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How to shop for insurance, 2023 edition
Getting next year’s insurance: Some new (and updated) tips and tricks
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Dan Weissmann

July 2023

Fighting with insurance, part 1
Let’s get started.
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Dan Weissmann

June 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
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May 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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Dan Weissmann
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April 2023

How to not freak out: Our most important advice ever
Yes, easier said than done. We’ve got strategies for you.
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Dan Weissmann
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March 2023

Consider paying cash (at least sometimes)
You can tell ‘em: Don’t run this through my insurance.
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Dan Weissmann
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January 2023

Get an itemized medical bill and fact-check it
Do you really owe that much? Maybe not.
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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.
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Dan Weissmann
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December 2022

Picking insurance (again)? We’ve got some updates
Still the same garbage system, but some glimmers of decent news
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Dan Weissmann
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November 2022

First, see if you can get your medical bill forgiven
Lots of people qualify— but providers won’t always tell you, or make it easy.
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Dan Weissmann

October 2022

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

May 2022

Programming note
We're slowing down a bit, for now.
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