Free decision tools

Insurance Tools That Show Their Work

Use practical calculators to compare plan costs, prepare for Medicare enrollment, and understand an ACA savings range. Each tool explains its method, limitations, and official sources.

Health plan comparison

Health Plan Total Cost Calculator

Compare two plans using the numbers in their official documents. See annual premium, a planning total, high-use exposure, and unresolved doctor or prescription checks.

Compare two health plans

Medicare planning

Medicare Enrollment Timeline Planner

Estimate an age-based Initial Enrollment Period and identify questions about employer coverage, COBRA, automatic enrollment, and HSA contributions.

Build a Medicare timeline

ACA Marketplace

2026 ACA FPL & Savings Range Estimator

Estimate a household’s Federal Poverty Level range and learn which Marketplace savings categories may apply. It does not calculate a tax-credit amount.

Estimate an ACA savings range

Built for private planning

The comparison and Medicare planners run in your browser. They do not require an email address, create an account, or send your entries to Insure With Mercy.

What makes an insurance tool trustworthy?

  1. 1The method and assumptions are visible before you rely on the result.
  2. 2Official sources and the review date are published on the page.
  3. 3The result distinguishes an educational estimate from an eligibility or coverage decision.
  4. 4The next step helps you verify the answer instead of pressuring you to submit personal information.