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Further, the U.S., with so many diverse communities and populations, requires many paths to coverage beyond exchanges, including those that are online, in person, and available through affinity programs, schools, community centers, churches, insurance brokers and agents. No single approach serves everyone's needs. Imagine how much less effective the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would be if it only allowed food stamps to be redeemed at one chain of grocery stores. Far fewer people would utilize the program, leaving millions of Americans hungry.

eHealthInsurance customers were surveyed in 2009…The survey revealed that half of all individual health insurance policy holders who purchased a plan through eHealth paid less than $132 in monthly premiums...

The House passed its health reform bill earlier this month, and the Senate is considering similar legislation. Under either bill, how will the 46 million uninsured Americans — 6.7 million in California alone — be brought into the health insurance marketplace?

CNBC's Mark Haines interviews eHealth CEO, Gary Lauer. "Congress is talking about building a national health insurance exchange in four years. eHealth says a national exchange already exists, they built it and it's called eHealthInsurance.com "

"Corvallis Insurance Services offers advice to students looking for health insurance to check eHealthInsurance.com, stating that students can plug in the information and get side-by-side comparisons of Oregon carriers."