Lorraine Roberte for GoodRx

Facility fees: How to fight this hidden cost of healthcare

If you’ve been to a medical visit lately and ended up with two bills — one from your healthcare professional and a second one, unexpectedly, from the facility — you’re not alone. Healthcare facilities’ fees are catching many consumers by surprise .

Facility fees aren’t new, but they are receiving a new level of scrutiny from consumers, advocacy groups, media outlets, and lawmakers. These charges are also becoming more common for many reasons, such as hospital systems buying private practices.

Understanding facility fees can help you make more informed choices about your care. Here, GoodRx , a platform for medication savings , covers what facility fees are, what they cost, how they’re being expl

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