Navigating the Healthcare System
In America, the healthcare system is complicated. There's no getting around this, and there's no silver lining to it. I guarantee you that as frustrated as you are dealing with it, your doctor (if they're a reasonable person) is at least as angry at the system if not more so - keep in mind that they have to deal with these hurdles and frustrations all day every day and have seen people hurt by this system.
With that said, it's the system we have to work with and so it's important to have the basics down of how to manage it. While there are whole seminars on this, here's a few starter topics: