# Make sense of insurance before you make a decision.

Clear, neutral explanations of premiums, deductibles, limits, exclusions, networks, and claims—without sales pressure or quote forms.

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## Start with practical insurance questions

Use these decision-focused guides, then explore the full library for definitions and coverage basics.

### [ACA Open Enrollment 2027: Dates, Deadlines, and What to Do First](https://policymadeclear.com/aca-open-enrollment-2027/)

Open Enrollment for 2027 Marketplace coverage runs November 1, 2026 through January 15, 2027. See the real deadlines, what to prepare, and how to avoid a coverage gap.

Published Oct 18, 2026 · 7 min read

### [How Marketplace Premium Tax Credits and Subsidies Work](https://policymadeclear.com/health-insurance-subsidy-premium-tax-credit/)

A practical guide to the premium tax credit: who qualifies, how advance payments work, how to estimate income, and how the credit is reconciled at tax time.

Published Oct 18, 2026 · 6 min read

### [Medicare vs. Medicaid: What Is the Difference?](https://policymadeclear.com/medicare-vs-medicaid/)

Medicare is federal coverage mainly for people 65 and older; Medicaid is a joint federal-state program for certain low-income people. Compare eligibility, costs, and how to apply.

Published Oct 18, 2026 · 6 min read

### [How to Read an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) and Check Your Medical Bill](https://policymadeclear.com/how-to-read-explanation-of-benefits/)

An EOB is not a bill. Learn how to compare provider charges, allowed amounts, insurer payments and patient responsibility before paying a medical bill.

Published Oct 03, 2026 · 6 min read

### [Lost Job-Based Health Insurance? What to Do Before Coverage Ends](https://policymadeclear.com/lost-job-health-insurance-what-next/)

A practical checklist for losing U.S. employer health coverage: confirm the end date, compare Marketplace, COBRA and Medicaid, and avoid a gap.

Published Sep 28, 2026 · 5 min read

### [Does Your Car Insurance Cover a Rental Car? Check These Gaps First](https://policymadeclear.com/does-car-insurance-cover-rental-cars/)

Check liability, damage to the rental car, credit-card benefits, peer-to-peer rentals, and loss-of-use charges before declining coverage at the counter.

Published Sep 26, 2026 · 3 min read

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## Find the decision in front of you

Comparing health plans? [Compare HMO, PPO, EPO, and POS networks and referrals](https://policymadeclear.com/hmo-ppo-epo-pos-explained/).

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