‘An Arm and a Leg’: He Made a Video About Health Insurance Terminology That Went Viral

By Dan Weissmann

December 9, 2022

<br /> <span class="byline">Dan Weissmann</span></p> <p><em>Can’t see the audio player? <a rel="nofollow" href="https://armandalegshow.com/">Click here to listen.</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://armandalegshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Web-Transcript_S08-Ep23_YouTube-Insurance-Nov-23.pdf"><em>Click here for a transcript of the episode.</em></a></p> <p>A 30-minute video about health insurance terminology has racked up more than a million views. </p> <p>Host Dan Weissmann spoke with Brian David Gilbert, the person behind the video. </p> <p>Gilbert is best known for his videos for Polygon, a media company focused on video games. But when he left that job to strike out on his own, he needed new health insurance. In this episode of the “An Arm and a Leg” podcast, Gilbert explains how his quest to find coverage inspired him to tackle one of his most difficult subjects yet: U.S. health insurance.</p> <p>Watch Gilbert’s video here:</p> <p>“An Arm and a Leg” is a co-production of KHN and Public Road Productions.</p> <p>To keep in touch with “An Arm and a Leg,” <a rel="nofollow" href="https://armandalegshow.com/newsletter/">subscribe to the newsletter</a>. You can also follow the show on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/armandalegshow/">Facebook</a> and <a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/armandalegshow">Twitter</a>. And if you’ve got stories to tell about the health care system, the producers <a rel="nofollow" href="https://armandalegshow.com/contact-us/">would love to hear from you</a>.</p> <p><em>To hear all KHN podcasts, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://khn.org/news/tag/podcast/">click here</a>.</em></p> <p><em>And subscribe to “An Arm and a Leg” on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3wBgLSbYPKT3gnd9KGjz5t?si=jEMzB2soS_ayOsYbK0cmnQ">Spotify</a>, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/an-arm-and-a-leg/id1438778444">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/an-arm-and-a-leg">Stitcher</a>, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://play.pocketcasts.com/web/discover/podcast/6e9e33e0-b911-0136-7b93-27f978dac4db">Pocket Casts</a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts.</em></p> <p>Copy HTML