MedicalCare

Free clinics and the uninsured are paying a heavy price for the nation's teetering recovery: More than half of the clinics are now time turning away eligible patients -- many for the first time -- according to an AmeriCares report published Wednesday.

One of the most costly mistakes people make when it comes to medical care is assuming that using your health insurance -- if you're lucky enough to have it -- is always the best way to go. But there are times when it may just be cheaper to negotiate with your doctors and pay out of pocket.

Like many Americans today, Kathy Myers is unemployed. She worked for a hazardous waste-removal company, and now joins the more than 1.2 million Michigan residents without health insurance. Due to an excruciating pain in her right shoulder, Myers took it upon herself to make matters worse by...

As you read more stories about doctors profiting from the medical devices they use or about noninvasive medical treatments that can be used effectively as alternatives to surgery, you may wonder how you can be fully informed before making a major medical decision. Luckily, today there are many...

Ken and Daria Dolan, America's first family of personal finance, answer your questions every Friday. Click here to ask Ken and Daria your question. Medical costs in the U.S. are still skyrocketing, topping more than $8,000 a year per person. In fact, a recent study showed 60% of all bankruptcies...

This post is part of our series about people, places and things that have found new life in 2008. When I was growing up, our pediatrician lived two doors away. After hours, the doctor could usually be found toiling away in his garden. When one of the four kids in my family got sick, my mother...