If you don't qualify for charity care, the next step is to ask the hospital for an itemized bill and take a look at everything on it. Did you actually have that procedure done? Walker says it's common ...

If you don't qualify for charity care, the next step is to ask the hospital for an itemized bill and take a look at everything on it. Did you actually have that procedure done? Walker says it's ...

It was $264,000. The room itself was $6,000 a day. The itemized bill was more than 30 pages long." —Megan, 40, Minnesota 6."The operation to do surgery on my hip after a fall was $285,000." ...

Then the bill came. Traumatic injuries are those that threaten life or limb, and some facilities specialize in providing care for them. For someone hit by a car, that can include stabilizing vital ...