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Emily Pisacreta

@emilypisacreta.bsky.social
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NYC-based journalist + podcast producer @armandalegshow.bsky.social Opinions mine

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Emily Pisacreta @emilypisacreta.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The insurance industry is way more deeply implanted into Medicare, our most celebrated and important social benefit, than I think a lot of people realize. There is no escaping them, even when we turn 65. Reporting this story really drove home how much of a problem that is!
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An Arm and a Leg @armandalegshow.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New episode: Only 59% of small businesses offered their employees health insurance last year – a 25-year low. @bobjherman.bsky.social joins us to talk about how that’s just one sign that employer-based health insurance is unraveling. armandalegshow.com/episode/empl...
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System meltdown: employer-sponsored health insurance • An Arm And a Leg
It's getting more expensive and in some cases even going away. STAT News reporter Bob Herman joins us to talk about why our system of employer-based health insurance is "unraveling."
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An Arm and a Leg @armandalegshow.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
If your provider offers to sign you up for a medical credit card or loan, here’s why you should steer clear— and what you might want to try instead:
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Beware medical credit cards and loans • An Arm And a Leg
The situation: You need a mole removed. Or a root canal. Or a hearing test. Or something lifesaving, like cancer treatment. A big scary bill is looming on
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Emily Pisacreta @emilypisacreta.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Next mayoral debate they should ask about “Mary, merry, marry”
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Emily Pisacreta @emilypisacreta.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Looking forward to this conversation about drug prices next week!
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An Arm and a Leg @armandalegshow.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
What you need to know about Obamacare rate increases, cuts to the federally-funded navigator program, and what Congress could do to avert the premium price hikes all in last week’s “First Aid Kit” newsletter:
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2026 insurance nightmare update and tips • An Arm And a Leg
Hey there, Like we said last month, Obamacare will get a lot more expensive next year — and since then, we’ve learned that workers with employer
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An Arm and a Leg @armandalegshow.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Our senior producer prepares to sign up for Obamacare in 2026 — a year millions are being hit with what @kffhealthnews.org calls a “double whammy” of rate increases and the expiration of federal subsidies. armandalegshow.com/episode/insu...
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Will we be able to afford insurance in 2026? • An Arm And a Leg
An Arm and a Leg's senior producer has to sign up for Obamacare. And it turns out, it’s one heck of a year to do that. An Arm and a Leg's senior producer has to sign up for Obamacare. And it turns out...
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Emily Pisacreta @emilypisacreta.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Loacker Quadratinis slowly taking over every aisle of my local grocery store
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
This undersells what insurance exchange policyholders will feel if Congress doesn't act. The 18 percent increase is on the raw cost of insurance. But many will also lose enhanced subsidies that expire at the end of December. Those people will feel an average increase of *more than 75%.*
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Countdown Clock Begins for Giant Health Insurance Premium Increases
In around 90 days, millions of Americans will learn about out-of-pocket cost hikes of more than 75 percent on average.
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Dan Weissmann @danweissmann.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
You need a little hope in your day? Right here. The "one man" in the headline is @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social — who will be the first to tell you he didn't fight alone. Give a listen. (Disclosure: I co-reported this w/ @emilypisacreta.bsky.social.) www.organizedmoney.fm/p/how-one-ma...
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How One Man Fought A Pharmaceutical Monopoly
Welcome to the podcast Organized Money.
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Emily Pisacreta @emilypisacreta.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
We're all wary of em dashes now but we need to talk about ChatGPT laying waste to the rule of three
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An Arm and a Leg @armandalegshow.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
When a couple needed to buy health insurance, they found an affordable plan through a telemarketer. Soon, they realized they'd been hustled. They weren't the only ones.
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Dan Weissmann @danweissmann.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
One in four Americans say they've skipped taking meds in the past 12 months because of cost. We'd like to put a dent in that. With help from listeners and experts, we've been putting together the best collection of hacks, patches and workarounds we can. Now we're sharing it. armandalegshow.com
Image of a pill bottle labeled, "The Prescription Drug Playbook."
Text against a green background:  "Paying for prescription drugs is the worst game none of us ever asked to play. Here's the best set of cheat codes we've found."
Lower-left corner: Small logo for "An Arm and a Leg" - a podcast about the cost of health care.
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Emily Pisacreta @emilypisacreta.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Soda bread a very difficult insulin calculation
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Emily Pisacreta @emilypisacreta.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
We're collecting stories for An Arm and a Leg about your bespoke strategies for getting the medicine you need in a society that makes it really hard. Gimme your worst here and check out Dan's post for a list of some tried and (often) true existing options: armandalegshow.com/drugs/
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How do you get your prescription drugs? - An Arm And a Leg
Tell us your story: How do you get your prescription drugs, at a price you can afford?
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Emily Pisacreta @emilypisacreta.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Seeing lots of confusion about this in the diabetes-verse. The $35 copay cap on insulin for people with Medicare is still in effect (fwiw and all).
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Emily Pisacreta @emilypisacreta.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Been hard at work on this for months. The Maine Public team has been incredible to work with. current.org/2024/12/main...
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Maine Public, ‘Frontline’ team up for three-pronged project about Lewiston shooting
"Breakdown" explores whether the incident that took 18 lives in 2023 could have been prevented.
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