Research

This report provides a comparison of health insurance premium costs borne by consumers receiving federal subsidies and those not receiving federal subsidies; it also includes an analysis of the number of insurance companies and plans offered through eHealth in select metro areas.

eHealth's report provides cost and availability information for supplemental health insurance products - such as short-term and fixed-benefit indemnity plans - available through eHealth in select cities.

eHealth’s Health Insurance Index Report presents an in-depth analysis of shopping trends and individual and family health insurance costs for applications submitted through eHealth during the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment period (October 2013 – March 2014) and the first quarter of 2014 (January – March 2014).

An analysis of every major medical health plan available for enrollment at eHealthInsurance.com in 25 cities across the United States between January 25 and February 4, 2014.

The 2013 Cost and Benefits Report provides a final look at costs and coverage in the individual and family market prior to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s major 2014 provisions, and includes a review of costs for plans offering richer “comprehensive” benefits. According to the report, the average premium paid for individual health insurance nationwide in 2013 was $197 per month, an increase of 3.7% over 2012. Premiums for individually-purchased family plans increased 3.4% to a national average of $426 per month.

eHealth, Inc.'s Short-term Health Insurance Policy Holder Survey explores attitudes towards short-term health insurance products among those who purchase them.

eHealth, Inc.’s ‘Cost & Benefits of Short-Term individual and Family Health Insurance’ report provides a perspective on cost and benefit trends in the short-term health insurance market.

The Spring 2013 Small Employer Health Insurance Survey, conducted by eHealth, Inc., America’s first and largest private online health insurance exchange, focuses on small employers’ knowledge of their responsibilities and opportunities under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Major consumer provisions of the law are scheduled to come into effect January 1, 2014. eHealth invited small business owners who had purchased coverage through the company’s website (eHealthInsurance.com) and who still had coverage in effect to participate in the survey. The anonymous survey was conducted online between February 12 and February 15, 2013, and gathered a total of 259 responses. 95 percent of respondents had between 2 and 10 employees. All respondents reported having fewer than fifty employees.