Trust & transparency
About HealthPlansGuide
HealthPlansGuide explains health coverage transition decisions in plain language, with source-first public guidance and clear limits on what the site can do.
- Maintained by
- HealthPlansGuide
- Last reviewed
- 2026-05-04
What this page covers
These pages document editorial, privacy, correction, and contact boundaries for the public HealthPlansGuide site.
What HealthPlansGuide is
HealthPlansGuide is an independent editorial project for people comparing public coverage routes after life changes such as job loss, moving, income changes, turning 26, or losing employer coverage.
- Public pages prioritize official federal, state, and carrier-neutral sources when explaining deadlines, routing steps, and document concepts.
- The maintained-by label means the page is owned by HealthPlansGuide's review process, not by a government agency or insurer.
- Content is written for general education and should be verified against official program notices before a person acts.
What it is not
HealthPlansGuide is independent from government agencies, insurers, brokers, carriers, law firms, tax advisers, medical advisers, and enrollment platforms. It does not make eligibility decisions or bind coverage.
- The site cannot tell a reader that they qualify for a program or plan.
- The site cannot interpret a person's full legal, tax, medical, immigration, or household situation.
- The site cannot replace HealthCare.gov, a state Marketplace, a Medicaid agency, Medicare, an employer benefits office, or a plan administrator.
How the public site is funded today
The public site is operated as an independent information surface. Public trust pages do not route readers into insurance sales funnels, collect insurance leads, or ask for sensitive personal details.
- Funding and product experiments are kept separate from official-source explanations and correction decisions.
- If a future page includes a commercial relationship, that relationship should be disclosed near the relevant content.
- Editorial pages should avoid plan-ranking claims, savings promises, and urgency language that could pressure health coverage decisions.
Use official sources before making a coverage decision
Health coverage decisions can affect premiums, provider access, tax credits, deadlines, and gaps in care. Readers should confirm current rules with official program sources, employer notices, plan documents, or qualified professional advice when needed.
Related trust pages
- Editorial policy
How public guidance is sourced, reviewed, and kept accountable.
- Corrections
How source changes and reader notes are handled.
- Privacy
The privacy boundary for public pages and on-device tools.
- Contact
Where to send source notes or correction questions.