MedicalCosts

A new database, created as part of the New York settlement with insurance companies over out-of-network coverage, estimates the cost of a wide range of different procedures. The tool gives consumers a better idea of their expected bills.

If you think there have to be better ways for an uninsured person to get health care than robbing a bank, you're right. Yes, most people get their health insurance from their employers, but if you're one of the nation's nearly 14 million unemployed, you still have options. Here's what you need to know.

Imagine you are a seriously ill patient caught in a whirlwind of hospitalizations. Can you imagine the number of bills, claims and statements that could pile up on your desk while you are too sick to deal with them? This inattention could cost you tens of thousands of dollars, often due to simple...

Advocates for lower cost health care have for some time argued that arming consumers with data about the costs of medical procedures would help drive down prices. Insurers, however, have kept a tight lid on what they pay doctors and other health care providers, arguing that such information is...

Many people have caught on to the potential savings of asking their doctors for prescriptions for pills twice the strength of their prescribed dosage, then cutting them in half. By doing so, patients avoid paying two co-pays, and often the cost of one stronger pill is less than that of two of half...

Last week I received a letter in the mail from my local Walgreen's pharmacy informing me that Zyrtec is now available as an over-the-counter medication. My eight year-old son takes the medication for seasonal allergies, which begin to cause itchy eyes and sneezing by early to mid-March here in the...