Health Plan Decision
Support Tools
For over 40 years Checkbook/CSS has developed and delivered health plan comparison tools for organizations including federal agencies, state based marketplaces under the ACA, private exchanges, and others.
What Makes
Us Different
Our focus is on what the data means for the consumer, not just the specific terms laid out in a particular plan. Before designing a tool, we take the point of view of the user and walk through the process of understanding and choosing a plan as they do. This makes us obessive about verifying and correcting data - we often discover and report back detailed plan information errors to marketplace partners and associated insurers.
Tool Features
Our decision support tools comprise a range of functionality, available as an all-in-one package or as optional modules.
Features include:
- Subsidy & Program Eligibility Estimation
- APTC, CSR, EHB Ration, FPL, AIAN, CHIP, and Medicaid
- Out of Pocket Estimates
- Provider Lookup
- Formulary Lookup
- Plan Attribute Highlights
- Detailed Comparison of Plan Benefits and Cost Sharing
- Employers can compare the financial impact to both the employer and employees of different coverage options which include Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs), Small Group Coverage, and Individual & Family Marketplace coverage.
Delivery Options
Our decision support tools are web-based and include high-availability hosting. We offer a number of ways to work with clients, from turnkey anonymous window shopping (clients only need to provide insurers' data) all the way to full integration with your enrollment platform.
See Our Tools In Action
Over the last decade, we've helped many state-based marketplaces develop and improve their consumer shopping experience. Here are some current anonymous plan comparison tools. Try them for yourself!
