Navigating Insurance

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Podcast Episode
July 2, 2026

How to Fight a Health Insurance Denial With a Little-Known Tool (from ProPublica’s Paper Trail)

Remember these words: external review — a powerful and too-little-known insurance appeal. (From ProPublica’s “Paper...
Podcast Episode
June 11, 2026

The Prescription Drug Playbook (Full Version)

Last year, we set out on a mission: Collect all the best advice about what...
First Aid Kit
May 28, 2026

A scary look at what’s going on with Obamacare enrollment

Hey there — We previously named 2026 the Worst Year Ever for insurance. That’s because premiums were...
First Aid Kit
May 21, 2026

New episode: The Chatbot Will See You Now (from Organized Money)

Hey there — We have a new episode up this morning, this time from our friends at...
First Aid Kit
March 5, 2026

$31K deductibles on ACA plans?

Hey there — When there’s so much big news happening so quickly — like the...
First Aid Kit
February 13, 2026

A new resource for folks going uninsured

Hey there— This week we’re sharing something our pals at KFF Health News put together as part...
First Aid Kit
February 5, 2026

New episode — NYT’s Ron Lieber: “These people are not going to win”

Hey there— What’s scarier than major surgery? How about getting a letter from your insurance...
Podcast Episode
February 5, 2026

NYT’s Ron Lieber: ‘These people are not going to win’

When NYT columnist Ron Lieber’s wife got an unexpected insurance denial 36 hours before surgery,...
First Aid Kit
November 20, 2025

Choosing insurance in the worst year ever

Hey there, In a way, every year is the worst year yet to buy insurance,...
Podcast Episode
November 20, 2025

How to pick health insurance — in the worst year ever

Hey, first!  If you value what we do, this is the best-ever time to support...
First Aid Kit
November 13, 2025

Review your drug plan now, and potentially save thousands

Hey there, Back when we reported our Prescription Drug Playbook series about how to avoid...
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