Course 01

US Healthcare 101

“The system is confusing by architecture, not by accident.”

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

7 lessons·Lesson 1 is free

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Course outline

  1. 1

    Why insurance feels confusing

    9 min readFree
  2. 2

    The four types of insurance

    10 min readPro
  3. 3

    Premiums, deductibles, copays, coinsurance

    11 min readPro
  4. 4

    In-network vs. out-of-network

    10 min readPro
  5. 5

    How a claim actually works

    9 min readPro
  6. 6

    Prior auth, referrals, and other hurdles

    9 min readPro
  7. 7

    Your rights you probably don't know you have

    10 min readPro