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A provider wants you to pay in advance. Should you?
Not if you don’t have to. And often, you may not have to
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Dan Weissmann
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Get an itemized medical bill and fact-check it
Do you really owe that much? Maybe not.
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Dan Weissmann
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Know your (new) rights under the No Surprises Act…
We’ll have to stay vigilant about enforcing those rights. Here’s the plan.
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Dan Weissmann
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A tool for hunting down prescription discounts
Getting your meds for less, part one: going outside insurance
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Claire Davenport
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Avoiding crappy health insurance
You can weed out the real loser plans by running two different scenarios.
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Dan Weissmann
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How to avoid (some of) the worst prescription-drug ripoffs
GoodRx, carefully considering Canada, and other tools can help…sometimes
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Dan Weissmann
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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Dan Weissmann
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What *not* to do when you get a big medical bill
Don’t pay it right away, but don’t ignore it either.
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Dan Weissmann
Fighting with insurance, part 1
Let’s get started.
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Dan Weissmann
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How my roommate and I are tackling almost $14,500 in medical bills
Part 1: Getting Organized
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Claire Davenport
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Why health insurance actually sucks
Insurance companies are terrible at their job. We pay for their incompetence.
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Dan Weissmann
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On avoiding a giant ER bill
Our best tips for the worst rip-off in health care
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Dan Weissmann
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