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Podcast: An Arm and a Leg: Why 'The Pitt' Is Our Fave New Drama

Analysis  |  By KFF Health News  
   May 05, 2025

People who work in real-life emergency rooms have raved about how the new TV drama "The Pitt" accurately captures the complex dynamics of their workplaces and the medical details of their cases.

Host Dan Weissmann talks with Alex Janke, an emergency medicine doctor and health policy researcher, about how the show stacks up against his experiences in the ER. They also discuss its depictions of the financial forces that shape day-to-day problems inside ERs.

KFF Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.


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