Patricia Kelmar, the senior director of health care campaigns for PIRG, a national advocacy group, said ambulance charges vary widely. She said she’s seen per-mile charges ranging from less than $30 ...

After Cathy Head of Charlotte fell and fractured her shoulder in 2023, she was pleased that her health insurance covered almost all of the expenses for her care: the emergency room visit, the ...

A few months ago, I took an ambulance to the hospital emergency room because I had a nasty fall at home, but just received a hefty $1,050 bill from the ambulance company. Doesn’t Medicare cover ...

As the number of air ambulance flights in the U.S. has nearly doubled in recent years, it is more common for patients to encounter high medical expenses due to billing disputes, rising flight prices ...

The price for ailing Spokane County residents to ride in an ambulance to the hospital has skyrocketed in the past five years.

Collection companies are widely considered among the worst in the world because they can will engage in very unethical practices to try to get your money. Fortunately, there are laws in place that ...

Calling 911 can even leave residents in small claims court. Insurers, ambulance companies and patients all agree: it’s a ...

“I had about a 6-inch-wide exposed flesh gap that I could see below," he said. This story appeared on Kaiser Health News. It was the first — and only — time Dr. Naveed Khan, a 35-year-old radiologist, ...

ANTIOCH, Calif. -- A newborn baby was rushed to the emergency room with severe burns, but there was no burn unit, nor any ambulances available. A California family tried to drive, but the doctor ...

An Aroostook County ambulance service is now able to provide better care thanks to a new ambulance worth more than $450,000 ...