Navigating Insurance
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First Aid Kit
October 31, 2025
Medicare: Big pitfalls to avoid, part deux
Hey there — Ermahgerd, Medicare is confusing. Or as John Oliver said in a recent Last...
First Aid Kit
October 16, 2025
Medicare: Big pitfalls to avoid, part 1
Hey there — Our first podcast episode about Medicare — covering things to know before...
First Aid Kit
September 19, 2025
2026 insurance nightmare update and tips
Hey there, Like we said last month, Obamacare will get a lot more expensive next year...
Podcast Episode
September 18, 2025
Will we be able to afford insurance in 2026?
An Arm and a Leg’s senior producer has to sign up for Obamacare. And it...
Podcast Episode
August 28, 2025
‘The Insurance Warrior’ battles a $61 billion company (from 2021)
Laurie Todd calls herself “The Insurance Warrior.” Here’s the story of one of her first...
First Aid Kit
August 15, 2025
How to mentally and financially prep for the 2026 health insurance marketplace
Health insurance sucks. We’ve always said it. And this year it’s going to be even...
First Aid Kit
August 7, 2025
They thought they bought insurance. Turned out, they had a new “job”
Hey there — Here’s one way today’s podcast episode is timely: It’s not too early...
First Aid Kit
July 2, 2025
A local clinic might have a line on affordable meds
To wrap up our series on workarounds for high drug prices, we’re looking at a strategy...
Podcast Episode
June 12, 2025
The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part One
How to get prescription drugs at an affordable price. First in a two-part series....
Podcast Episode
January 16, 2025
The ‘Shkreli Awards’ — for dysfunction and profiteering in health care
The Lown Institute’s contest for this year’s most outrageous stories of health care greed....
Podcast Episode
November 1, 2024
Fight health insurance — with help from AI
A new tool helps fight back against health insurance denials, by writing appeal letters with...
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