GP visits will now cost you an arm and a leg as average consultation rates have risen $10 in the past year. Increased prices have seen locals charged more than $100 for an ordinary non-bulk billed GP ...

The price of the doctor's visit you calculated online might not reflect what you'll actually be billed. CSA Images/Getty Images You have scheduled an appointment with a health care provider, but no ...

Bank fees can be a nuisance but they hardly compare to fees hospitals have begun to charge patients – fees often totaling hundreds of dollars. If you’ve carefully examined your bills, you may have ...

Understanding Why Provider Choice Matters When you’re choosing a Medicare Advantage plan during the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, one of the biggest questions you may have is whether you can ...

At the emergency room, you will wait 25-50 minutes or be immediately seen by doctors depending on your condition. An average ER visit costs $1,500.

Rebecca Smith stands outside the office building that housed Lake Norman Oncology. After Novant purchased the practice, it began charging Smith a hospital facility fee for each visit. Co-published ...

While the recent announcement of a 2026 COLA increase might have given some relief to retirees, Medicare price increases ...

About half of all Americans take one prescription medication each and every day. Short doctor visits, savvy pill marketing, and habit convince us that every doctor's appointment should end in a ...

An emotional toll. The survey revealed half of patients reported anxiety or stress after switching, and 16% said they felt ...

You have scheduled an appointment with a health care provider, but no matter how hard you try, no one seems to be able to reliably tell you how much that visit will cost you. Will you have to pay ...