An update on Jared Walker, whose viral TikTok described a little-known (and effective) method to “crush” many hospital bills, and offered to help folks deploy it. Since then, he's been responding to thousands of requests for help—and building a system to respond more effectively, thanks to a small army of whip-smart volunteers. 


Jared’s non-profit, Dollar For, has got that system up and running. So: If anyone you know has a hospital bill they can’t pay, the system can quickly tell them if they might qualify for debt forgiveness, and get them started on an application. Here’s the link. Pass it around.


Also, if you want to see that original 60-second video, it's here.


Here’s the transcript for this episode. 


Send your stories and questions: https://armandalegshow.com/contact/ or call 724 ARM-N-LEG


And of course we'd love for you to support this show.

An update on Jared Walker, whose viral TikTok described a little-known (and effective) method to “crush” many hospital bills, and offered to help folks deploy it. Since then, he's been responding to thousands of requests for help—and building a system to respond more effectively, thanks to a small army of whip-smart volunteers.&nbsp; Jared’s non-profit,&nbsp;<a href="https://dollarfor.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dollar For</a>, has got that system up and running. So: If anyone you know has a hospital bill they can’t pay, the system can quickly tell them if they might qualify for debt forgiveness, and get them started on an application.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.appsheet.com/start/af6513c8-bc23-465d-b293-2c67d50a439e#appName=DollarFor-Intake-3656250&amp;page=form&amp;row=&amp;table=Session" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here’s the link</a>. Pass it around. Also, if you want to see that original 60-second video, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dollarfor/video/6918442021447421190?_d=secCgYIASAHKAESMgowGzWX3FtP0Hq7U7t815%2BoOmiKkZJHutVFcANGoNSs4BBLvNCHaUanIyIVb4Voq09iGgA%3D&amp;language=en&amp;preview_pb=0&amp;sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAVZwr6D_A4s-9I2Y7K0IGWRgM1rdvbWlKRs5lNvPhSYSdzHpoJKELxDdrSqfpEvWi&amp;share_item_id=6918181003106340102&amp;share_link_id=64B3E4E7-4112-4376-B680-428537A8DA9B&amp;timestamp=1611000183&amp;tt_from=copy&amp;u_code=7mlikld82k1kl&amp;user_id=175268202879442944&amp;utm_campaign=client_share&amp;utm_medium=ios&amp;utm_source=copy&amp;source=h5_m&amp;_r=1&amp;is_copy_url=0&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;sender_web_id=6978892339075745285" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">it's here</a>. Here’s the <a href="https://armandalegshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/S5-Ep11-MoreDollarFor-Web-Transcript.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">transcript for this episode</a>.&nbsp; Send your stories and questions:&nbsp;<a href="https://armandalegshow.com/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://armandalegshow.com/contact/</a>&nbsp;or call 724 ARM-N-LEG And of course we'd love for you to <a href="https://armandalegshow.com/support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">support this show</a>.

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

An update on Jared Walker, whose viral TikTok described a little-known (& effective) recipe for “crushing” hospital bills. He's been responding to a mountain of requests for help—and building a system to respond more effectively, thanks to a s...

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