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Our newsletter sums up and shares the practical lessons we’ve learned about surviving the health care system, financially.
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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.
April 20, 2023
How to not freak out: Our most important advice ever
Yes, easier said than done. We’ve got strategies for you.
March 30, 2023
Consider paying cash (at least sometimes)
You can tell ‘em: Don’t run this through my insurance.
January 26, 2023
Get an itemized medical bill and fact-check it
Do you really owe that much? Maybe not.
January 10, 2023
Extra: One BIG tip if you signed up for a 2023 Obamacare plan
Double-check to make sure “in-network” docs are really in-network. Like, call them. Today.
December 8, 2022
Picking insurance (again)? We’ve got some updates
Still the same garbage system, but some glimmers of decent news
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