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A local clinic might have a line on affordable meds
Your mileage may vary, but here’s a roadmap.
Jul 2
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Emily Pisacreta
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Dan Weissmann
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Claire Davenport
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June 2025
An old school but worthy directory of prescription drug resources
Especially for need-based assistance programs
Jun 26
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Lauren Gould
and
Emily Pisacreta
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A checklist and a new (to us) tip
Getting your meds for less, part two: order of operations
Jun 19
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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
Jun 11
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Claire Davenport
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A First Aid Kit reader organized a medical-debt clinic
And we got to go. Here's what we learned.
Jun 4
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Claire Davenport
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May 2025
An Arm and a Leg’s Summer Reading List
Some of our favorite books about health care in America
May 28
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Claire Davenport
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Medical-bill resources everyone should know about
Sourced from you, our readers!
May 21
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Claire Davenport
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More encouragement, via John Green
What I took away from his best-selling new book.
May 14
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Dan Weissmann
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Yes, you can negotiate with bill collectors
Learn the right questions to ask and our best tips for settling up
May 7
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Claire Davenport
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April 2025
Two things to try before paying off medical debt
Don’t pay without checking these first.
Apr 30
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Claire Davenport
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Help us build a one-stop shop resource
Help us build on it!
Apr 23
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Dan Weissmann
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How to stare down — and maybe scare off — a bill collector
What the “Fair Debt Collection Practices Act” can do for you, pt. 1
Apr 16
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Claire Davenport
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