;Thanks to Alex for permission to record excerpts, and to <a href="https://ttsreader.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ttsreader</a> for dramatizing the text for us! Find Us Online<ul><li>Website: <a href="http://armandalegshow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://armandalegshow.com</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/armandalegshow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/armandalegshow</a></li><li>Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/armandalegshow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/armandalegshow</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/armandalegshow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://facebook.com/armandalegshow</a></li></ul>Our Team:<ul><li>Host: Dan Weissman (<a href="https://danweissmann.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.danweissmann.com</a>)</li><li>Editor: Whitney Henry-Lester (<a href="https://thedarlingkiller.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thedarlingkiller.com</a>)</li><li>Consulting Producer: Daisy Rosario (<a href="https://twitter.com/rundmr?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@RunDMR</a>)</li><li>Audio Wizardy: Adam Raymonda (<a href="http://adamraymonda.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">adamraymonda.com</a>)</li><li>Music: David Winer (<a href="https://www.wearefancymountain.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wearefancymountain.com</a>)</li></ul>

An Arm and a Leg is a podcast about why health care costs so freaking much and what we can (maybe) do about it.

If you’ve ever been surprised by a medical bill, you’re in good company. But as our team of seasoned journalists has learned from years of reporting — you’re not always helpless. We don’t have all the answers, but we’ll offer you tools and big picture insights with plenty of humor and heart. 

An Arm and a Leg is co-produced with KFF Health News and distributed in partnership with KUOW.

You can support An Arm and a Leg by donating at armandalegshow.com/support/

Show Credits: Created, hosted, and produced by Dan Weissmann with senior producer Emily Pisacreta and engagement producer Claire Davenport, edited by Ellen Weiss. Audio wizard: Adam Raymonda. Music is by Dave Weiner and Blue Dot Sessions. Bea Bosco is our consulting director of operations. Lynne Johnson is our operations manager.

An Arm and a Leg&nbsp;is a podcast about why health care costs so freaking much and what we can (maybe) do about it.
If you&rsquo;ve ever been surprised by a medical bill, you&rsquo;re in good company. But as our team of seasoned journalists has learned from years of reporting &mdash; you&rsquo;re not always helpless. We don&rsquo;t have all the answers, but we&rsquo;ll offer you tools and big picture insights with plenty of humor and heart.&nbsp;
An Arm and a Leg is co-produced with <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/">KFF Health News</a> and distributed in partnership with <a href="https://www.kuow.org/">KUOW</a>.
You can support An Arm and a Leg&nbsp;by donating at <a href="https://armandalegshow.com/support/">armandalegshow.com/support/</a>
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Show Credits:&nbsp;Created, hosted, and produced by Dan Weissmann with senior producer Emily Pisacreta and engagement producer Claire Davenport, edited by Ellen Weiss. Audio wizard: Adam Raymonda. Music is by Dave Weiner and Blue Dot Sessions. Bea Bosco is our consulting director of operations. Lynne Johnson is our operations manager.

An Arm and a Leg

Bari Tessler is a little famous as a “financial therapist,” but even she gets rattled by the price of health care. Also: What my family is doing for health insurance next year.

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