Articles by:
Claire Davenport
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7/02/25
A local clinic might have a line on affordable meds
Your mileage may vary, but here’s a roadmap.
6/11/25
A tool for hunting down prescription discounts
Getting your meds for less, part one: going outside insurance
6/04/25
A First Aid Kit reader organized a medical-debt clinic
And we got to go. Here's what we learned.
5/28/25
An Arm and a Leg’s Summer Reading List
Some of our favorite books about health care in America
5/21/25
Medical-bill resources everyone should know about
Sourced from you, our readers!
5/07/25
Yes, you can negotiate with bill collectors
Learn the right questions to ask and our best tips for settling up
4/30/25
Two things to try before paying off medical debt
Don’t pay without checking these first.
4/16/25
How to stare down — and maybe scare off — a bill collector
What the “Fair Debt Collection Practices Act” can do for you, pt. 1
4/09/25
We wiped out almost $10K of my roommate’s medical bills
How we tackled nearly $10k out of $14.5k in medical bills
4/02/25
How to (maybe) steer clear of facility fees
Our two best strategies for avoiding these increasingly common charges
3/12/25
How my roommate and I are tackling almost $14,500 in medical bills, Pt. 2
Reading Your Receipts
2/26/25
How my roommate and I are tackling almost $14,500 in medical bills
Part One: Getting Organized
2/19/25
First Aid Kit is going weekly.
Restocking the kit with more advice for navigating the evolving health care ~hellscape~ in 2025.