A couple who took their baby to urgent care at St. Luke's hospital in Duluth on New Year's Day said they expected a $45 co-pay and were surprised to get a $308 bill instead. What they learned, said ...

High-intensity billing for emergency services has increased significantly since 2006, according to a recent study. The proportion of emergency room visits billed as “high intensity” that don’t result ...

Suffering stomach pain, a Dallas man visited what he thought was an urgent care clinic — and got a bill 10 times what he’d expected. Sponsor Message A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: It's time for our June Bill of ...

Hospital emergency rooms are more likely to charge pricier levels of care than a decade ago, generating bigger bills that consumers increasingly must pay with their own money, according to a new ...

Medical professionals at urgent care centers and hospital emergency rooms give people immediate medical attention. Understanding the services each offers may save people time and money if they are ...

This is part of our hour on emergency room overcrowding and its impact on patient care, which you can listen to here. Emergency departments undoubtedly exist for emergencies. But as health care has ...

ALBANY — Emergency room visits to Albany Medical Center Hospital are among the longest in the nation and those times have grown significantly in recent years, according to a Times Union analysis of ...