Emergency rooms often bill you a “cover charge” just for walking in the door, and it can be thousands of dollars.

That’s in addition to the huge markup on everything that happens there: seven bucks for a band-aid. Twenty dollars for a couple of pills.

Reporter Sarah Kliff has collected more than a thousand ER bills from her readers at Vox.

She was an expert on health care before starting this project — she covered it for years at the Washington Post before moving to Vox — but even she found plenty of surprises.

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Host: Dan Weissman (www.danweissmann.com)
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Emergency rooms often bill you a “cover charge” just for walking in the door, and it can be thousands of dollars.That’s in addition to the huge markup on everything that happens there: seven bucks for a band-aid. Twenty dollars for a couple of pills.Reporter Sarah Kliff <a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/2/27/16936638/er-bills-emergency-room-hospital-fees-health-care-costs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">has collected more than a thousand ER bills</a> from her readers at Vox.She was an expert on health care before starting this project — she covered it for years at the Washington Post before moving to Vox — but even she found plenty of surprises.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>About Us<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>Image adapted from a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wellnesscorporatesolutions.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">drawing posted to flickr</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wellnesscorporatesolutions.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wellness Corporate Solutions</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

Emergency rooms often bill you a “cover charge” just for walking in the door, and it can be thousands of dollars. That’s in addition to the huge markup on everything that happens there: seven bucks for a band-aid. Twenty dollars for a couple of pills.