Health Insurance

Course details

This is a course for all levels that will provide a solid foundation of knowledge on: health insurance terminology, major plan types available, accounts that can assist with paying for medical expenses and guidance on how to pick a health insurance plan that best meets your needs and budget.

The target audience for this course is anyone who:

• Is confused by health insurance terminology and plan types.
• Has or needs health insurance but does not understand how it works.
• Needs help picking a new health insurance plan from their available options.
• Wants to be more informed before the next time they enroll in a health insurance plan.

The target audience described above should take this course to:

• Understand health insurance terminology and different plan types.
• Gain clarity and confidence about how their health insurance plan works.
• Get their health insurance questions answered so they can pick the best health insurance plan for their needs and budget, from those available to them to pick from.
• Make the most informed decision possible before their next open enrollment period.

• Terminology this course should be found under would include: insurance, health insurance, healthcare insurance, health insurance plans, health insurance plan types, open enrollment, paying for medical expenses, HSA, FSA, HRA, Health Savings Account, Health Reimbursement Account, Flexible Spending Account, help finding new health plan, help finding new health insurance, help picking health insurance, help picking health plan, budgeting for healthcare.

• Additional Materials Attached to this course:
  • Worksheet to List Current Providers
  • Worksheet to Help Budget Future Medical Expenses Based on Current Use.
• The course should take under one hour to complete.
• The course is structured sequentially by lecture number with audio explanations of slide content.
• This course would not likely be of interest (no new learning expected) for anyone who works in the insurance or healthcare industry.
• This course does not address state or federal programs (Medicaid and Medicare). Go to: the government's Medicare website for details on both programs.