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Patients who visit hospital-owned doctors' offices are discovering something that could make them feel sick to their stomach: a surprise "facility fee" unrelated to the medical treatment they receive. The charges — which can range from $25 to thousands of dollars — are typically showing up on patients' medical bills following an annual physical exam, strep throat test or telehealth appointment, according to a report from U.S. PIRG. Facility fees are intended to help hospitals offset their high overhead costs, including overnight care, use of specialized equipment and other expenses that make them costly to run. But when hospitals acquire independent physician clinics that don't face hospital-scale expenses, patients may still be hit with those charges even in outpatient settings. "...

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Hay House We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Mel Robbins' podcasts, TED Talk and bestselling books, including "The 5 Second Rule," have made her one of the most successful motivational speakers. In her latest bestseller, "The Let Them Theory" (Hay House), she discusses how personal growth is only possible when you stop pouring energy into things you cannot control – which includes changing other people. Read an excerpt below, and don't miss Norah O'Donnell's conversation with Mel Robbins on "CBS Sunday Morning" February 1!"The...

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President Trump's new TrumpRx online platform is a key part of his plan to help lower drug costs for consumers, with some polls showing two-thirds of Americans report high health care costs as their chief financial concern. Here's what to know about TrumpRx, which launched Thursday and which the White House said in a fact sheet will provide "immediate relief" to patients across the U.S.  What is TrumpRx?The White House said Trumprx.gov gives consumers "direct access to dramatically lower prices" on dozens of commonly used medications. The website doesn't let users buy drugs directly, but rather directs people to drugmakers' sites, where they can fill their prescriptions. TrumpRx notes it only "displays discounted drug pricing offers" and does not sell medication directly to consume...

Watch CBS News Can a pill actually cure an ailment, even if that pill contains no cure? Doctors and medical researchers have discovered unexpected results from giving patients pills that aren't medicine at all. Susan Spencer reports. ...

Austin, Texas Mayor Steve Adler and Provo, Utah Mayor Michelle Kaufusi join Major to talk about how they have dealt with the coronavirus crisis on the homefront and finding the safest way to reopen, on this week"s episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."

Amid social distancing, Major Garrett and former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate meet remotely to discuss the federal coronavirus response efforts and whether the Trump administration has or hasn't done enough, on this week’s episode of "The Takeout."

"The Great Influenza" author John M. Barry compares the COVID-19 pandemic with the deadly 1918 Spanish Flu outbreak and explains how American troops carried that earlier virus into Europe during World War I, on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."