# Guides

Written by us, about what the index actually holds — how to read a price, what a direct-billing claim commits a clinic to, and where our own figures stop being reliable. None of these repeat what a clinic already says on its own site.

- [What care actually costs in British Columbia](https://ailio.health/guides/what-care-actually-costs-in-bc)
- Why the price a clinic advertises and the price you pay are rarely the same number, and how to compare two clinics without being misled by the appointment length.

Source: https://ailio.health/guides

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- Availability here is read from clinics on a schedule, not live. A time shown may already be taken.
- "Not checked" and "no openings" are different answers and are written differently.
- Coverage is partial. A list from this site is never every clinic in an area.
- Billing lines report what a clinic published about itself. Confirm with the clinic before relying on one.
- Ailio writes no reviews and publishes no rating of its own; every rating names its source.
- Terms of use and data notes: https://ailio.health/llms.txt