In Need of a New Hip, but Priced Out of the US

In Need of a New Hip, but Priced Out of the US

“Very leery” of going to a developing country like India or Thailand, which both draw so-called medical tourists, he ultimately chose to have his hip replaced in 2007 at a

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Revealing a Health Care Secret: The Price

Elisabeth Rosenthal is writing an excellent series on health care costs for The Times – her stories, about the cost of births in America and another comparing American hospital prices

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Can I Stop a Medical Bill from Going to Collections?

Unexpected medical bills can often lead to crippling debt. And if you’re not able to pay the debt, it can lead to even more complications if the debt is sent

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Are Generic Drugs as Good as Brand-Name Drugs?

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), “A generic drug is the same as a brand-name drug in dosage, safety, strength, quality, the way it works, the way

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How to crack medical bill codes

OREM ? If you’ve ever had to deal with large medical bills, you probably know the pain of trying to make sense of all the charges. Orem resident Ruth Cuell

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Adventures in Outrageous E.R. Hospital Charges

It’s no secret that hospital bills in the U.S.—especially ones from the E.R.—can often hit astronomical proportions. According to a recent cost study conducted by researchers at Stanford University, the

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Health Insurance 101

When you think of health insurance, you may think “safety net.” Or you may think “complex,” “confusing” or “expensive.” (We understand if you have a love-hate relationship with it.) But

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Physician Pay: A Big Driver of Health Care Costs?

With all the discussion in this country about the 1% versus the 99%, it is a good time to address a reader’s question about physician pay and how this affects

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