Avoiding Ripoffs
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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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Podcast Episode
November 23, 2020
How to avoid a big bill for your COVID test: with Sarah Kliff of the New York Times
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Podcast Episode
August 6, 2020
Financial self-defense school, now in session: Make your own luck.
If you need medical care, it’s like you’ve entered a casino, playing for your financial...
Podcast Episode
April 29, 2020
COVID tests are free, except… when they’re not
Anna’s insurance company said it would pay 100 percent for COVID-related testing. And then they...
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