Smarter Patient Guides are quick, no-nonsense resources written to give you the edge in a complicated healthcare system. Each PDF breaks down a tough subject—from hidden medical records to insurance hacks—into practical, patient-tested steps you can use today. These guides aren’t sponsored, they’re not medical advice—they’re tools to help you advocate for yourself with confidence. This is the cheat sheet I’d want a loved one to have to help them through health challenges they never expected. They’ll never be behind a paywall, and I encourage you to share them with the loved ones in your life to continue creating smarter patients.
How to Get Your Full MyChart Records (Yes, Even the “Hidden” Notes)
Discover how to request the records your doctors don’t want you to see—and why the law says you’re entitled to them. Includes step-by-step scripts, request letter templates, and tips for correcting errors in your medical file
Guide Me Through My Hidden MyChart
This Is How Savvy Patients Use Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Learn how hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness policies can pay you directly during a health crisis. This guide explains the real math behind low monthly premiums and how supplemental coverage can save you thousands when hospital bills strike.
Guide Me Through How to Use Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Your Prescription Costs HOW Much?! Patient Access Programs 101
A survival guide for outrageous medication prices. Learn the insider tricks—co-pay cards, patient assistance programs, tier exceptions, and discount pharmacies—that can slash your out-of-pocket costs or even make your meds free
Guide Me Through How To Pay for my Medication
These guides are just the beginning—I want to keep building resources that patients actually need. Connect with me on Instagram or TikTok @Ilana_Jacqueline and tell me what kind of Smarter Patients guide you’d like to see next. Your ideas can shape the tools that help thousands of others get the care (and respect) they deserve.