Ms. Herrera
Beutler joins distinguished committee members to advise the
company on health policy issues at the state and federal
levels
AUSTIN,
Texas, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- eHealth,
Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) (eHealth.com), a leading private online health
insurance marketplace, today announced that Jaime Herrera Beutler has joined its Public
Policy Advisory Committee, a panel of distinguished experts that
informs the company, the public, and policymakers on improving
health care practices in both the public and private sectors.
Ms. Herrera Beutler served as
Member of the US House of Representatives for Washington's Third District from 2011 to 2023.
During her tenure, Herrera Beutler
championed the cause of children's health care and served on the
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-HHS. She was a member of
the Congressional Hispanic Conference and the Republican Main
Street Partnership. Ms. Herrera
Beutler also served in the Washington House of Representatives from 2007
to 2011.
"I know I speak for everyone at eHealth and for our other Public
Policy Advisory Committee members when I say we're very pleased to
welcome Ms. Herrera Beutler to the
team," said eHealth CEO Fran
Soistman. "The committee continues to provide us with
valuable support and insight, and Ms. Herrera Beutler brings significant government
experience to the table. Her tenure in Congress marked her as an
especially principled and insightful champion for sensible health
care policy."
"eHealth is doing important work for Medicare beneficiaries as
well as individuals and small to mid-sized business groups in need
of coverage, and I'm glad to lend my voice to its Public Policy
Advisory Committee," said Ms. Herrera
Beutler. "Serving the real-world needs of health insurance
consumers, eHealth is especially well positioned to discern the
impact – and often the unintended consequences – of government
health care policies. I look forward to supporting the work of the
committee."
Other current members of eHealth's Public Policy Advisory
Committee include Steve Beshear,
former Governor of Kentucky;
Jerome Adams, MD, former Surgeon
General of the United States;
Bobby Jindal, former Governor of
Louisiana; Susan Kennedy, who served as Chief of Staff to
former California Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger; Al Redmer Jr. former Maryland Insurance
Commissioner; and Woodrow "Woody" Myers, MD, former Health
Commissioner of New York City and
of the state of Indiana.
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