“Over 6½ years ago, KFF Health News and NPR kicked off “Bill of the Month,” a crowdsourced investigation highlighting the impact of medical bills on patients.
The goal was to understand how the U.S. health care system generates outsize bills and to empower patients with strategies to avoid them. We asked readers and listeners to submit their bills — and they kept coming. “Bill of the Month” has received nearly 10,000 submissions, each a picture of a health system’s dysfunction and the financial burden it places on the patients.”
“Millions of Americans rely on prescription medications each year. But how easy is it to get them, and how much are people really paying for them? The GoodRx Research Team ran a 9-month survey to try to answer these questions.
The average cost for an emergency room visit is $2,600 without insurance, according to UnitedHealthcare. Health System Tracker, a partnership between Peterson Center on Healthcare and Kaiser Family Foundation, recently came out with a report showing a slightly lower average of $2,453. You have other options!
Medical costs can add up, depending on the treatments you get and how often you need medical care. Even if you have insurance, you’ll probably have expenses you need to pay for out of pocket. 
