The online company e HealthInsurance has been selling health plans since 1997. It has established itself as one of the pioneers of online consumer websites that assists individuals in looking for the right health insurance plan. E HealthInsurance has been tapped by various health insurance carriers to advertise and sell their products online all throughout the United States. Your hesitation in buying a health plan online is valid because you will be divulging important information about yourself. Another concern is if you are paying through a credit card then you have to enter your account number. But you mentioned you have been purchasing online so this might not be a problem for you. The convenience of choosing and studying a plan at your own phase is one of the benefits of ecommerce. E HealthInsurance’s website features its partner insurance carriers and their products. The website gives you multiple plan options, information on what deductibles, co-pays and co-insurance are and how you are supposed to pay each of these items/ each of them?. These features allow you to compare the various health insurance plans available in your area. If you have a preferred doctor, you can easily search the website to find out the types of medical plans accepted by your doctor. You can sift through the plans based on your priority. If you want to compare the premiums, plan types, plan features, deductibles, co-insurance, or the insurance carriers’ ranking in the market. Aside from the features that can guide you in buying a health plan, the eHealthInsurance website contains articles, letters and news items relevant to the health insurance industry that may help you learn more about health insurance in general. - June 26, 2009 @ 1:42pm