Now that it is October and the weather is getting cooler, its time to think about more than just the upcoming holidays….its time to get your flu shot! The Fl...

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

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

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

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

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 off, what’s next? A lot...

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 usually stick with th...

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 staples you should have....

Did you know that one ambulance bill could be financially devastating? I have reviewed patients' bills for short ambulance rides that cost upwards of $3,000...

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

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

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 parent bringing a c...

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 the night, not feel...

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

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

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

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

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 can shop around for d...