Avoiding Ripoffs
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First Aid Kit
January 29, 2026
Beware medical credit cards and loans
The situation: You need a mole removed. Or a root canal. Or a hearing test....
First Aid Kit
January 22, 2026
Preventive care: what does (and very likely doesn’t) count
Hey there, A couple weeks ago, we made the case for getting your annual checkups early this...
First Aid Kit
January 9, 2026
Knock out your check-ups early in the year — seriously
Hey there, and happy New Year! We’re kicking off the year with a story and...
Podcast Episode
August 7, 2025
A wild health insurance hustle
Bloomberg reporters Zach Mider and Zeke Faux uncover a new kind of health plan tied...
First Aid Kit
June 19, 2025
A checklist and a new (to us) tip
Hey there, Welcome to part two of our series summing up what we’ve learned about...
First Aid Kit
June 11, 2025
A tool for hunting down prescription discounts
Hey there. When it comes to getting your prescriptions for cheaper, there’s a whole universe...
First Aid Kit
May 21, 2025
Medical-bill resources everyone should know about
Hi there — A couple of weeks ago, we shared a note we got from...
Podcast Episode
June 15, 2023
Credit Card, Please
A listener’s doctor wanted her credit card info up front , before her appointment. She...
Podcast Episode
March 10, 2022
Swimming with sharks
Pharma and insurance insurance companies play incredible, devious, clever games, competing for dollars. They’re sharks!...
Podcast Episode
January 27, 2022
Meet your new rights under the No Surprises Act
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Podcast Episode
January 13, 2022
2022 update: How to avoid a big bill for your COVID test (feat. Sarah Kliff)
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