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First Aid Kit
June 11, 2026
Series reboot: “The Prescription Drug Playbook”
Hey there — Last year, we set out on a mission: Collect all the best...
First Aid Kit
May 7, 2026
What to do — and expect — if there’s a mistake on your credit report
Last year, we reported on the Trump administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB,...
First Aid Kit
April 16, 2026
Help: My doctor is billing me by text?
Hey there — In February, we got a note from a listener in Georgia named...
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...
First Aid Kit
January 31, 2025
How to (maybe) get drugs for cheaper
What we’ve learned, and how you can help us learn more...
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