When it comes to purchasing products, we almost always look at the price tag. Yet with all the money we spend on healthcare — from premiums to prescriptions to doctor’s office visits — we rarely think about the price of these services. And as healthcare prices continue to rise, that ends up costing more for you and Green Dot Public Schools. Here are ways you can help control your health spending.
Teladoc | Doctor’s office | Urgent care clinic | Emergency room |
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Use it for | |||
A common, non-emergency medical issue that can be diagnosed by phone or online | A condition that doesn’t need immediate attention and can wait until the next day | A condition that needs immediate care but is not life- or limb-threatening | A life-threatening or potentially crippling condition that needs immediate attention |
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Cost* | |||
Average price: $ $34 |
Average price: $ |
Average price: $$ $229 |
Average price: $$$ $821 (minor); $1,644 (moderate); $3,069 (severe) |
Find it | |||
Teladoc | Call your regular doctor or search for an in-network provider on your medical plan carrier’s website | Locate accredited and preferred centers at aaucm.org/patients/findurgentcarecenter | Call 911 or search online for the nearest hospital |
*Average costs are from healthcarebluebook.com. Contact your medical plan carrier for your specific costs.