Explore the evidence
What are people being charged?
Explore submitted healthcare costs by bill type, specific item, location, and insurance status. The more specific the bill, the more useful the comparison becomes.
What were you billed?
Start with the broad type, then choose the specific item. A category like prescription is too broad on its own. Ambien, MRI, blood test, or ER visit is where the comparison starts to mean something.
Pick a specific item to see the report card.
Broad categories are useful for sorting, but not for comparison. Choose the actual bill item to see what people reported paying.
Sick of Paying is a public transparency project. These are self-reported submissions, not medical, legal, insurance, or billing advice.