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Two-thirds (65%) of Medicare Part D enrollees are not aware that Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) for Part D and Medicare Advantage benefits has been changed for 2012 plans, according to a new national survey.

eHealth releases results from its National Consumer Survey of Individual & Family Health Insurance Shoppers, an ongoing survey of consumers shopping for health insurance products through eHealthInsurance.com.

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.

Less than seven percent (7%) 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. The same analysis, released today by PlanPrescriber (www.planprescriber.com), a wholly-owned subsidiary of eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH), found that less than ten percent (10%) of customers were in the Medicare Advantage prescription drug plan with the lowest total out of pocket costs available to them.

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.

Health Insurance policies cover roughly 8 percent of the population. To provide current information about the nature of individually-purchased health insurance costs and benefits, eHealth, Inc. reviewed 2010 health insurance plan data from a sample of active policies, which includes: - 288,238 individual major medical policies and 96,460 family major medical policies purchased through eHealthInsurance that were active in February 2010

The comparison shows that families purchasing their own non-group health insurance pay an average of $388 per month1, only one dollar more than the average subsidized COBRA premium of $387 per month2. With the average monthly non-subsidized COBRA premium at $1,107 per month2, Americans who qualify for individual or family health insurance may be able to save a considerable amount of money by purchasing coverage on their own after the subsidy’s expiration.

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).

eHealth, Inc. commissioned this nationwide survey to better understand consumer behavior and expectations following the passage of health reform legislation; The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This report summarizes findings of a telephone survey conducted among a random national sample of 1,016 adults 18 years of age and older, living in private households in the continental United States. Interviewing for this survey was completed by Opinion Research Corporation during the period April 1 - 3, 2010. See the Methodology section of this report for additional information about the margin of error for this study and its applicability to the surveyed sample of adults.

In a new survey from eHealthInsurance (www.ehealthinsurance.com), one-in-five (21%) adults, ages 18-30, who graduated college in the past three years indicated that they were currently uninsured, and one–in-three (37%) stated that they did not have health insurance the day after they picked up their diploma. These results are part of “Real Life 101,” eHealthInsurance’s annual national poll of college students and recent graduates.