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eHealth, Inc. Announces Partnership With CareCounsel, a Leader in Health Advocacy Programs MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - 11/04/09) - eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ:EHTH - News), parent
company of eHealthInsurance.com (http://www.eHealthInsurance.com), today announced a technology partnership with CareCounsel
(http://www.carecounsel.com), a leading provider of employer-sponsored
healthcare assistance and advocacy services. "We've seen requests for individual health insurance options increase by nearly 90 percent in the past year, which is why we decided it was time to find a partner that could help us better meet our members' needs in that area," said Larry Gelb, President and CEO of CareCounsel. "When you start to add up the benefits of working with eHealth -- the largest variety of plans and carriers available online, licensed to sell insurance in every state, end-to-end paperless automation of the enrollment process, low cost to adopt their platform -- it didn't take us long to see that they were the ideal partner for CareCounsel." Through this partnership, eHealth will provide employees, retirees and family members covered by CareCounsel with access to over 10,000 individual health insurance products from more than 180 brand-name insurance companies nationwide. eHealth's simple, streamlined implementation process will allow CareCounsel to quickly provide integrated, efficient, and seamless access to its customers through eHealth's state-of-the-art technology platform. Many employers seeking a confidential health advocacy firm to answer employees' health benefits questions and troubleshoot emergent health plan issues turn to CareCounsel to provide employee-focused benefits counseling. They provide employers with a single, experienced and dedicated point-of-contact when their employees have questions about their company's health care options. By integrating the eHealthInsurance platform into their benefits consultation, employees with questions about individual health insurance products will be able to work with a CareCounsel specialist to review their coverage options in the individual market, as well. The CareCounsel members who are most likely to benefit from a partnership with eHealth are pre-65 year-old retirees, recent college graduates, the recently unemployed looking for alternatives to COBRA, part-time workers whose benefits are not covered by their employer, and employees researching cost-effective coverage alternatives for their spouses and children. "Among advocacy firms, CareCounsel has built a reputation for providing excellent individual service to its customers and carefully measuring satisfaction to make sure they're continually delivering quality," said Bruce Telkamp, eHealth, Inc.'s Executive Vice President of Business and Corporate Development. "It's now open-enrollment season, which is typically a busy time of the year for the health insurance industry. We're confident that our partnership with CareCounsel, a company that shares our passion and commitment to providing excellent quality and service, will be a mutually beneficial partnership for years to come." About eHealth About CareCounsel, LLC Forward-Looking Statements Contact:
Source: eHealth, Inc.
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