Understanding Health Insurance
What is health insurance and how does it actually work? We explain the core concepts in clear, straightforward language.
Cost-sharing deal
Negotiated rates
Free preventive care
What is health insurance and how does it actually work? We explain the core concepts in clear, straightforward language.
Health insurance is a contract: you pay a predictable monthly premium, and in exchange the insurer absorbs the unpredictable large costs of medical care. Without it, a three-day hospital stay can bill at tens of thousands of dollars. With it, your exposure is capped at your out-of-pocket maximum.
Insurers negotiate rates with doctors and hospitals that are far below list prices. Even before your plan pays a dollar, you benefit from those negotiated rates, which is why insured patients are billed less for identical care.
Plans that follow federal rules cover preventive services like annual checkups, screenings, and immunizations at no cost to you, even before you meet your deductible. Most people leave this value on the table.
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