
First Aid Kit
Our newsletter sums up and shares the practical lessons we’ve learned about surviving the health care system, financially.
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Making Change
March 19, 2025
Finding encouragement
And not just in fighting medical bills.
March 12, 2025
How my roommate and I are tackling almost $14,500 in medical bills, Pt. 2
Reading your receipts.
The Big Picture
March 5, 2025
A medical-debt watchdog gets sidelined: Now what?
This federal agency kept bill collectors in line. It might be disappearing.
February 26, 2025
How my roommate and I are tackling almost $14,500 in medical bills
Part 1: Getting organized.
February 19, 2025
First Aid Kit is going weekly
Restocking the kit with more advice for navigating the evolving health care ~hellscape~ in 2025.
January 31, 2025
How to (maybe) get drugs for cheaper
What we’ve learned, and how you can help us learn more.
October 25, 2024
Fighting with insurance, part 2 — getting real
There’s no middle step between the “easy” way of fighting with insurance and going to war with them. But there’s a possible (partial) shortcut in the works.
November 10, 2023
How to shop for insurance, 2023 edition
Getting next year’s insurance: Some new (and updated) tips and tricks.
July 31, 2023
Fighting with insurance, part 1
Let’s get started.
June 29, 2023
A provider wants you to pay in advance. Should you?
Not if you don’t have to. And often, you may not have to.
May 3, 2023
Getting insurance to pay for therapy
Not for the faint of heart. But we’ve got a roadmap from someone who’s done it.
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