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Episode 45 - "Bill of Health" American healthcare is taking a toll on America's health. Costs outpace economic growth, medical debt plagues millions, confusing and surprising bills infect further more, insurance premiums and deductibles are out of control, and at the end of the day we're not even receiving better care as a result of all this change. In part one of a three part series, we will hear three personal stories as we try and make sense of where American healthcare went wrong - and how we can get it back on track. Chapters 06:31 Juanne from Ontario 11:44 Insurance and surprise charges 17:55 Insurance's humble origins 20:06 Insurance competition raises costs 24:40 Hospitals flex their power 32:44 Joel from DC 37:11 American medical coding oddity 48:24 Emergency service private equity 53:07 "Residency and training, or free labor?" 56:29 Matt from Nashville 1:03:57 What can we do? A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes