For a lot of people in the U.S., a medical crisis is also a financial one. Americans owe at least $220 billion in medical debt, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. As part of our series The Cost of ...

Don't accept sticker prices on these common expenses when a simple conversation could save you hundreds of dollars every month.

Medical bills have a way of surprising you, and typically not in a good way. Even routine medical procedures can come with pages of itemized charges, insurance adjustments and remaining balances that ...

There's an estimated $195 billion of medical debt in America. But just because a medical bill comes in the mail doesn't mean you have to pay that exact price. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We ...