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Should You Enroll in Medicare?

Not all of us appreciate the value of health insurance as keenly as Howard Schultz, founder and chairman of Starbucks, does. It’s critical to be covered, though, today more than

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Nearly 20 Million Have Gained Health Insurance Since 2010

The number of Americans without health insurance has fallen drastically in recent years, according to new data from the National Center for Health Statistics. In 2016, there were 28.6 million

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Free-standing Emergency Room, surprise medical bills

Free StThere’s a new kind of health care facility popping up around the country. They’re called free-standing emergency rooms and are meant for people who need medical attention right away.

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This man will help you get out of expensive medical bills

As the father of four sports-playing children, David Silverstein has long grappled with the high cost of hospital care. “There’s always a bill for something,” he said, laughing. But something

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Spotting medical bill errors

Healthcare costs keep rising. Deductibles are higher than ever, and healthcare experts say medical bills are often full of errors. The I-Team started our investigation into billing errors in October

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Cost of Health Insurance Isn’t All About Fairness

  Should women have to pay more for health insurance than men? That has been a critical question for opponents of Republican health-care reform, and it requires grappling with the

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There’s A Strong Chance You Are Paying For Expensive Medical Billing Mistakes

Medical bills are the gift that keeps on giving. Having lost my husband in January, I can attest that not even death puts an end to the steady stream of

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How to Lower Your Medicare Drug Costs

Driving near Monterey, Calif., recently, I stopped at a roadside stand to buy some freshly-picked strawberries. May is high season for California strawberries, and the fields were exploding with beautiful,

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5 Most Expensive Medicare Drugs

Medicare spends billions of dollars each year on prescription drugs. That’s not surprising. What might be surprising, though, is how much the federal healthcare program spends per patient on some

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Surprise Medical Bills: Why They Occur And What To Do

Imagine going on Amazon, buying an Electronic Spin the Bottle Game for its listed price of $32.92, receiving the product (sparing the arduous effort required to spin the bottle) and

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