Live Cohorts

Healthcare in plain English, with people working through it alongside you.

Six 30-minute live sessions per cohort. Eight for The Diagnosis Playbook. Direct Q&A with the Compass team. $250 per course.

Upcoming cohorts

Pick the one that fits your schedule

Cohort 01

US Healthcare 101

The US healthcare system isn't confusing by accident — it's confusing by architecture. Start here to understand what you're actually dealing with.

Starts Mon, Jun 1Mon + Wed · 8:00am ET6 sessions over 2 weeks
$250Enroll

Cohort 02

Understanding Your Medical Bill

Three out of four medical bills have errors. Learn to read yours like the billing department that wrote it.

Starts Mon, Jun 8Mon + Thu · 8:00pm ET6 sessions over 2 weeks
$250Enroll

Cohort 03

Negotiating Your Medical Bill

Every medical bill is negotiable — including yours. The scripts, leverage points, and legal rights hospitals wish you didn't know.

Starts Mon, Jun 15Mon + Fri · 8:30am ET6 sessions over 3 weeks
$250Enroll

Cohort 04

Open Enrollment Playbook

Most people spend 18 minutes picking a plan that costs them $8,000 to $25,000. This course earns back every one of those dollars.

Starts Mon, Jun 22Mon + Wed · 9:00pm ET6 sessions over 2 weeks
$250Enroll

Cohort 05

The Diagnosis Playbook

A serious diagnosis rewires your life in a sentence. This is the playbook for the first 24 hours, the first month, and the long game.

Starts Mon, Jun 29Mon + Thu · 9:00am ET8 sessions over 3 weeks
$250Enroll

Cohort 06

The Informed Patient

The same MRI can cost $400 or $4,000 in the same city. Learn how to find, price, and choose care like a pro.

Starts Mon, Jul 6Mon + Fri · 7:00pm ET6 sessions over 3 weeks
$250Enroll

Cohort 07

Why Is Everything So Expensive?

The US spends twice what other wealthy countries do on healthcare and gets worse outcomes. Here's where the money actually goes.

Starts Mon, Jul 13Mon + Wed · 9:30am ET6 sessions over 2 weeks
$250Enroll

Case Studies

Real bills we’ve seen

Healthcare billing errors happen constantly. Here are some examples that show what’s possible when you know what to look for.

Shoulder surgery

Billed

$19,030

Should have been

$6,800

The provider’s billed amount was nearly 3× the rate posted in their own transparency-in-coverage data. Reviewing the bill against publicly available rates revealed the error, and the patient was able to get the bill corrected.

ACL reconstruction surgery

Billed (out-of-network)

$27,142

Final settlement

$2,200

The facility was out-of-network without the patient’s knowledge, and the insurance company refused to pay the in-network rate. After three years of disputes, the bill was settled at less than 10% of the original amount.

Emergency room visit

Billed

$4,600

Reduced to

$1,700

The visit involved observation and basic medications — but was upcoded as high-severity. Identifying the upcoding and disputing the level of care reduced the bill by 63%.

Routine vaginal birth

Billed across 9 providers over 10 months

$22,000

Reduced to

$12,000

Multiple providers billing separately is normal for childbirth, but it makes errors easy to miss. A simple bill review against benchmarked rates in the region cut the total by nearly half.

Have a bill that needs review?

Submit your bill for a one-time professional review.

Want to learn how to do this yourself?

Course 3 teaches you the negotiation playbook.

How It Works

Three steps to getting started

01

Pick a cohort

Browse the schedule above and choose the course that matches where you are right now. Every cohort runs on a fixed calendar so you know exactly what to expect.

02

Show up live

Join 30-minute sessions over Zoom with the Compass team. Ask questions in real time, or watch the recording within 24 hours if you can't make it.

03

Apply what you learn

Each course ends with a clear action plan — a call to make, a letter to send, or a decision checklist. You leave with something to do, not just something you read.

Pricing

$250 per cohort

One-time payment. Lifetime access to all materials and recordings. Every cohort includes:

  • 6 or 8 live 30-minute sessions
  • All course materials
  • Recording access for every session
  • Direct Q&A with the Compass team
  • 30-day money-back guarantee

FAQ

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