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Fourth Quarter 2024 Press Release

U.S. Markets via PUBT

eHealth, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Results

Reports record-high total revenue and net income quarter in Company's history

Outperforms FY'24 revenue and profitability guidance driven by 42% growth in Medicare Advantage

submissions and 16% Medicare unit margin expansion in fourth quarter Ends FY'24 with highest ever commissions receivable balance of $1.0 billion

AUSTIN, Texas - February 26, 2025 - eHealth, Inc. (Nasdaq: EHTH), a leading private online health insurance marketplace, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

CEO Comments

"eHealth delivered outstanding fourth quarter results materially exceeding our expectations for enrollment volumes, revenue, and earnings. We gained share in the Medicare Advantage market while also meaningfully expanding our Medicare enrollment margins. This is a testament to the success of the transformed eHealth, including the strong performance of our licensed agents, our innovative omnichannel platform and the growing prominence of our brand. In addition to the remarkable execution of our operating teams, these results reflect unique Medicare market dynamics, which made the value proposition of our carrier-agnostic choice platform more relevant than ever." - Fran Soistman, Chief Executive Officer

Results Overview

  • Q4 2024 total Medicare submissions(a) across our core agency and carrier-dedicated Amplify platforms grew 38% compared to Q4 2023, driven primarily by Medicare Advantage ("MA") submissions growth of 42% year-over-year.
  • Q4 2024 total Medicare approved members increased 33% year-over-year, driven mostly by a 39% increase in Q4 2024 MA approved members year-over-year.
  • Q4 2024 total revenue of $315.2 million increased 27% compared to Q4 2023 total revenue of $247.7 million, driven primarily by meaningful Medicare segment growth year-over-year, partially offset by lower positive net adjustment revenue.
    • Q4 2024 positive net adjustment revenue of $7.6 million compared to $15.6 million in Q4 2023.
    • Q4 2024 Non-GAAP total revenue excluding net adjustment revenue(1) increased $75.5 million, or 33%, year-over-year.
  • Q4 2024 Medicare unit margin expansion of 16%, year-over-year primarily driven by:
    • a 23% decline in total acquisition cost per MA-equivalent approved member as a result of enhanced lead quality and significantly higher conversions, and
    • a 2% increase in MA constrained lifetime value ("LTV") of commissions.
  • Q4 2024 GAAP net income of $97.5 million increased 87% compared to Q4 2023 GAAP net income of $52.2 million.
    • Q4 2024 Non-GAAP net income(1) of $91.8 million, which excludes the post-tax impact of positive net adjustment revenue and asset impairment charges, improved $51.4 million, or 127%, year-over-year.
  • Q4 2024 adjusted EBITDA(1) of $121.3 million improved 74% compared to adjusted EBITDA(1) of $69.6 million in Q4 2023.
    • Q4 2024 adjusted EBITDA excluding net adjustment revenue(1) improved $59.7 million, or 110%, year-over-year, driven primarily by MA approved member growth, improved Medicare acquisition costs and continued fixed cost reduction efforts.
  • FY 2024 total Medicare submissions across our core agency and carrier-dedicated Amplify platforms grew 29% year-over-year.
  • FY 2024 total Medicare approved members grew 21% year-over-year.
  • FY 2024 total revenue of $532.4 million increased 18% compared to FY 2023 total revenue of $452.9 million.
  • FY 2024 net income of $10.1 million increased 136% compared to FY 2023 net loss of $28.2 million.
  • FY 2024 adjusted EBITDA(1) of $69.3 million increased significantly compared to FY 2023 adjusted EBITDA(1) of $14.1 million.
  • Commissions receivable balance of $1.0 billion as of December 31, 2024 grew 9% compared to $918.2 million as of December 31, 2023.

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Note: See the tables at the end of this press release for a reconciliation of our GAAP financial measures to our non-GAAP financial measures for the relevant periods and footnote (1) on page 15 at the end of this press release for definitions of our non-GAAP financial measures.

  1. Submissions describe applications that are submitted by individuals online through our eHealth platform or completed with the assistance of our benefit advisors where the individual provides authorization to the benefit advisor to submit the application to the insurance carrier partner. The individual may have additional

actions to take before the application will be reviewed by the insurance carrier and not all submissions ultimately become approved members. 1

2025 Guidance

Based on information available as of February 26, 2025, we are providing guidance for the full year ending December 31, 2025. These expectations are forward-looking statements and we assume no obligation to update these statements. Actual results may be materially different and are affected by the risk factors and uncertainties identified in this press release and in eHealth's annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

"Our guidance ranges reflect the dynamic nature of our sector. It is important to note that while 2024 was somewhat of an outlier in terms of market environment and resulting performance, our underlying trajectory remains strong, reflecting the operational improvements we have made. We are tracking ahead of the three-year financial targets that we provided in May of last year. Based on the mid-points of our 2025 guidance ranges, our '23-25 revenue CAGR is expected to be 8% with an implied 2025 adjusted EBITDA margin(1) of 9%. It also implies an impressive adjusted EBITDA(1) CAGR of 84%."- John Dolan, Chief Financial Officer

The following guidance is for the full year ending December 31, 2025:

  • Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $510.0 million to $550.0 million.
  • GAAP net income (loss) is expected to be in the range of $(10.0) million to $15.0 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA(1) is expected to be in the range of $35.0 million to $60.0 million.
  • Operating cash flow is expected to be in the range of $(25.0) million to $10.0 million.

The above guidance includes the expected impact of positive net adjustment revenue in the range of $0 to $20 million.

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Note: See accompanying footnotes on page 15.

Webcast and Conference Call Information

A webcast and conference call will be held today, Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. EasteTime / 7:30 a.m. Central Time. Individuals interested in listening to the conference call may do so by dialing (800) 549-8228. The participant passcode is 72156. The live and archived webcast of the call will also be available under "Events & Presentations" on the Investor Relations page of our website at https://ir.ehealthinsurance.com.

About eHealth, Inc.

We're Matchmakers. For over 25 years, eHealth has helped millions of Americans find the healthcare coverage that fits their needs at a price they can afford. As a leading independent licensed insurance agency and advisor, eHealth offers access to over 180 health insurers, including national and regional companies.

For more information, visit eHealth.comor follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and X. Open positions can be found on our career page.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements as defined within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements regarding our expectations regarding 2025 annual guidance for total revenue, GAAP net income (loss), adjusted EBITDA and operating cash flow; our estimates for positive net adjustment revenue and its expected impact on our 2025 annual guidance; and other statements regarding our future operations, financial condition, prospects and business strategies.

These forward-looking statements are inherently subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. In particular, we are required by Accounting Standards Codification 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers to make numerous assumptions that are based on historical trends and our

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management's judgment. These assumptions may change over time and have a material impact on our revenue recognition, guidance, and results of operations. Please review the assumptions stated in this press release carefully.

The risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward- looking statements include, but are not limited to, our ability to retain existing members and enroll new members during the annual healthcare open enrollment period, the Medicare annual enrollment period, the Medicare Advantage open enrollment period and other special enrollment periods; changes in laws, regulations and guidelines, including in connection with healthcare reform or with respect to the marketing and sale of Medicare plans; competition, including competition from government-run health insurance exchanges and other sources; the seasonality of our business and the fluctuation of our operating results; our ability to accurately estimate membership, lifetime value of commissions and commissions receivable; changes in product offerings among carriers on our ecommerce platform and changes in our estimated conversion rate of an approved member to a paying member and the resulting impact of each on our commission revenue; the concentration of our revenue with a small number of health insurance carriers; our ability to execute on our growth strategy and other business initiatives; changes in our senior management or other key employees; our ability to recruit, train, retain and ensure the productivity of licensed insurance agents, or benefit advisors, and other personnel; exposure to security risks and our ability to safeguard the security and privacy of confidential data; our relationships with health insurance carriers; the success of our carrier advertising and sponsorship program; our success in marketing and selling health insurance plans and our unit cost of acquisition; our ability to effectively manage our operations as our business evolves and execute on our business plan and other strategic initiatives; the need for health insurance carrier and regulatory approvals in connection with the marketing of Medicare-related insurance products; changes in the market for private health insurance; consumer satisfaction of our service and actions we take to improve the quality of enrollments; changes in member conversion rates; changes in commission rates; our ability to sell qualified health insurance plans to subsidy-eligible individuals and to enroll subsidy-eligible individuals through government-run health insurance exchanges; our ability to derive desired benefits from investments in our business, including membership growth and retention initiatives; our reliance on marketing partners; the success and cost of our marketing efforts, including branding, online advertising, direct-to-consumer mail, email, social media, telephone, SMS text, television, radio and other marketing efforts; timing of receipt and accuracy of commission reports; payment practices of health insurance carriers; dependence on our operations in China; the restrictions in our debt obligations; the restrictions in our investment agreement with our convertible preferred stock investor; our ability to raise additional capital; compliance with insurance, privacy, cybersecurity and other laws and regulations; the outcome of litigation or government enforcement actions in which we may from time to time be involved; the performance, reliability and availability of our information technology systems, ecommerce platform and underlying network infrastructure, including any new systems we may implement; our ability to deploy new and evolving technologies, such as artificial intelligence; public health crises, pandemics, natural disasters and other extreme events; general economic and macroeconomic conditions, including inflation, recession, political events, instability or geopolitical tensions, trade or other international disputes, financial, banking and credit market disruptions; our ability to effectively administer our self-insurance program; and other risks and uncertainties related to our business. Other factors that could cause our operating, financial and other results to differ are described in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the Investor Relations page of our website at https://ir.ehealthinsurance.comand on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by law.

Investor Relations Contact

Kate Sidorovich, CFA

Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Strategy [email protected] https://ir.ehealthinsurance.com

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EHEALTH, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, unaudited)

December 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

39,197

$

115,722

Short-term marketable securities

43,043

5,930

Accounts receivable

16,807

3,993

Contract assets - commissions receivable - current

242,467

244,663

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

12,961

12,044

Total current assets

354,475

382,352

Contract assets - commissions receivable - non-current

757,523

673,514

Property and equipment, net

4,437

4,864

Operating lease right-of-use assets

12,081

22,767

Restricted cash

3,090

3,090

Other assets

23,819

26,758

Total assets

$

1,155,425

$

1,113,345

Liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders' equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

23,448

$

7,197

Accrued compensation and benefits

43,888

40,800

Accrued marketing expenses

16,612

20,340

Lease liabilities - current

7,732

7,070

Other current liabilities

4,331

3,131

Total current liabilities

96,011

78,538

Long-term debt

68,458

67,754

Deferred income taxes - non-current

38,870

29,687

Lease liabilities - non-current

20,731

28,333

Other non-current liabilities

5,418

4,949

Total liabilities

229,488

209,261

Convertible preferred stock

337,509

298,053

Stockholders' equity:

Common stock

43

41

Additional paid-in capital

773,371

798,786

Treasury stock, at cost

(199,998)

(199,998)

Retained earnings

15,246

7,284

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(234)

(82)

Total stockholders' equity

588,428

606,031

Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders'

$

1,155,425

$

1,113,345

equity

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EHEALTH, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31,

December 31,

2024

2023

% Change

2024

2023

% Change

Revenue:

Commission

$

275,651

$

218,496

26 %

$

461,647

$

403,924

14 %

Other

39,530

29,166

36 %

70,763

48,947

45 %

Total revenue

315,181

247,662

27 %

532,410

452,871

18 %

Operating costs and expenses(a):

Cost of revenue

1,249

1,109

13 %

1,794

1,771

1 %

Marketing and advertising(8)

96,197

87,959

9 %

190,837

172,640

11 %

Customer care and enrollment(8)

62,675

55,611

13 %

163,448

149,562

9 %

Technology and content(8)

14,907

16,562

(10)%

53,520

58,609

(9)%

General and administrative(8)

27,447

27,053

1 %

89,765

99,363

(10)%

Impairment, restructuring and other charges

66

-

*

9,475

-

*

Total operating costs and expenses

202,541

188,294

8 %

508,839

481,945

6 %

Income (loss) from operations

112,640

59,368

90 %

23,571

(29,074)

181 %

Interest expense

(2,642)

(2,852)

7 %

(11,159)

(10,974)

(2)%

Other income, net

475

1,953

(76)%

6,900

9,453

(27)%

Income (loss) before income taxes

110,473

58,469

89 %

19,312

(30,595)

163 %

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

12,991

6,279

9,255

(2,381)

Net income (loss)

97,482

52,190

87 %

10,057

(28,214)

136 %

Preferred stock dividends

(5,646)

(5,321)

(22,249)

(20,965)

Change in preferred stock redemption value

(6,149)

(5,178)

(22,768)

(17,336)

Net income (loss) attributable to common

$

85,687

$

41,691

106 %

$

(34,960)

$

(66,515)

47 %

stockholders

Net income (loss) per share attributable to

common stockholders(9):

Basic

$

2.57

$

1.31

120 %

$

(1.19)

$

(2.37)

50 %

Diluted

$

2.51

$

1.27

121 %

$

(1.19)

$

(2.37)

50 %

Weighted-average number of shares used in

per share:

Basic

29,706

28,469

4 %

29,335

28,016

5 %

Diluted

30,554

29,370

4 %

29,335

28,016

5 %

_____________________________

  1. Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

Marketing and advertising

$

621

$

603

$

2,413

$

2,201

Customer care and enrollment

358

58

1,845

2,287

Technology and content

733

1,114

3,331

4,498

General and administrative

3,044

3,697

12,292

14,227

Total stock-based compensation expense

$

4,756

$

5,472

(13)%

$

19,881

$

23,213

(14)%

Non-GAAP Results(1):

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

$

121,289

$

69,615

74 %

$

69,265

$

14,055

393 %

Adjusted EBITDA margin(1)

38 %

28 %

13 %

3 %

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  • Percentage calculated is not meaningful. Note: See accompanying footnotes on page 15.

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EHEALTH, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands, unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31,

December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Operating activities:

Net income (loss)

$

97,482

$

52,190

$

10,057

$

(28,214)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in

operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

502

632

1,983

2,540

Amortization of internally developed software

3,325

4,143

14,355

17,376

Stock-based compensation expense

4,756

5,472

19,881

23,213

Deferred income taxes

13,523

6,639

9,183

(2,672)

Impairment charges

66

-

7,479

-

Other non-cash items

472

696

429

701

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable

(10,943)

(3,471)

(12,814)

(1,361)

Contract assets - commissions receivable

(186,499)

(137,754)

(81,917)

(33,594)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

5,690

10,649

(4,206)

(1,948)

Accounts payable

18,138

306

16,173

487

Accrued compensation and benefits

17,680

14,008

3,087

20,110

Accrued marketing expenses

7,404

12,917

(3,728)

(3,430)

Deferred revenue

550

(45)

1,411

1,278

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

192

232

261

(1,178)

Net cash used in operating activities

(27,662)

(33,386)

(18,366)

(6,692)

Investing activities:

Capitalized internal-use software and website development costs

(2,692)

(1,665)

(10,762)

(8,693)

Purchases of property and equipment and other assets

(631)

(327)

(2,094)

(2,086)

Purchases of marketable securities

(11,105)

(5,912)

(96,985)

(54,514)

Proceeds from redemption and maturities of marketable securities

22,420

8,500

61,420

49,400

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

7,992

596

(48,421)

(15,893)

Financing activities:

Payment of debt issuance costs

(1,050)

-

(1,050)

-

Net proceeds from exercise of common stock options and

employee stock purchases

-

415

354

677

Repurchase of shares to satisfy employee tax withholding

obligations

(1,112)

(1,395)

(3,413)

(3,330)

Principal payments in connection with leases

-

(5)

(4)

(38)

Payments of preferred stock dividends

(2,821)

(2,660)

(5,561)

(3,533)

Net cash used in financing activities

(4,983)

(3,645)

(9,674)

(6,224)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and

restricted cash

(182)

39

(64)

(19)

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(24,835)

(36,396)

(76,525)

(28,828)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

67,122

155,208

118,812

147,640

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

$

42,287

$

118,812

$

42,287

$

118,812

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EHEALTH, INC.

SEGMENT INFORMATION (in thousands, unaudited)

We evaluate our business performance and manage our operations as two distinct reporting segments: Medicare and Employer and Individual ("E&I"). The Medicare segment consists primarily of commissions earned as the broker of record from our sale of Medicare-related health insurance plans, including Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, and to a lesser extent, ancillary products sold to our Medicare-eligible beneficiaries, including but not limited to, dental and vision insurance. Our commissions may include certain bonus payments, which are generally based on attaining predetermined target sales levels or other objectives, as determined by the health insurance carriers. The Medicare segment also consists of amounts earned in connection with our advertising program for marketing and other services as well as amounts earned from our non-broker of record fee-based arrangements and our performance of various post-enrollment services for members. The E&I segment consists primarily of commissions earned from our sale of individual and family plans ("IFP"), including both qualified and non-qualified, small business health insurance plans and ancillary products sold to our non-Medicare- eligible consumers, including but not limited to, dental, vision and short-term insurance. To a lesser extent, the E&I segment includes amounts earned from our online sponsorship program that allows carriers to purchase advertising space in specific markets on our website as well as our technology licensing activities.

We report segment information based on how our chief executive officer, who is our chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), regularly reviews our operating results, allocates resources and makes decisions regarding our business operation in the annual budget and forecasting process along with evaluation of actual performance. Our CODM considers budget-to-actual variances on a monthly basis for our segment performance measures when making decisions about allocating capital and personnel to our segments. These performance measures include total segment revenue and segment gross profit (loss). Prior to the fourth quarter of 2024, we reported our measure of segment profitability as segment profit (loss). Accordingly, prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation, in all material respects.

Segment gross profit (loss) is calculated as total revenue for the applicable segment less variable marketing and advertising expenses, segment customer care and enrollment expenses ("CC&E") and cost of revenue for the applicable segment. Variable marketing and advertising expenses represent costs incurred in member acquisition from our direct marketing and marketing partner channels and exclude fixed overhead costs, such as personnel related costs, consulting expenses and other operating costs allocated to the marketing and advertising department. Segment CC&E expenses include expenses we incur in assisting applicants during the enrollment process and exclude operating costs allocated to the CC&E department.

The results of our reportable segments are summarized for the periods presented below:

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31,

December 31,

2024

2023

% Change

2024

2023

% Change

Medicare:

Total revenue

$

305,781

$

233,680

31 %

$

500,638

$

406,467

23 %

Variable marketing and advertising

(86,091)

(78,277)

(10)%

(157,121)

(141,487)

(11)%

Medicare CC&E

(58,659)

(52,402)

(12)%

(150,613)

(137,910)

(9)%

Cost of revenue

(1,151)

(644)

(79)%

(1,396)

(1,312)

(6)%

Medicare segment gross profit

$

159,880

$

102,357

56 %

$

191,508

$

125,758

52 %

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31,

December 31,

2024

2023

% Change

2024

2023

% Change

Employer and Individual:

Total revenue

$

9,400

$

13,982

(33)%

$

31,772

$

46,404

(32)%

Variable marketing and advertising

(1,911)

(1,141)

(67)%

(4,321)

(3,304)

(31)%

E&I CC&E

(3,371)

(3,122)

(8)%

(10,103)

(9,214)

(10)%

Cost of revenue

(98)

(465)

79 %

(398)

(459)

13 %

E&I segment gross profit

$

4,020

$

9,254

(57)%

$

16,950

$

33,427

(49)%

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EHEALTH, INC.

SEGMENT INFORMATION (in thousands, unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31,

December 31,

2024

2023

% Change

2024

2023

% Change

Consolidated:

Total revenue

$

315,181

$

247,662

27 %

$

532,410

$

452,871

18 %

Variable marketing and advertising

(88,002)

(79,418)

(11)%

(161,442)

(144,791)

(12)%

Segment CC&E

(62,030)

(55,524)

(12)%

(160,716)

(147,124)

(9)%

Cost of revenue

(1,249)

(1,109)

(13)%

(1,794)

(1,771)

(1)%

Total segment gross profit

$

163,900

$

111,611

47 %

$

208,458

$

159,185

31 %

A reconciliation of our segment gross profit (loss) to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods presented is as follows:

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31,

December 31,

2024

2023

% Change

2024

2023

% Change

Total segment gross profit

$

163,900

$

111,611

47 %

$

208,458

$

159,185

31 %

Other marketing and advertising (1)

(8,195)

(8,541)

4 %

(29,395)

(27,849)

(6)%

Other CC&E (2)

(645)

(87)

*

(2,732)

(2,438)

(12)%

Technology and content

(14,907)

(16,562)

10 %

(53,520)

(58,609)

9 %

General and administrative

(27,447)

(27,053)

(1)%

(89,765)

(99,363)

10 %

Impairment, restructuring and other charges

(66)

-

*

(9,475)

-

*

Interest expense

(2,642)

(2,852)

7 %

(11,159)

(10,974)

(2)%

Other income, net

475

1,953

(76)%

6,900

9,453

(27)%

Income (loss) before income taxes

$

110,473

$

58,469

89 %

$

19,312

$

(30,595)

163 %

__________

  • Percentage calculated is not meaningful.
    1. Other marketing and advertising costs consist of fixed marketing and advertising, previously capitalized labor, depreciation and share- based compensation costs.
    2. Other CC&E costs consist of previously capitalized labor, depreciation and share-based compensation costs.

8

EHEALTH, INC.

COMMISSION REVENUE (in thousands, unaudited)

Our commission revenue results from approval of an application from health insurance carriers, which we define as our customers under Accounting Standards Codification 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606"). Our commission revenue is primarily comprised of commissions from health insurance carriers which is computed using the estimated constrained lifetime values of commission payments that we expect to receive. Our commissions may include certain bonus payments, which are generally based on our attaining predetermined target sales levels or other objectives, as determined by the health insurance carriers.

The following table presents commission revenue by product for the periods indicated:

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31,

%

December 31,

%

2024

2023

2024

2023

Change

Change

Medicare

Medicare Advantage

$

251,315

$

192,618

30 %

$

394,942

$

335,849

18 %

Medicare Supplement

7,799

6,039

29 %

19,634

13,825

42 %

Medicare Part D

6,535

6,494

1 %

12,773

11,180

14 %

Total Medicare

265,649

205,151

29 %

427,349

360,854

18 %

Individual and Family

Non-Qualified Health Plans

1,806

3,736

(52)%

3,640

10,640

(66)%

Qualified Health Plans

1,404

1,936

(27)%

4,762

6,020

(21)%

Total Individual and Family

3,210

5,672

(43)%

8,402

16,660

(50)%

Ancillary

3,508

3,251

8 %

10,787

10,754

- %

Small Business

3,098

5,112

(39)%

11,545

17,669

(35)%

Commission Bonus and Other

186

(690)

127 %

3,564

(2,013)

277 %

Total Commission Revenue

$

275,651

$

218,496

26 %

$

461,647

$

403,924

14 %

The following table presents a summary of commission revenue by segment for the periods indicated:

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31,

December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Medicare

Commission revenue from members approved during the period

$ 260,870

$ 194,295

$ 412,887

$ 326,087

Net commission revenue from members approved in prior periods(a)

5,905

10,798

18,678

33,544

Total Medicare segment commission revenue

266,775

205,093

431,565

359,631

Employer and Individual

Commission revenue from members approved during the period

4,673

5,954

16,463

19,789

Commission revenue from renewals of small business members during

2,540

2,674

9,562

9,973

the period

Net commission revenue from members approved in prior periods(a)

1,663

4,775

4,057

14,531

Total Employer and Individual segment commission revenue

8,876

13,403

30,082

44,293

Total commission revenue

$ 275,651

$ 218,496

$ 461,647

$ 403,924

_____________

  1. These amounts reflect our revised estimates of cash collections for certain members approved prior to the relevant reporting period that are recognized as adjustments to revenue within the relevant reporting period. The net commission revenue from members approved in prior periods, or net adjustment revenue, includes both increases in revenue for certain prior period cohorts as well as reductions in revenue for certain prior period cohorts. The total reductions to revenue from members approved in prior periods were $0.8 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $5.3 million and $4.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. These reductions to revenue primarily relate to the Medicare segment.

9

EHEALTH, INC.

SUMMARY OF SELECTED METRICS

(in thousands, except member and per member data, unaudited)

Selected Metrics - Fourth Quarter of 2024

Three Months Ended

December 31,

%

2024

2023

Change

Approved Members(2)(a)

Medicare

Medicare Advantage

222,631

159,595

39 %

Medicare Supplement

4,248

6,868

(38)%

Medicare Part D

21,561

20,104

7 %

Total Medicare

248,440

186,567

33 %

Individual and Family

7,131

9,207

(23)%

Ancillary

15,146

14,205

7 %

Small Business

1,646

2,406

(32)%

Total Approved Members

272,363

212,385

28 %

  1. The shift of some carrier arrangements from broker of record to fee-based BPO during 2024 impacted the growth in approved members as only arrangements where we are broker of record are reflected in approved members.

Constrained Lifetime Value of Commissions per Approved Member(3)

Medicare(b)

Medicare Advantage

$ 1,174

$

1,151

2

%

Medicare Supplement

1,270

931

36

%

Medicare Part D

155

220

(30)%

Individual and Family

Non-Qualified Health Plans

396

400

(1)%

Qualified Health Plans

399

378

6

%

Ancillary

Short-term

108

172

(37)%

Dental

140

117

20 %

Vision

86

83

4

%

Small Business

236

231

2 %

  1. Constraint for Medicare Advantage was 5.5% and 7% for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Constraints for all other Medicare products remained the same for the periods presented.

Expense Metrics per Approved Member(4)

Medicare Plans

Customer care and enrollment cost per Medicare Advantage ("MA")-equivalent

$

220

$

307

(28)%

approved member(8)

Variable marketing cost per MA-equivalent approved member

371

456

(19)%

Total acquisition cost per MA-equivalent approved member

$

591

$

763

(23)%

Individual and Family Plans ("IFP")

Customer care and enrollment cost per IFP-equivalent approved member(8)

$

288

$

183

57 %

Variable marketing cost per IFP-equivalent approved member

191

84

127 %

Total acquisition cost per IFP-equivalent approved member

$

479

$

267

79 %

__________

Note: See accompanying footnotes on page 15.

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