eHealthInsurance
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| Public | |
| Traded as | NASDAQ: EHTH |
| Industry | Insurance |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters |  Mountain View, California |
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Key people
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Gary Lauer Bill Shaughnessy Robert S. Hurley Tom Tsao Stuart Huizinga Jeff Bernstein Mike Price |
| Products | Health Insurance |
| Revenue | 150.49M |
| Website | http://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ |
eHealth, Inc. bills itself as America's first and largest private online marketplace for health insurance.
The company's website, which is eHealthInsurance.com lists prices for various health insurance plans and allows consumers to apply for coverage online.[1]
In 2013 eHealth, along with other "web brokers" signed deals with Healthcare.gov to enroll subsidy-eligible consumers in the newly approved health plans offered through the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) [2]
eHealth maintains its license to market and sell health insurance in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and offers health plans from over 180 health insurance companies and offers more than 10,000 health insurance products.
eHealth, Inc. eHealth was founded in 1997, and its technology was responsible for the nation's first Internet-based sale of a health insurance policy.[citation needed] eHealth, Inc. is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Competitors include other online health insurance brokers such as HealthSherpa
In November of 2008, following the disastrous rollout of Healthcare.gov, eight Senate Democrats — including key leadership member Charles Schumer of New York — told the Obama administration that they “continue to be troubled by the ongoing technical difficulties” with healthcare.gov and want an alternative way for insurers and web-based brokers to enroll subsidy-eligible consumers. [3]
Health Insurance Exchanges
As previously noted, eHealth's one of a handful of private companies that operate in partnership with the various government-run health insurance exchanges created as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act legislation.
eHealth has been politically active on issues related to health insurance. Testimony, editorials and letters to governmental bodies issued by eHealth are available online at its parent company's website.[4] The company has issued a number of research reports on the individual health insurance and Health Savings Account markets, which are available on its website.
In 2015, eHealth's CEO began pushing for reforms to the law aimed at helping the middle-class afford health insurance. [5]
Medicare
In 2014, eHealth acquired the domain Medicare.com [6] as part of its move into the Medicare market.
In 2010, eHealth acquired privately held PlanPrescriber, Inc. (formerly known as Experion Systems, Inc.) to aid its entry into the Medicare marketplace.
PlanPrescriber provides a tool that functions online and through pharmacy-based portals to help seniors navigate Medicare health insurance options and choose the right plan.
As a result of the transaction, PlanPrescriber became a wholly owned subsidiary of eHealth, Inc.[7]
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External links
- Official website
- eHealth Medicare
- Medicare.com
- PlanPrescriber
- eHealth, Inc. Announces Acquisition of PlanPrescriber, Inc.
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- Kiplinger: 30 Ways to Cut Health-Care Costs
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