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Click to learn how insurance works, how to pick a plan that works for you,
and how to use your insurance.
Click to learn tips on using your insurance and how to appeal denials of coverage.
Click to learn tips on picking a plan that works for you.
Click to learn about employer and individual insurance.
Click to learn about finding in-network health care providers and pharmacies.
Click to learn tips for getting prior authorizations.
Click to learn about exception requests for prescription drugs and when they might be helful.
Lowering your out-of-pocket costs starts with knowing how to use your insurance. There are steps that may lower your out-of-pocket costs.
Click on a topic to learn more:
There are 3 questions to ask when picking a health insurance plan:
What will the plan actually cost me?
Are my doctors and other health care providers included in the plan’s network?
Does the plan cover my prescription drugs?
To learn more about picking a plan that works for you, visit the “Decide Which Plan Works for You” section within " Health Insurance "
Yes, there may be ways to lower your costs before you get care, including:
To learn more, review “Ways to Avoid Higher Medical Bills Before Care.”
If you get a medical bill that you are unable to pay, consider contacting your health care provider to talk about your options. You can often negotiate:
More time to pay the bill
A payment plan
A lower lump-sum payment
You may also qualify for financial assistance programs at your health care facility.
To learn more, review “Negotiating and Paying Medical Bills.”
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We believe access to healthcare improves lives. We understand paying for healthcare can be complicated and feel confusing and stressful for anyone.
MyHealthcareFinances is a tool to help you better understand finances related to healthcare and steps you may take to lower your costs. Our goal is to provide an overview of key topics that may be helpful to you and point you in the right direction on where to find more information.
We hope that you will use what you learn here to work with your health care team, your family, and others who play a role in your healthcare finances. By using this tool, you are taking an important step to empower your path forward.
We hope that you will use what you learn here to work with your health care team, your family, and others who play a role in your healthcare finances. By using this tool, you are taking an important step to empower your path forward.
MyHealthcareFinances is a collaboration between Pfizer and Triage Health, joining people with a shared passion for improving healthcare-related financial literacy. The development team has decades of experience helping people understand and navigate healthcare and healthcare finance questions. Content shared in this tool was adapted, with permission, from copyrighted content of Triage Health.
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from MyHealthcareFinances for opting-into the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan