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How one drug got its $500,000 price tag. (With 99 Percent Invisible– Season One, episode 3)
FromAn Arm and a Leg
How one drug got its $500,000 price tag. (With 99 Percent Invisible– Season One, episode 3)
FromAn Arm and a Leg
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Nov 14, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The answer involves a suburban housewife, a 1970s TV star, and a Las Vegas maker of popcorn and nacho cheese sauce. Also: Wall Street.Produced with our friends at 99 Percent Invisible.Many thanks to Abbey Meyers, Joshua Schein, and Nora Guthrie.Find Us OnlineWebsite: http://armandalegshow.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/armandalegshowInstagram: http://instagram.com/armandalegshowFacebook: http://facebook.com/armandalegshowAbout UsHost: Dan Weissman (www.danweissmann.com)Editor: Whitney Henry-Lester (thedarlingkiller.com)Consulting Producer: Daisy Rosario (@RunDMR)Social Media Magic: Multitude Productions (http://multitude.productions) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Nov 14, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
How much for an MRI? Well, that depends…: This week, we look at three MRIs with four different price tags, and an enormous range. The first two price tags come from listener Liz Salmi, who has been living with brain cancer for more than a decade. Liz gets MRI scans twice a year, by An Arm and a Leg