For patients & the people who love them
Pathlight turns a terrifying health challenge from “what now” to “here’s how” with a plan you can actually follow — one that covers your care, your money, your paperwork, and the part people forget: how you’re holding up.
Private to your account.
Sample plan
Newly diagnosed · Deciding on treatment
Patients tell us the hardest part of facing a health challenge is navigating the healthcare system.
Why we built this
Three parts, one steady place
Answer a short intake about the health challenge and where things stand. You get a step-by-step roadmap — what to do next, what to ask, and what can wait.
Tailored to your stage, your concerns, your coverage
Plain-language guides for the parts nobody prepares you for: treatment decisions, insurance and bills, legal documents, care transitions, and the emotional weight.
Nine guides · printable checklists
Appointments, your care team, medications, and the questions that surface at 2am. Walk into every visit with a sheet instead of a spiral notebook.
Visit prep · follow-ups · a daily log
What your plan covers
Each area becomes steps in your plan — in the order that actually helps, not the order of the stack on your kitchen table.
What the words mean, which records to request, and how to hear it a second time without feeling rushed.
How to compare options, what a second opinion actually looks like, and how to weigh side effects against goals.
Coverage, prior authorization, out-of-network surprises, bills that arrive before explanations, and how to appeal.
Advance directives, healthcare proxy, HIPAA releases and FMLA — in the order that matters, without a law degree.
Hospital to rehab to home. Discharge instructions, medication reconciliation, and who is responsible for what.
Sleep, appetite, fear, grief, and caregiver burnout — treated as part of the plan, not an afterthought.
How it works
You don't need a diagnosis in hand, a folder of records, or any idea what to do first. Answer what you can and skip what you can't.
A short, gentle intake — whether it's you or someone you love, the stage, and what worries you most.
A sequenced roadmap across care, money, paperwork and wellbeing. Check things off as you go, add your own.
Prep sheets, questions, notes and follow-ups in one place, so nothing gets lost between appointments.
Bring the situation as it is — half-answers, fear, a stack of bills, a loved one who won't ask for help. We'll start there.