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About one-third of adults who provide unpaid care for their elderly parents say they’ll have to use their own retirement savings to help their parents financially. Even more - forty-one percent (41%) - support their parents financially each month, helping with a range of expenses, including food, gas, housing, prescription drugs and medical care. And while the majority of respondents (89%) care for someone on Medicare, forty-four percent (44%) of these caregivers don’t understand important components of the program. These findings are part of a new survey of adult members of AgingCare (www.AgingCare.com), an online community for people caring for elderly parents. The survey was conducted by eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH), America's first and largest private health insurance exchange, and parent company of PlanPrescriber (www.PlanPrescriber.com) and eHealthMedicare (www.eHealthMedicare.com).

eHealth's fall 2012 small employer survey examines employer attitudes toward health care reform, open enrollment, employee wellness and more.

The objective of this report is to provide a nationwide perspective on important cost and benefit trends in the Medicare Advantage plan market. The goal of this report is to aggregate publically available data into a form that helps consumers identify important plan benefits and make informed decisions prior to selecting a Medicare Advantage plan. The challenge for Medicare beneficiaries and their advisors is to choose a plan that fits their current needs, and that is flexible enough to cover unexpected costs in the coming year. The data provided in PlanPrescriber’s Medicare Advantage Landscape Data Highlight report is a high-level national and state-by-state review of available Medicare Advantage plans, as provided by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) through its Landscape Data files.

Today eHealthInsurance released a checklist designed to help people with employer-sponsored health insurance choose the right plan for their personal needs and budget during this year’s open enrollment season.

eHealthInsurance has released a printable checklist designed to help people with employer-sponsored health insurance choose the right plan for their personal needs and budget during this year’s open enrollment season.