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Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in private Medicare Advantage health plans have the option to leave those plans during the Medicare Advantage (MA) Disenrollment Period. Medicare beneficiaries who choose to leave their Medicare Advantage plan can only switch to "Original Medicare" coverage administered by the federal government, and a stand-alone Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) if they wish. They cannot use this disenrollment period to go from one MA plan to another.

Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in private Medicare Advantage health plans have the option to leave those plans during the Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period. During that time Medicare beneficiaries who choose to leave their Medicare Advantage plan can switch only to “Original Medicare” coverage administered by the federal government, and a stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription Drug Plan if they wish.

Today eHealthInsurance published answers to frequently asked questions for consumers who wish to enroll their children in individually purchased “child-only” health insurance policies in the state of Maryland.

Today eHealthInsurance released a summary review of enrollment periods for child-only individual health insurance plans in select states and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about child-only coverage.

Today eHealthInsurance, the leading online source of health insurance for individuals and families, published answers to frequently asked questions for consumers who wish to enroll their children in individually purchased “child-only” health insurance policies in the state of Colorado.

eHealthInsurance (NASDAQ: EHTH) published six tips for consumers who wish to enroll their children in individually purchased “child-only” health insurance policies in the state of California during the state’s initial open-enrollment period for children, which begins on January 1, 2011 and runs through March 1, 2011.

Today eHealth, Inc, the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, announced that it is offering individual and family health insurance plans from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida through the company’s primary retail website, www.ehealthinsurance.com.

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.