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The Federal health reform legislation expanded access to health insurance for children with pre-existing medical conditions by requiring insurance companies to offer group or individual health insurance coverage to children under the age of 18, regardless of their medical history. In California, Assembly Bill (AB) 2244, which was signed into law on September 20, 2010, established an open enrollment period to apply for these "child-only" California health insurance policies, which runs for 60 days, beginning on January 1, 2011.

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.

Today PlanPrescriber (www.planprescriber.com), a wholly-owned subsidiary of eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH), released five brief videos that provide a basic overview of Medicare Coverage Options for seniors and qualifying disabled Americans. The videos are designed to provide Medicare beneficiaries, and their loved ones, with a high-level understanding of their coverage options during Medicare's open enrollment, the 2011 Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), which runs from November 15, 2010 through December 31, 2010.

Only one-in-five (22%) Medicare beneficiaries over the age of 65 plan to review their Medicare coverage options during Medicare’s 2011 Annual Enrollment Period, according to a new survey of Americans age 65 and over conducted in December 2010 by Opinion Research Corporation and sponsored by PlanPrescriber.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, December 16, 2010 – Today eHealthInsurance (NASDAQ: EHTH), the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, released a series of tips to help health insurance consumers find...

Today eHealthInsurance, the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families, and small businesses, released five tips designed to help consumers make the most of their health insurance dollars before the end of 2010.

Today eHealth, Inc. announced its participation in a winning bid with Ceridian Exchange Systems LLC to create and power the state-sponsored Florida Health Choices online health insurance marketplace. eHealth also announced the creation of a new business unit, eHealth Government Systems.

day eHealth, Inc. published 2011 Medicare plan data and announced that online enrollment for select Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage plans will now be processed through its eHealthMedicare website (www.ehealthmedicare.com).

Today eHealthInsurance, the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families, and small businesses, released ten tips to help consumers navigate their health insurance options during open enrollment season.