<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><atom:link href="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/15105-rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi</link><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><title>Company-issued Reports</title><description /><copyright>eHealth</copyright><generator>iPressroom.com</generator><item><title>eHealth Data Shows that Smokers and Overweight Consumers Pay More for Individual Health Insurance</title><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/ehealth-data-shows-that-smokers-221171.aspx?link_page_rss=221171</link><guid>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/ehealth-data-shows-that-smokers-221171.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[eHealth, Inc. releases two new infographics to accompany its recently published report on the impact of smoking and body mass index (BMI) on average monthly premiums paid for individual health insurance. <img src="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/rss.ashx?id=686410" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obese Adults Pay 22.6% Higher Monthly Premiums for Individual Health Insurance, eHealth Data Shows</title><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/obese-adults-pay-22-6-higher-monthly-220980.aspx?link_page_rss=220980</link><guid>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/obese-adults-pay-22-6-higher-monthly-220980.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Today eHealth, Inc., the parent company of eHealthInsurance, released an addendum to its November 2011 ‘Cost and Benefits’ report describing the impact of smoking and body mass index (BMI) on average monthly premiums paid for individual health insurance.
 <img src="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/rss.ashx?id=686052" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What is Your Health Insurance IQ? Most Americans Cannot Define Basic &amp; Important Terms Like ‘Premium, ‘HMO,’ or ‘Coinsurance’</title><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/what-is-your-health-insurance-218679.aspx?link_page_rss=218679</link><guid>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/what-is-your-health-insurance-218679.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Many Americans have a poor understanding of basic health insurance terms and when certain health care reform provisions take effect, according to a national survey conducted in September and October of 2011 by global insights firm Kelton Research and sponsored by eHealthInsurance <img src="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/rss.ashx?id=683995" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Much Does Health Insurance Cost? The Average Premium for Individual Coverage in 2011 was $183 per month, eHealth Study Finds</title><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/how-much-does-health-insurance-218305.aspx?link_page_rss=218305</link><guid>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/how-much-does-health-insurance-218305.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[According to the ‘Cost & Benefits of Individual and Family Health Insurance Plans’ report, released today by eHealth, Inc., the average premium paid for individual health insurance coverage in the United States in 2011 was $2,196 per year ($183 per month); families paid an average annual premium of $4,968 ($414 per month). The report also found that the average deductible for individually-purchased health insurance plans in 2011 was $2,935 for individuals and $3,879 for families.
 <img src="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/rss.ashx?id=683535" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Many Employees Poorly Informed about Employer Health Insurance Costs: eHealthInsurance Survey</title><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/many-employees-poorly-informed-217497.aspx?link_page_rss=217497</link><guid>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/many-employees-poorly-informed-217497.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[According to a national consumer survey conducted in September and October of 2011 by global insights firm Kelton Research and sponsored by eHealthInsurance, fewer than half (47%) of respondents with employer-based coverage can confidently say how much they contribute from their salary toward their own health insurance premiums.
 <img src="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/rss.ashx?id=682827" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PlanPrescriber Study: 93 Percent of Medicare Part D Beneficiaries Not in Lowest-Cost Prescription Drug Plan</title><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/planprescriber-study-93-percent-213339.aspx?link_page_rss=213339</link><guid>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/planprescriber-study-93-percent-213339.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Less than seven percent of customers were in the Medicare prescription drug plan with the lowest total out of pocket costs available to them, according to an analysis of more than 25,000 user sessions that occurred on PlanPrescriber.com during the 2011 Medicare Annual Enrollment period. <img src="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/rss.ashx?id=679693" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>College Students Willing to Defer Career Dreams in Exchange for Health Insurance, according to eHealthInsurance Survey</title><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/college-students-willing-to-defer-210751.aspx?link_page_rss=210751</link><guid>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/college-students-willing-to-defer-210751.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Nearly three in five college students surveyed (57%) think it’s worth taking a job they might dislike in order to get access to employer-based benefits like health insurance and retirement accounts, according to a recent national survey of college students, graduates and parents conducted by Kelton Research and sponsored by eHealthInsurance. <img src="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/rss.ashx?id=677900" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Does Health Insurance Make You Hot? Survey Says: Yes</title><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/does-health-insurance-make-you-210075.aspx?link_page_rss=210075</link><guid>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/does-health-insurance-make-you-210075.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Having health insurance can make you more attractive,  according to a national survey of college students and graduates conducted in April 2011 by global insights firm Kelton Research and sponsored by eHealthInsurance. <img src="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/rss.ashx?id=677397" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>College Grads Prefer Health Insurance to Freedom from Mom and Dad, according to eHealthInsurance Survey</title><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/college-grads-prefer-health-insurance-207858.aspx?link_page_rss=207858</link><guid>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/college-grads-prefer-health-insurance-207858.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Nearly three in four recent college graduates (74%) think it’s better to live with their parents and have health insurance than to live on their own and go uninsured, according to a recent national survey of college students, graduates and parents conducted in April 2011 by global insights firm Kelton Research and sponsored by eHealthInsurance. <img src="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/rss.ashx?id=676045" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Many Grads May Not Get Health Insurance Coverage from Mom and Dad: eHealthInsurance Survey</title><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/many-grads-may-not-get-health-203615.aspx?link_page_rss=203615</link><guid>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/many-grads-may-not-get-health-203615.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[According to a national survey of college students, graduates and parents conducted in April, 2011 by global insights firm Kelton Research and sponsored by eHealthInsurance, nearly four in ten (38%) of parents do not plan to keep their adult children on their health insurance plan until age 26, despite the fact that the 2010 health care reform law now allows them to do so. <img src="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/rss.ashx?id=674965" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Medicare Enrollment: eHealth Highlights Consumer Education Resources as 2011 Enrollment Period Nears End</title><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/medicare-enrollment-ehealth-highlights-189972.aspx?link_page_rss=189972</link><guid>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/medicare-enrollment-ehealth-highlights-189972.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A recent Opinion Research survey showed that over one third (34%) of seniors who plan to review their Medicare options put it off until the latter half of the AEP1, which ends December 31, 2010. In many cases, Medicare beneficiaries who wish to make changes to their Medicare plan selections for 2011 must do so during the AEP. 
 <img src="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/rss.ashx?id=668486" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:42:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Health Insurance Rates: eHealth, Inc. Provides Update on Average Premiums for Individual and Family Policies</title><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/health-insurance-rates-ehealth-171864.aspx?link_page_rss=171864</link><guid>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/health-insurance-rates-ehealth-171864.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The research, revealed the following insights: 
Individual Policy Data
-- In February of 2009, the average monthly premium for individual policies was $161 
-- In February of 2010, the average monthly premium for individual policies was $167
-- Average premiums for individual policies increased 3.7 percent over that time. <img src="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/rss.ashx?id=662769" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Health Reform Survey: Lack of Awareness Puts Consumers Who Are Waiting for Reform at Risk</title><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/health-reform-survey-lack-of-awareness-158012.aspx?link_page_rss=158012</link><guid>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/health-reform-survey-lack-of-awareness-158012.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[One-in-five Americans (21%) and nearly two-in-five (39%) uninsured Americans say they would wait for health reform legislation to be fully implemented before researching and buying health insurance, according to a new survey conducted in April 2010 by Opinion Research Corporation and sponsored by eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH). <img src="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/rss.ashx?id=655094" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:19:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COBRA Subsidy Expiration: Research Shows Similarly Priced Alternatives to Subsidized COBRA for Families in Most States</title><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/cobra-subsidy-expiration-research-149802.aspx?link_page_rss=149802</link><guid>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/cobra-subsidy-expiration-research-149802.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The data identifies the average premiums for non-group family health insurance plans in 46 states and the District of Columbia. All policies surveyed were purchased through an online marketplace, eHealthInsurance.com (http://www.ehealthinsurance.com)
 <img src="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/rss.ashx?id=385409" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Non-Group Health Insurance Market Data: Half of Individual Policyholders Paid $132 or Less per Month</title><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/non-group-health-insurance-market-149804.aspx?link_page_rss=149804</link><guid>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/non-group-health-insurance-market-149804.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The objective of this report is to provide a nationwide perspective on cost and benefit trends in the individual health insurance market, based on an analysis of a large, geographically distributed sample of eHealthInsurance purchasers and products. The first Cost and Benefits of Individual Health Insurance Plans report was issued by eHealthInsurance in 2001. Licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, eHealthInsurance is one of the few organizations with national source data that can best reflect consumer buying patterns and purchase prices in the non-group health insurance market. <img src="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/rss.ashx?id=385410" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Income, Age, Gender, Employment and Health Insurance Coverage: eHealth Uninsured Consumer Survey</title><link>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/income-age-gender-employment-and-102623.aspx?link_page_rss=102623</link><guid>http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/income-age-gender-employment-and-102623.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
Uninsured Seeking Health Insurance Are Often Young and Female


MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - September 10, 2009) - Today, eHealth Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH), parent company of eHealthInsurance Services (www.ehealthinsurance.com), released the results... <img src="http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/rss.ashx?id=301952" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
