First Aid Kit
Dan Weissmann, Lauren Gould, Claire Davenport, Emily PisacretaSurviving the health care system, financially
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A podcast--and newsletter!-- about why health care costs so freaking much, and what we can (maybe) do about it. Hosted by @danweissmann.
Columbia Journalism School graduate and writer based in NYC. Writing about health.
Emily is a journalist, writer, and audio producer based in New York City. She is the senior producer for An Arm and a Leg, and First Aid Kit's editor.
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