With all of the concern around the COVID-19 virus, it's difficult to remember that flu is still a major risk this time of year. And now...

Understanding your health insurance bill can help save money and catch errors. A recent NerdWallet analysis of 2013 hospital audits by...

Nothing creates more anxiety than getting a medical bill in the mail. Medical bills are notoriously difficult to make sense of and to...

There has been a recent outbreak of vaping-related injuries and deaths in the last several weeks. Over 530 cases of severe respiratory...

Mental illness touches millions of lives on a daily basis. 20% of adults will experience some form of mental illness, have suicidal...

Asking the right billing questions ahead of a procedure can save you from getting a surprise medical bill!

Many of us have seen a specialist and been told that we need a procedure or a surgery to fix a medical problem. After the shock wears...

Have you ever considered leaving the city or the state in order to have surgery? When most people find out that they need surgery, they...

Bundled payments save money on healthcare.

From my experience in working in the ER, most people don’t have the basics in their medicine cabinets. There are some very important...

Did you know that one ambulance bill could be financially devastating? I have reviewed patients' bills for short ambulance rides that...

With summer time activities in full gear, you should be stocking up on the most important thing...sunscreen. Although sunscreen should be...

Have you ever wondered why certain drugs have a different price at one pharmacy versus another? Ever heard about a pharmacy benefit...

As an ER doc I often wonder “why did this patient come to the ER?” I see patients that come at 4am for a week long cough. Why? Or I see a...

Did you know you could ask a doctor a medical question from your living room? Yes! You could be sitting in your pajamas in the middle of...

What do Granger Smith and Bode Miller have in common? Unfortunately, their commonality is a sad one...both celebrities lost a child to...

Working in the ER over the summer months in Texas, I see many patients with some variant of heat exhaustion. Most people associate heat...

As healthcare in America has become more corporatized, physicians have suffered an incredible burden. They have more administrative work...

Summer is here and so are the mosquitoes! Mosquitos are not just annoying but they are potentially dangerous insects that carry multiple...

Did you know that you can save money on healthcare by paying cash and not using your health insurance? Most people don’t know that they...