A calmer, plan-neutral place to understand Medicare.

The Clearing is a member-funded Medicare education platform built to help people understand Medicare before they decide — through clear-language guides, free tools, and an educational AI guide named Fern. No insurance sales. No plan recommendations. No broker commissions.

Key facts

• What it isA member-funded Medicare education platform: clear-language guidance, free tools, and an AI guide named Fern.
• Founded2026, by Dan League. A project of The Thinking Lab.
• MissionTo make Medicare and the years ahead take up less room — clearer next steps, facts in one place, a calmer way forward.
• Business modelMember-funded. Earns nothing from plan enrollment; sells no insurance; pays no broker commissions.
• What it is notNot an insurance agency, brokerage, carrier, or government entity. Does not recommend, compare, or enroll users in specific plans.
• FernAn educational AI Medicare guide for members — built to orient, not to sell.
• The bookTake Your Time: Seeing the Medicare Decision Clearly, by Dan League.
• AudienceAdults approaching or navigating Medicare, and the family members who help them.

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The Clearing is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Medicare, CMS, the Social Security Administration, or any government agency. Nothing herein is medical, legal, financial, or insurance advice.