Choosing a Doctor and Health Plan

Choosing a Great Dentist

Karen Keller — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:07:14 -0400

Dental dilemmas aren’t usually the stuff of existential crises—that is, until you feel a shooting pain from a tooth or gum area and think you're going to die…and then you remember that the family dentist is back with... more >

Video: Getting Insurance and Building Credit

Gradspot.com — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:24:42 -0400

Rachel Solomon is the personal finance maven behind a number of articles on Gradspot.com, and she’s recently begun producing a series of money-related videos for SmartMoney geared specifically toward issues affecting recent grads.... more >

Getting Healthcare Without a Job

Theodore Bressman — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:58:14 -0400

Many recent grads who freelance, work for start-ups, or spend their days playing backgammon and other games of leisure do not have health insurance. In fact, a quarter of all Americans in their 20s live without medical insurance of any kind. Hospitals don't... more >

The Grad Olympics

Christopher Schonberger — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:41:04 -0400

Are you amped that the Olympics are finally here? Yeah, me too—no matter how hard... more >

Finding a Great Doctor

Julie Fishman — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:09:27 -0400

When you move to a new city and no longer get to visit the same doctor who knew you since your "hairless" days, it can feel pretty daunting to find a new physician...let alone a dermatologist for your newly developed eczema and a physical therapist for your ultimate frisbee injury. ... more >

Gradspot on NB-Sree!

Stuart — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:06:15 -0400

When it comes to finding ways to save time and money online, we’re big fans of Sree Sreenivasan and his weekly “Sree Advice” spot every Thursday morning at 6:20 and... more >

On Adderall

banshee@gradspot.com — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:43:03 -0400

As many of you probably know, getting adderall on college campuses is easy. You just buy it from students with prescriptions for five bucks a pill.

In my case, I got my own prescription from the school psychiatrist, at U. Chicago’s... more >

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Gradspot.com — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:56:04 -0400

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Grad Watch on the NYT

Gritz — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:26:00 -0400

We all love the The New York Times in our own unique ways. Some people enjoy buying the enormous Sunday edition, throwing away almost all of it, and then pretending to do the crossword while they drink Hoegaardens or... more >

Understanding Health Insurance

David Pekema — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:39:50 -0500

Healthcare lingo is complicated. A simple discussion about managed care (one of my favorite pick-up topics) can quickly sound like an eighth-grader’s text messaging free-for-all. Negotiating this slew of acronyms can be infuriating, but not knowing ... more >