Studies show medical bills are the biggest cause of bankruptcies in the United States and health insurance doesn’t always have you covered. Insurance companies and hospitals make it confusing to
Health care costs have been rising at historically modest rates for a decade now, prompting a considerable amount of discussion and debate by economists about whether the trend can continue.
The transformation in the American healthcare system imposes new and evolving obligations on providers and the rest of the healthcare industry. Healthcare spending continues to outpace inflation leading to a
Two of the most frustrating aspects about being a consumer of the US healthcare system involve trying to find out about how much a particular medical procedure really costs, and
A new analysis of prices private insurers pay for healthcare services may fuel the already mounting consumer demand for transparency from payers and providers. Prices for hospital care and outpatient
In our market-driven system, choice in goods and services is seen as good for consumers. Armed with knowledge of how much they will pay and what they will get in
Founded in 2011, the Expedia-like healthcare site is currently available in 24 states. If you need to pay out of pocket for a medical procedurewhether its an allergy shot or
Eric Christenson had shoulder surgery this year, and he thought everything would be completely covered by his insurance company. “A couple months after the surgery, I received a bill,” Christenson
There is a wide variance in health care prices between Northern and Southern California, according to information on a new cost-comparison website launched last week, the Sacramento Bee reports (Buck,
