Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. When Dan Sokol saw an orthopedist for ...

Imagine if each time your wages were deposited in your bank account, your employer deducted a fee of 1.5% to 5% to provide the money electronically. That, increasingly, is what health insurers are ...

My mother came home a little upset after her recent annual physical with the internist. It wasn't her health that was bothering her. It was a letter she was presented on her way out of the doctor's ...

Research appearing in the September issue of Health Affairs shows that physicians in the United States are paid more per service than doctors in other countries — in some cases double. There is also a ...

(WHTM) — Got a question for your doctor? Their extra advice might cost you. Doctors’ offices are adding extra fees for more things, such as paperwork, asking questions about other issues, and even for ...

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (KDVR) — When it comes to facility fees, Brittany Tesso said fool me once but never twice. “My first experience was shame on me right, because I didn’t know about facility fees. The ...

USA, — If you have a doctor’s appointment coming up, you may want to keep an eye out for unexpected charges. Patients across the country say they’ve noticed new fees for things that used to be free.

Why patients are getting hit with surprise hospital fees for routine medical care In recent years, hospital systems have been buying up medical practices at a rapid pace. Now, patients getting routine ...

Physicians are facing increasing economic challenges that threaten their autonomy as healthcare consolidations. One significant issue, according to James Krantz, MD, family medicine physician at ...

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