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FY2018 Annual Report · eHealth
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Exceeding Expectations
We set ambitious goals for 2018 
and hit them out of the park.

ANNUAL REPORT 2018

We are a leading private health insurance exchange.

STRONG REVENUE GROWTH

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PIVOT TO MEDICARE

INCREASED PROFITABILITY

Revenue Mix

  Medicare % of total revenue

Adjusted EBITDA*
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63%

75%

84%

$34

$14

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  Non Medicare Revenue

eHealth,  Inc.  (NASDAQ:  EHTH)  operates  eHealth.com,  a  leading  private  health  insurance  exchange  where 
individuals, families and small businesses can compare health insurance products from leading insurers side 
by side and purchase and enroll in coverage online. eHealth offers thousands of individual, family and small 
business  health  plans  underwritten  by  many  of  the  nation’s  leading  health  insurance  companies.  eHealth 
(through  its  subsidiaries)  is  licensed  to  sell  health  insurance  in  all  50  states  and  the  District  of  Columbia. 
eHealth also offers educational resources and powerful online and pharmacy-based tools to help Medicare 
beneficiaries navigate Medicare health insurance options, choose the right plan and enroll in select plans online 
through PlanPrescriber.com (www.planprescriber.com), eHealthMedicare.com (www.eHealthMedicare.com), 
Medicare.com (www.Medicare.com) and GoMedigap.com (www.GoMedigap.com).

Dear Fellow Stockholders:

2018 was a defining year for eHealth in 
validating our vision and growth strategy  
for the Medicare market. In 2018 we  
delivered the strongest Medicare Annual 
Enrollment Period in the company’s history, 
achieved a number of important executional 
milestones and reported financial results 
that significantly exceeded expectations.  
I am proud of these accomplishments. 

SCOTT  N.  FLANDERS
Chief Executive Officer  
and Board Member

Our 2018 revenue of $251.4 million grew 32% year-over-year, 2018 Adjusted EBITDA 
of $33.7 million grew 610% year-over-year and 2018 net income was $0.2 million*. 

Our 2018 performance capped over two years of work to position eHealth for strong 
and sustainable growth in the Medicare market on a foundation that provides for 
scalability and margin expansion. During this time period, we made significant 
changes across the company’s operations, including an overhaul of our marketing 
organization and enhanced scale and effectiveness of our sales organization. The 
2018 Medicare Annual Enrollment Period – a high-volume enrollment season which 
usually takes place in the fourth quarter – was an important test of our vision and 
strength of execution.  

Our new Medicare enrollments as measured by the number of submitted applications 
grew 39% for the full year and 64% in the fourth quarter of 2018. Importantly, we were 
able to achieve this strong enrollment growth while also expanding our operating 
margins, resulting in 175% growth in our Medicare segment profit for the full year 
2018 compared to a year ago – a significant upside to our expectations.

Despite these accomplishments, I believe that we are still in the very early stages 
of capturing a significant expansion opportunity in the Medicare market. Our overall 
addressable market is growing driven by favorable demographic trends and an 
increasing popularity of private Medicare plans. Most importantly, we see eHealth 

*  2018 GAAP Net Income includes a non-cash charge of $12.3 million related to an increase in fair value of the earnout liability assumed 

in connection with eHealth’s acquisition of GoMedigap. The increase was driven primarily by eHealth’s share price appreciation since the 
transaction closed in January of 2018. The share price appreciation has increased the value of the equity-based portion of the earnout 
consideration owed to the former holders of GoMedigap equity interests. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by adding stock-based compensation, 
depreciation and amortization expense, acquisition costs related to our recently completed acquisition of GoMedigap, restructuring charge, 
amortization of intangible assets, change in fair value of earnout liability, other income (expense), net and provision (benefit) of income taxes 
to GAAP income. A reconciliation between Adjusted EBITDA and GAAP net income is included in Appendix A to our 2019 proxy statement. 

eHealth ANNUAL REPORT 2018       1

as uniquely positioned to take advantage of 
an ongoing shift towards the Internet as a 
preferred channel for seniors to research and 
enroll into Medicare plans. This represents an 
attractive opportunity for us given our strong 
technology capabilities and limited direct online 
competition. eHealth currently represents just 
1% of total Medicare enrollments based on the 
number of our estimated Medicare members 
as of the end of 2018 – a share that we plan 
to expand as we execute on our growth plan. 
Building on the momentum of our successful 
execution in 2018 and to help us pursue the 
tremendous opportunity we see in the Medicare 
market, we raised over $126 million in an equity 
offering in January 2019. We plan to deploy this 
capital primarily to help finance our organic 
growth plans in the Medicare market. As of 
March 31, 2019 we had $135 million in cash  
and no debt on our balance sheet. 

2018 Execution Update

Medicare Segment: 
Our Medicare business performed strongly 
in 2018 with broad-based enrollment growth 
across all product categories and multiple 
customer acquisition channels. Medicare 
Advantage applications grew 27%, Medicare 
Supplement applications by 88% and 
Prescription Drug Plan applications by 52% 
compared to 2017. Medicare revenue grew 48% 
year-over-year, driven by strong enrollments as 
well as an increase in non-commission revenue. 
Our Medicare segment represented 84% of our 
total 2018 revenue, reflecting our successful 
pivot towards this important market.

2018 Milestones
39%

growth in submitted 
Medicare applications

123%

growth in Medicare 
Advantage & Medicare 
Supplement applications 
submitted online

26%

growth in estimated 
Medicare members

TARGET

2       eHealth ANNUAL REPORT 2018

We make it simple 
for seniors to access, 
compare and enroll 
into Medicare plans.

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Driving online enrollment is a critical element of our Medicare growth strategy.  
In 2018 16% of our Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement plan applications 
were submitted online – a 64% increase compared to 2017. During the fourth 
quarter, when the Annual Enrollment Period takes place, online applications 
reached 22% of our Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement applications. 
Our back office integrations with leading Medicare carriers and ability to offer 
consumers a start to finish online enrollment experience provides for meaningful 
competitive differentiation. Driving more enrollments online also allows us 
to significantly reduce our total acquisition costs per member. Finally, online 
enrollment makes our business model much more scalable, allowing us to grow 
enrollments without a linear increase in agent headcount. 

Over the past 12 months, we also made significant progress in developing our direct-
to-consumer marketing capabilities, bringing the majority of our customer acquisition 
programs in-house and reducing reliance on agencies, lead aggregators and other 
third party sources. The percentage of our submitted applications for Medicare 
Advantage and Medicare Supplement plans generated from direct channels, such as 
direct response television, paid search, organic search and direct mail has increased 
from 32% in the fourth quarter of 2016 to 71% in the fourth quarter of 2018. 

eHealth ANNUAL REPORT 2018       3

Finally, the flexible call center model that we deployed at scale for the first time 
during the 2018 Annual Enrollment Period performed well. The Medicare market 
is highly seasonal with a large share of annual enrollments condensed into the 
eight weeks of the Annual Enrollment Period and further characterized by uneven 
demand levels with large spikes occurring periodically. Our flexible call center 
model combined with a higher degree of coordination between our marketing and 
customer care organizations increased our effectiveness in fulfilling peak demand, 
enhanced customer experience by reducing wait times and was an important 
contributor to our strong enrollment growth. 

Individual, Family and Small Business Segment: 
While Medicare is at the center of our growth strategy, we see a benefit in 
maintaining a diversified portfolio of products. In addition to group plans targeting 
the small business market and major medical individual and family plans, we offer 
a variety of ancillary products, including dental, vision, accident insurance and 
short-term plans. A more diverse product portfolio allows us to provide a broader 
range of coverage to our customers, leverage our technology platform and brand 
and have access to new areas of growth and expansion in the continuously evolving 
competitive and regulatory environment.

2018 revenue in our Individual, Family and Small Business segment was down 
15% compared to 2017, representing a continuing decline in new individual and 
family plan enrollments and related sales of ancillary products offset by growth in 
our Small Business and non-commission revenue. The segment continued to be 
profitable for the full year 2018.  

We see eHealth as 
uniquely positioned  
to take advantage 
of an ongoing shift 
towards the Internet 
as a preferred 
channel for seniors  
to research and enroll 
into Medicare plans.

4       eHealth ANNUAL REPORT 2018

We believe the small group market and, especially the micro-group segment of 
businesses with under 20 employees, is vastly underserved by traditional brokers. 
The enrollment process industry wide is paper-based and labor intensive, and 
there is a significant opportunity to leverage eHealth’s technology and carrier 
integrations to disrupt this market. In 2018 we grew the number of approved small 
business members 28% and delivered another significant improvement in demand 
conversion rates. We also successfully pursued additional carrier integrations 
and ended 2018 with four major carriers supported through our online application 
process – a capability that provides us with meaningful competitive differentiation. 

eHealth’s individual and family plan comparison platform was originally launched 
in the Individual market, revolutionizing the way consumers shopped for health 
insurance. Despite the negative impact of the Affordable Care Act implementation 
in recent years and related decline in our individual and family plan enrollments, 
this business remains profitable with multiple operating levers at our disposal 
to maintain profitability even if enrollment declines persist in the near term. We 
maintain our individual and family plan business as an option on a potential rebound 
in the individual market whether as a result of constructive regulatory changes or 
changes to the Affordable Care Act itself.

eHealth ANNUAL REPORT 2018       5

Conclusion
At eHealth we are excited about the year ahead. We have had a strong start to 2019 
in terms of Medicare enrollment growth and expect to maintain this momentum 
throughout the year. Our growth expectations in Medicare are broad-based, driven 
by a combination of our marketing efforts across multiple customer acquisition 
channels and enhanced scalability by completing more enrollments online. 

Despite our strong 2018 performance, we believe that multiple opportunities remain 
to scale our Medicare business and grow our share of this important market. We 
now have the right executive team in place to execute on our growth strategy and, 
with a successful completion of an equity offering in January 2019, also have access 
to significant financial resources to power our growth plans. 

Finally, I want to thank all of our employees for their contribution to our strong 
financial and operating results in 2018 and our stockholders for their continuing 
support. We are committed to delivering another year of strong execution in 2019.

SCOTT  N.  FLANDERS
Chief Executive Officer and Board Member

Forward Looking Statements: 
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6       eHealth ANNUAL REPORT 2018

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

È ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the year ended December 31, 2018
OR
‘ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from

to

001-33071
(Commission File Number)

EHEALTH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

56-2357876
(I.R.S Employer
Identification No)

2625 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SECOND FLOOR
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, 95054
(Address of principal executive offices)
(650) 584-2700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
(NASDAQ Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities

Act. YES È NO ‘

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the

Act. YES ‘ NO È

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and
(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES È NO ‘

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive

Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES È NO ‘

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be

contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this
Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. È

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller
reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer ‘ Accelerated filer È Non-accelerated filer ‘ Smaller reporting company ‘ Emerging growth Company ‘
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES ‘ NO È
Based on the closing price of the registrant’s common stock on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second

fiscal quarter, which was June 30, 2018, the aggregate market value of its shares (based on a closing price of $22.10 per share) held by
non-affiliates was $185,966,815. Shares of the registrant’s common stock held by each executive officer and director and by each entity or
person that owned five percent or more of the registrant’s outstanding common stock were excluded in that such persons may be deemed to
be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding as of February 28, 2019

was 22,545,779 shares.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is expected to be filed
within 120 days after the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report
on Form 10-K to the extent stated herein.

EHEALTH, INC. FORM 10-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I
Item 1.
Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 1A. Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 2.
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases

of Equity Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 6.
Selected Consolidated Financial Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations . . .
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 8.
Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure . . .
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 9B. Other Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 11. Executive Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Principal Accountant Fees and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 14.
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Form 10-K Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 16.
Signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exhibit Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS

In addition to historical information, this Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements

within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. These statements include, among other things, statements regarding our expectations relating to
submitted and approved health insurance applications, membership and lifetime value of commissions; our
expectations relating to revenue, sources of revenue, cost of revenue, the collectability of our accounts receivable
and commissions receivable, operating expenses and profitability; our expectations regarding our strategy and
investments, including our acquisition of GoMedigap, and impact to our operating results; growth opportunities
in our business; our expectations regarding the impact of future and existing healthcare laws and regulations on
our business; our ability to enroll and plans relating to the enrollment of individuals and families into qualified
health plans through government health insurance exchanges; our belief that the Internet will be a frequently
utilized channel for researching and enrolling in health insurance plans; the anticipated trends and market
opportunity for Medicare and health insurance plans; our execution during the Medicare annual enrollment
period; the scalability of our Medicare business; our expectations regarding commission rates, payment rates,
conversion rates, membership retention rates and membership acquisition costs; our estimates regarding the
constrained lifetime value of commissions per approved member; our expectations regarding the supply and
demand of individual and family health insurance, including short-term health insurance; our expectations
relating to the seasonality of our business; our expectations relating to marketing and advertising expense and
expected contributions from our marketing partner channel; the timing of our receipt of commission and other
payments; our critical accounting policies and related estimates; our estimates relating to fair value of earnout
liability; our belief that cash generated from operations and our current cash and cash equivalents will be
sufficient to fund operations for the next twelve months; our use of proceeds from our equity offering; future
capital requirements; expected competition from government-run health insurance exchanges and other sources;
political, legislative, regulatory and legal challenges; the merits or potential impact of any lawsuits filed against
us; as well as other statements regarding our future operations, financial condition, prospects and business
strategies. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our
actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could
cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those risks associated with the impact of
healthcare reform; our ability to retain existing members and enroll a large number of new members during the
annual healthcare open enrollment period and Medicare annual enrollment period; the impact of annual
enrollment period for the purchase of individual and family health insurance and its timing on our recognition of
revenue; changes in laws and regulations, including in connection with healthcare reform and/or with respect to
the marketing and sale of Medicare plans; the success of our sale of short-term health insurance; our ability to
comply with CMS guidance and impact on conversion rates as a result of the federal exchange changes to
enrollment; competition, including competition from government-run health insurance exchanges; seasonality of
our business and the fluctuation of our operating results; our ability to retain existing members and limit member
turnover; changes in consumer behaviors and their selection of individual and family health insurance products,
including the selection of products for which we receive lower commissions; product offerings among carriers
and the resulting impact on our commission revenue; carriers exiting the market of selling individual and family
health insurance and the resulting impact on our supply and commission revenue; our ability to execute on our
growth strategy in the Medicare and small business health insurance markets; exposure to security risks and our
ability to safeguard the security and privacy of confidential data; the impact of increased health insurance costs
on demand; our ability to timely receive and accurately predict the amount of commission payments from health
insurance carriers; medical loss ratio requirements; changes in member conversion rates; our ability to
accurately estimate membership and lifetime value of commissions; our relationships with health insurance
carriers; customer concentration and consolidation of the health insurance industry; our success in marketing
and selling health insurance plans and our unit cost of acquisition; our ability to hire, train and retain licensed
health insurance agents and other employees; the need for health insurance carrier and regulatory approvals in
connection with the marketing of Medicare-related insurance products; costs of acquiring new members;
scalability of the Medicare business; lack of membership growth and retention rates; consumer satisfaction of
our service; our ability to attract and to convert online visitors into paying members; changes in products

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offered on our ecommerce platform; 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 maintain and enhance our brand identity; our ability to derive desired
benefits from investments in our business, including membership growth initiatives; dependence on acceptance of
the Internet as a marketplace for the purchase and sale of health insurance; reliance on marketing partners; the
impact of our direct-to-consumer email, telephone and television marketing efforts; timing of receipt and
accuracy of commission reports; payment practices of health insurance carriers; our ability to successfully make
and integrate acquisitions; dependence on our operations in China; the restrictions in our debt obligations;
compliance with insurance and other laws and regulations; and the performance, reliability and availability of
our ecommerce platform and underlying network infrastructure. Other risks include the risks discussed under the
heading “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item A of this report and those discussed in our other Securities and Exchange
Commission filings. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated
financial statements and related notes contained therein that appear elsewhere in this report. We undertake no
obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements. Given
these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

General

We are a leading health insurance marketplace with a technology and service platform that provides
consumer engagement, education and enrollment solutions. Our platform integrates proprietary and third-party
developed educational content regarding health insurance plans with decision support tools to aid consumers in
what has traditionally been a confusing and opaque purchasing process and to help them obtain the health
insurance product that meets their individual health and economic needs. Our omni-channel consumer
engagement platform enables consumers to use our services online, through interactive chat, or by telephone with
a licensed insurance agent. We have created a marketplace that offers consumers a broad choice of insurance
products that includes thousands of Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, Medicare Part D prescription
drug plans, individual and family health insurance, small business insurance and other ancillary health insurance
products from over 170 health insurance carriers. We strive to be a trusted partner to the consumer and are
licensed to sell health insurance products in all fifty states and the District of Columbia.

Over the last three years, we have increasingly shifted our focus towards Medicare products and

deemphasized individual and family health insurance products. This shift has enabled us to capitalize on (1) the
strong demographic trends, with 10,000 people on average turning 65 every day over the next 11 years, driving a
large and growing segment of the population eligible for Medicare across the United States, (2) the increasing
proportion of the Medicare eligible population that is choosing commercial insurance solutions, and (3) the
growing consumer demand for online tools to compare and enroll in Medicare insurance plans. Our shift towards
Medicare has enabled us to mitigate the impact of the Affordable Care Act on our business, which established
competing government exchanges that offer certain non-Medicare, Affordable Care Act-compliant individual and
family health insurance plans.

We operate our business in two segments: (1) Medicare, and (2) Individual, Family and Small Business. Our

Medicare segment represents the majority of our business and constituted approximately 84% of our revenue in
2018. We derive the majority of our revenues from commission payments paid to us by health insurance carriers
related to insurance plans that have been purchased by members who used our services. Our platform and
services are free to the consumer, and we are not responsible for the payment of consumer health insurance
claims.

On January 22, 2018, we completed our acquisition of Wealth, Health and Life Advisors, LLC, more
commonly known as GoMedigap, a technology-enabled provider of Medicare Supplement enrollment services.
GoMedigap has built a leading consumer acquisition and engagement platform focused on meeting the Medicare
Supplement insurance needs of its individual customers with a technology-enabled, consumer-centric approach
that aligns with our mission and operations. This strategic acquisition significantly enhanced our growing

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presence in the Medicare Supplement market, put us in a stronger position with carriers and strategic partners and
has helped us to us to accelerate our projected Medicare plan enrollment growth.

On January 23, 2019, we entered into an underwriting agreement with RBC Capital Markets, LLC and

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as representatives of the several underwriters to issue and sell 2,400,000
shares of the our common stock par value $0.001 per share in a public offering, and also granted the underwriters
a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 360,000 shares of common stock, which they exercised, for a
total of 2,760,000 shares of common stock. The offering closed on January 28, 2019, at a price of $48.50 per
share, for total net proceeds of $126.2 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and
estimated offering expenses. We intend to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes,
including working capital.

We were incorporated in Delaware in November 1997. We make our annual reports on Form 10-K,

quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports, available free of
charge on the Investor Relations page of our web site (www.ehealth.com) as soon as reasonably practicable after
we file these reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information that can be accessed on or
through our websites is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Further, a copy of this Annual Report on
Form 10-K is located at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549.
Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room can be obtained by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and
other information regarding our filings at http://www.sec.gov.

Our Business Model

Our business is comprised of two operating segments:

• Medicare and

• Individual, Family and Small Business

These segments reflect the way our management evaluates our business performance and manages our

operations.

Medicare

Through a combination of demand generation strategies, we actively market, a large selection of Medicare-

related health insurance plans, and to a lesser extent, ancillary products such as dental and vision insurance, to
our Medicare-eligible customers. Our Medicare ecommerce platforms (www.eHealthMedicare.com,
www.Medicare.com, www.PlanPrescriber.com and www.GoMedigap.com) and telephonic enrollment capabilities
enable consumers to research, compare and purchase Medicare-related health insurance plans, including
Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. To the extent that we
assist in the sale of Medicare-related insurance plans as a health insurance agent, either online or telephonically,
we generate revenue as a result of commissions we receive from health insurance carriers. In the first effective
plan year of a Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, after the health insurance carrier
approves the application, we are paid a fixed commission that is prorated for the number of months remaining in
the calendar year. Additionally, if the plan is the first Medicare Advantage or Medicare Part D prescription drug
plan issued to the member, we may receive a higher commission rate that covers a full twelve-month period,
regardless of the month the plan was effective. Beginning with and subsequent to the second plan year, we
typically receive fixed, monthly commissions for Medicare Advantage plans and fixed, annual commissions for
Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. We are paid commissions for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D
prescription drug plans for which we are the broker of record, typically until either the plan is cancelled or we
otherwise do not remain the agent on the plan. Commission payments we receive for Medicare Supplement plans
sold by us typically are a percentage of the premium on the plan and are paid to us until either the plan is

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cancelled or we otherwise do not remain the agent on the plan. Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D
prescription drug plan pricing is approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, an
agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and is not subject to negotiation or
discounting by health insurance carriers or our competitors. Similarly, Medicare Supplement plan pricing is set
by the health insurance carrier and approved by state regulators and is not subject to negotiation or discounting
by health insurance carriers or our competitors.

Individual, Family and Small Business

We actively market individual and family health insurance and small business health insurance plans
through our ecommerce platforms (www.eHealth.com and www.eHealthInsurance.com), and generate revenue as
a result of commissions we receive from health insurance carriers whose health insurance plans are purchased
through us, as well as commission override payments we receive for achieving sales volume thresholds or other
objectives. In addition, we market a variety of ancillary products, including but not limited to, short-term limited
duration, dental, vision, and life insurance plans. These ancillary products are offered to our individual and
family and small business customers and are also sold on a standalone basis. The commission payments we
receive for individual and family, small business and ancillary health insurance plans are either a percentage of
the premium our customers pay for those plans or a flat amount per member per month, and vary depending on
the carrier that is offering the plan, the state where the plan was sold and the size of the small
business. Commission payments are typically made to us on a monthly basis until either the policy is cancelled or
we otherwise do not remain the agent on the policy. Health insurance pricing, which is set by the health insurance
carrier and approved by state regulators, is not subject to negotiation or discounting by health insurance carriers
or our competitors.

Non-Commission Revenue Sources

Within our two operating segments, we earn commission revenue, as well as non-commission revenue, or

other revenue, which includes online sponsorship and advertising, technology licensing and lead referral
revenues.

Online Sponsorship and Advertising. We generate revenue from our sponsorship and advertising

program that allows carriers to purchase advertising space for non-Medicare products on our website and
Medicare plan related advertising on a separate website that we develop, host and maintain. In return, we
typically are paid either a flat fee, a monthly fee, or a performance-based fee based on metrics such as submitted
health insurance applications.

Technology Licensing. We generate revenue from licensing the use of our health insurance ecommerce
technology. Our technology platform enables health insurance carriers to market and distribute health insurance
plans online. Health insurance carriers that license our technology typically pay us implementation fees and
performance-based fees that are based on metrics such as submitted health insurance applications.

Lead Referrals. We generate revenue from the sale of Medicare-related and individual and family

health insurance leads generated by our ecommerce platforms and our marketing activities.

Additional financial information about our company is included in Part II, Item 7, Management Discussion

and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Item 8, Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Industry Background

The purchase and sale of health insurance has historically been a complex, time-consuming and paper-
intensive process. This complexity can make it difficult to make informed health insurance decisions. In addition,

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the human error that arises from traditional paper-intensive distribution has historically resulted in a high number
of incomplete and inaccurate applications being submitted to health insurance carriers. Incomplete and inaccurate
paper applications often result in back-and-forth communications, delay and additional cost. The Internet’s
convenient, information-rich and interactive nature offers the opportunity to provide consumers with more
organized information, a broader choice of plans and a more efficient process than have typically been available
from traditional health insurance distribution channels. We believe that over time the Internet will become an
increasingly important channel for researching and enrolling into health insurance coverage, similar to other
consumer-focused industries such as travel, financial services and shopping.

Medicare is a federal program that provides persons sixty-five years of age and over, and some persons
under the age of sixty-five who meet certain conditions, with hospital and medical insurance benefits. Medicare
beneficiaries choose between Medicare Fee-For-Service and Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare
Fee-For-Service is a government plan where the consumer is responsible for select health care related payments
with no limit on out-of-pocket expenses. To increase coverage, Medicare Fee-For-Service beneficiaries can
purchase commercially offered Medicare Supplement plans. Medicare Advantage is an alternative to Medicare
Fee-For-Service. CMS contracts with private health insurance carriers under Medicare Advantage and Medicare
Part D prescription drug plans. Under these programs, the government pays insurers a fixed amount of money
each year per enrollee to cover health care expenses rather than making payments directly to providers under
Medicare Fee-For-Service. Medicare Advantage plans are required to cover the same services as Medicare
Fee-For-Service and usually cover a variety of other health care services and include a cap on out-of-pocket
spending for the consumer.

Individual and family products are typically purchased by consumers under 65 years of age that do not have
coverage through their employer. Small business group health insurance addresses the health insurance needs of
businesses with 100 or fewer employees, although we have chosen to focus on employer groups of 20 or fewer
employees. Individual, family and small business health insurance has historically been sold by independent
insurance agents and, to a lesser degree, directly by insurance companies. Many of these agents are self-
employed or part of small agencies, and they typically service only their local communities. In addition, many of
these agents sell health insurance from a limited number of insurance carriers (in some cases only one), resulting
in a reduced selection of plans for the consumer.

Health Care Reform

In March 2010, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related amendments in the
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act were signed into law. The Affordable Care Act has primarily
impacted our business of selling individual, family, and small business insurance plans. These health care reform
laws contain provisions that have changed and will continue to change the health insurance industry in
substantial ways. Among several other provisions, these laws and the regulations implementing them include a
mandate requiring individuals to maintain health insurance or face tax penalties, which has been repealed
effective in 2019; a mandate that certain employers offer and contribute to their employees group health
insurance coverage or face tax penalties if they do not do so; prohibitions against insurance companies using
pre-existing health conditions as a reason to deny an application for health insurance; requirements for minimum
individual and small business health insurance benefit levels, including prohibitions on lifetime coverage limits
and limitations on annual coverage limits; medical loss ratio requirements that require each health insurance
carrier to spend a certain percentage of their premium revenue on reimbursement for clinical services and
activities that improve health care quality; establishment of state and/or federal health insurance exchanges to
facilitate access to, and the purchase of, health insurance; Medicaid expansion so that a greater number of
individuals will be insured under Medicaid programs; and subsidies and cost-sharing credits to make health
insurance more affordable for those below certain income levels.

Health care reform established annual open enrollment periods for the purchase of individual and family

health insurance. Individuals and families generally are not able to purchase individual and family health

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insurance outside of the annual enrollment periods, unless they qualify for a special enrollment period as a result
of certain qualifying events, such as losing employer-sponsored health insurance or moving to another state.
Moreover, in order to be eligible for a subsidy, qualified individuals must purchase subsidy-qualifying health
plans, known as qualified health plans, through a government-run health insurance exchange during the open
enrollment period or a special enrollment period. While they are not required to do so, government-run
exchanges are permitted to allow agents and brokers to enroll individuals and families into qualified health plans
through them. The Federally Facilitated Marketplace, or FFM, run by CMS operated some part of the health
insurance exchange in 36 states during the last health care open enrollment period. Our enrollment of individuals
and families into qualified health plans to date has generally occurred through the FFM.

Health care reform has adversely impacted our individual and family health insurance plan business and

resulted in our shifting our primary focus to the sale of Medicare related health insurance.

Our Growth Strategy

We believe our consumer engagement platform and approach to bringing value to consumers is unique in
the health insurance market and creates significant opportunities for growth in our core Medicare business and in
other areas of the health insurance market. We intend to pursue the following strategies to further advance our
business.

Increase Medicare Membership and Commissions

We intend to enroll additional Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, and Medicare Part D

prescription drug plan members for our commercial carrier partners. In addition to capitalizing on the existing
market opportunity, there is a significant unmet need represented by consumers that have insufficient coverage
and a suboptimal plan. We believe that our platform of proprietary content, decision support tools and enrollment
solutions and go-to-market strategies in direct-to-consumer and partner channels, can allow us to reach a large
proportion of this underserved market and grow our membership and revenues more rapidly than the overall
Medicare market.

Expand Consumer Relationship and Increase Member Retention

We continually invest in our consumer engagement platform to add products and services that enhance user
experience and build lasting relationships with our members. We believe adding products and services improves
consumer engagement and increases our revenue opportunity. We also believe that increased consumer
engagement will increase customer retention, our revenue and our cash flow.

Increase Online Enrollment to Improve Margins and Enhance Operating Leverage

We view our consumer engagement platform as unique in the Medicare market and as attractive to the
growing number of Medicare beneficiaries who prefer to research, compare and purchase health insurance
online. The percentage of members who submit applications for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement
products online through our platform has substantially increased from 10% in 2017 to 16% in 2018. Applications
submitted online include applications submitted with no assistance or some assistance from call center agents
prior to the final application submission. We are able to scale growth more rapidly and at an incrementally lower
cost basis though our online platform, which significantly reduces our reliance on and financial and managerial
resources associated with our contact center operations. We have successfully reduced our variable marketing
cost per approved Medicare member year-over-year by 12% and 9% for the years ended December 31, 2018 and
2017, respectively.

Expand Our Strategic Relationships

The value of our consumer engagement and enrollment solution platform allows us to work closely with

strategic partners in the health care market to leverage their relationships with consumers. In 2018, we had

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strategic relationships with major retail pharmacies in the United States, with leading hospital systems in the
United States and with select financial and affinity marketing organizations to expand the availability of our
platform to more consumers. Through greater data integration, co-branding and further investments to improve
the customer experience with our platform, we believe that we can create significant value for each of our
partners and further expand each of our partner relationships.

Selectively Grow our Consumer Engagement Platform Outside of the Medicare Market

Our current focus is to operate our individual and family plan business profitably and grow the small
business portion of our business. We believe that our engagement, education and enrollment platform provides
high-value solutions for consumers in these markets. To capitalize on our small business opportunity, we
established a dedicated small business unit in 2016.

Acquire Capabilities that Leverage our Consumer Engagement Platform

We intend to pursue strategic relationships or acquisitions that expand our platform, provide additional
capabilities or enable us to access adjacent markets within the broader health insurance and related customer
facing segments of the healthcare industry. We acquired GoMedigap in January 2018 to help us expand our
presence and engagement capabilities in the Medicare Supplement market.

Our Platforms and Technology

Our ecommerce platforms and consumer engagement solutions are built to provide market leading
information, decision support and transactional services to health insurance customers across the country. Our
ecommerce platforms organize and present voluminous and complex health insurance information in an objective
format that empowers individuals, families and small businesses to research, analyze, compare and purchase a
wide variety of health insurance plans.

Elements of our platforms include:

Plan Comparisons and Recommendations. We offer online comparison and recommendation tools that
process and simplify voluminous health insurance information according to each customer’s specific insurance
need. Our ecommerce platform enables consumers to compare and personalize health insurance options based on
plan characteristics such as price, plan type, coverage limits, deductible amount, co-payment amount, in-network
and out-of-network benefits. After entering relevant information on our website, our platforms allow consumers
to instantly receive a list of applicable health insurance plans and rate and benefit information in an
easy-to-understand format.

Online Application and Enrollment Forms. Health insurance applications vary widely by carrier and
state. Our proprietary Application Tool allows us to capture each insurance application’s unique business rules
and build a corresponding online application in a XML format. Our online application process offers our
consumers significant improvements over the traditional, paper-intensive application process. It employs
dynamic business logic to help individuals and families complete the application and enrollment forms correctly
in real-time. This reduces delay resulting from application rework, a significant problem with traditional health
insurance distribution, where incomplete applications are mailed back and forth between the consumer, the
traditional agent and the carrier. We further simplify the enrollment process by accepting electronic signature and
electronic payment from our consumers.

Customer and Carrier Data Interchange. Our digital data interface technology integrates our online
application process with health insurance carriers’ technology systems, enabling us to electronically deliver our
consumers’ applications to health insurance carriers. This expedites the loading of insurance product inventory in
to our various shopping experiences and accelerates the application process by eliminating manual delivery. We

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also receive alerts and data from carriers, such as notification of approval or a request from a carrier for a
consumer’s medical records for underwriting purposes, which we then relay electronically to the consumer.
These features of our service help prevent applications from becoming delayed or rejected through inactivity of
the consumer or the carrier.

Call Center Technology Systems. Our proprietary agent-assist management systems enable us to provide a

full range of customer service tasks in an efficient and personalized manner while complying with Medicare and
health insurance regulatory requirements. Call center agents have script-on-screen tools that align to health
insurance needs and leverage a common back office platform that powers our direct-to-consumer shopping
experience. These systems also have customer relationship management tools that can track each consumer
throughout the application process, obtain real-time updates from the carrier, generate automated emails specific
to each consumer and access a cross-sell engine and dashboard to identify and track cross-sell opportunities. Our
auto-email system is feature-rich with HTML capability, customizable merge tags, granular segmentation and
tracking capability.

Customer Data Platform. We have developed proprietary recommendation algorithms that are carrier
agnostic and are designed based on the several million customer assistance encounters we have facilitated.

Carrier Relationships

We have developed strategic relationships with leading health insurance carriers in the United States,
enabling us to offer thousands of health insurance plans online. We have relationships with a large number
of Medicare-related, individual and family, small business and ancillary health insurance plan carriers, including
large national carriers and well-established regional carriers. Many of these major carriers have been selling their
products through us for over ten years. In many cases, we have back-office integration with major carriers
allowing us to submit customer applications efficiently and cost-effectively, which is an area of competitive
differentiation for our business. We typically enter into contractual agency relationships with health insurance
carriers that are non-exclusive and terminable on short notice by either party for any reason. Health insurance
carriers often have the ability to terminate or amend our agreements unilaterally on short notice, including
provisions in our agreements relating to our commission rates.

Revenue derived from Humana represented approximately 22%, 20% and 22% of our total revenue for the

years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Revenue derived from carriers owned by
UnitedHealthcare represented approximately 19%, 23% and 19% of our total revenue in 2018, 2017 and 2016,
respectively. Revenue derived from carriers owned by Aetna represented approximately 14%, 10% and 11% of
our total revenue in each of the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Marketing

We focus on building brand awareness, increasing individual, family and small business customer visits to

our websites, increasing Medicare customer visits to our website and telephonic sales centers and converting
these visitors into members. Our marketing initiatives are varied and numerous. They include:

Direct Marketing. Our direct member acquisition channel consists of consumers who access our website
addresses (www.eHealth.com, www.eHealthInsurance.com, www.Medicare.com, www.eHealthMedicare.com,
www.PlanPrescriber.com and www.GoMedigap.com) either directly or through algorithmic search listings on
Internet search engines and directories. Our direct marketing programs include direct mail, email marketing,
search engine optimization, and television, radio and print advertising. We recognize expenses in our direct
member acquisition channel in the period in which they are incurred.

Online Advertising. Our online advertising member acquisition channel consists of consumers who access
our website or call centers through paid keyword search advertising from search engines such as Google, Bing

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and Yahoo!, paid social platforms like Facebook, as well as various Internet marketing programs such as display
advertising and retargeting campaigns. Our online advertising programs are delivered across all Internet-enabled
devices, including desktop computers, tablet computers and smart phones. We recognize expenses associated
with search advertising in the period in which the consumer clicks on the advertisement.

Marketing Partners. Our marketing partner member acquisition channel consists of consumers who access

our website and call centers through a network comprised of hundreds of partners that drive consumers to our
ecommerce platform and call centers. These partners include health care industry participants, such as
pharmacies, hospital networks and insurance carriers; financial and online services partners in industries such as
banking, insurance and mortgage; affiliate organizations; online advertisers and content providers that are
specialists in paid and unpaid (algorithmic) search, as well as specialists in other types of Internet marketing; and
off-line lead generators who specialize in traditional direct marketing channels, such as direct mail and television
advertising.

We generally compensate our marketing partners for referrals based on the consumer submitting a health
insurance application on our platform, regardless of whether the consumer’s application is approved by the health
insurance carrier, or for the referral of a Medicare-related lead to us by the marketing partner. Some of our
partners such as pharmacies and hospital networks are not compensated for referrals to us as a result of legal
requirements. These organizations have relationships with us to provide their customers and patients with our
consumer experience and to help them find the plan that best meets their needs. Some of our marketing partners
have tiered arrangements where the amount we pay the marketing partner per submitted application increases as
the volume of submitted applications we receive from the marketing partner increases. We recognize these
expenditures in the period when a marketing partner’s referral results in the submission of a health insurance
application. Alternatively, if a marketing partner is licensed to sell health insurance, we may share a percentage
of the commission revenue we earn from the health insurance carrier for each member referred by that partner. In
our Medicare business, our current emphasis is on reducing the contribution from the lead aggregator marketing
channel that is characterized by high acquisition costs and emphasizing strategic partnerships including
relationships with health care industry participants, such as pharmacies and hospital networks, and with affiliate
organizations where our acquisition costs may be significantly lower.

Because the total volume of submitted applications that we receive from our marketing partners is largely

outside of our control, particularly during any short-term period, and because of our tiered marketing partner
arrangements, we could incur expenses in excess of, or below, the amounts we had planned in periods of rapid
change in the volume of submitted applications from marketing partner referrals. Similar to our marketing
partner channel, expenses in our online advertising channel will increase or decrease in relation to any increase or
decrease in consumers referred to our website as a result of search engine advertising or retargeting
campaigns. Increases in submitted applications resulting from marketing partner referrals or visitors to our
website from our online advertising channel has in the past, and could in the future, result in marketing and
advertising expenses significantly higher than our expectations.

Technology and Content

We have a technology and content team that is responsible for ongoing enhancements to the features and
functionality of our ecommerce platform, which we believe are critical to maintaining our technology leadership
position in the industry. A large number of our technology and content employees are located in our subsidiary in
Xiamen, China. There are many risks associated with having an operation and doing business in
China. Information regarding risks involving our operations in China is included in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors,
of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Government Regulation and Compliance

We distribute health insurance plans in all 50 states and in the District of Columbia. The health insurance

industry is heavily regulated. In addition to the Affordable Care Act, each of these jurisdictions has its own rules

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and regulations relating to the offer and sale of health insurance plans, typically administered by a department of
insurance. State insurance departments have administrative powers relating to, among other things: regulating
premium prices; granting and revoking licenses to transact insurance business; approving individuals and entities
to which, and circumstances under which, commissions can be paid; regulating advertising, marketing and trade
practices; monitoring broker and agent conduct; and imposing continuing education requirements. We are
required to maintain valid life and/or health agency and/or agent licenses in each jurisdiction in which we
transact health insurance business.

In addition to state regulations, we also are subject to regulations and guidelines issued by CMS that place a
number of requirements on health insurance carriers and agents and brokers in connection with the marketing and
sale of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. We are subject to similar requirements
of state insurance departments with respect to our marketing and sale of Medicare Supplement plans. CMS and
state insurance department regulations and guidelines include a number of prohibitions regarding the ability to
contact Medicare-eligible individuals and place many restrictions on the marketing of Medicare-related
plans. For example, our health insurance carrier partners are required to file with CMS and state departments of
insurance certain of our platforms, our call center scripts and other marketing materials we use to market
Medicare-related plans. In some instances, CMS or state departments of insurance must approve the material
before we use it. In addition, the laws and regulations applicable to the marketing and sale of Medicare-related
plans are ambiguous, complex and, particularly with respect to regulations and guidance issued by CMS for
Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, change frequently.

We are subject to various federal and state privacy and security laws, regulations and requirements. These

laws govern our collection, use, disclosure, protection and maintenance of the individually-identifiable
information that we collect from consumers. For example, we are subject to the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act, or HIPAA. HIPAA and regulations adopted pursuant to HIPPA require us to maintain the
privacy of individually-identifiable health information that we collect on behalf of health insurance carriers,
implement measures to safeguard such information and provide notification in the event of a breach in the
privacy or confidentiality of such information. In addition, we have entered into contracts with health insurance
carriers and others regarding the collection, maintenance, protection, use, transmission, disclosure or disposal of
sensitive personal information. The use and disclosure of certain data that we collect from consumers is also
regulated in some instances by other federal laws, including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, or GLBA, and state
statutes implementing GLBA, which generally require brokers to provide customers with notice regarding how
their non-public personal health and financial information is used and the opportunity to “opt out” of certain
disclosures before sharing such information with a third party, and which generally require safeguards for the
protection of personal information. We regularly assess our compliance with privacy and security requirements.
These requirements are evolving, and states are beginning to adopt additional requirements. In addition to
government action, health insurance carrier expectations relating to privacy and security protections are
increasing and evolving. We have incurred significant costs to develop new processes and procedures and to
adopt new technology in an effort to comply with privacy and security laws and regulations and carrier
expectations and to protect against cybersecurity risks and security breaches. We expect to continue to do so in
the future. Violations of federal and state privacy and security laws and other contractual requirements may result
in significant liability and expense, damage to our reputation or termination of relationship with government-run
health insurance exchanges and our members, marketing partners and health insurance carriers.

Intellectual Property

We rely on a combination of trademark, copyright and trade secret laws in the United States and other

jurisdictions, as well as confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions, to protect our proprietary
technology and our brand. We also have filed patent applications that relate to certain of our technology and
business processes.

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Competition

The market for selling health insurance plans is highly competitive. Our competitors include government

entities, including government-run health insurance exchanges established as a result of health care reform;
health insurance carriers; other health insurance agents and brokers; and companies that use the Internet and
other means to attract individuals interested in purchasing health insurance and generate revenue by referring
these individuals to us or one of our competitors.

Government. In connection with our marketing of Medicare related health insurance plans, we compete with

the federal government’s original Medicare program. CMS also offers Medicare plan online enrollment,
information and comparison tools and has established call centers for the sale of Medicare Advantage and
Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. CMS has regulatory authority over the Medicare Advantage program
and can influence the competitiveness of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans
compared to the original Medicare program, as well as the compensation that health insurance carriers are
allowed to pay us.

Insurance carriers. Many health insurance carriers directly market and sell their plans to consumers through

call centers and their own websites. Although we offer health insurance plans for many of these carriers, they
also compete with us by offering their plans directly to consumers and, to a much lesser extent, to small
businesses. Health insurance carriers have become more experienced in marketing their products directly to
consumers, both over the Internet and through more traditional channels, which has resulted in increased
competition.

Other agents and brokers. We compete with agents and brokers who offer and sell health insurance plans

utilizing traditional offline distribution channels as well as the Internet. Our current competitors include the tens
of thousands of local insurance agents across the United States who sell health insurance plans in their
communities. A number of these agents operate websites and provide an online shopping experience for
consumers interested in purchasing health insurance. In addition, a number of online health insurance agents like
us generate demand over the Internet and sell health insurance to individuals over the Internet and using call
centers. Some of these online agents have agreements with CMS, similar to us, that allow them to enroll subsidy-
eligible individuals in qualified health insurance plans over the Internet in the states where the federal
government is operating the health insurance exchange. As a result, we compete with these companies for
consumers eligible for health care reform subsidies as well as for consumers who are not subsidy-eligible.

Internet marketers. There are many internet marketing companies that use the Internet to find consumers
interested in purchasing health insurance and are compensated for referring those consumers to agents and health
insurance carriers. We compete with internet marketing companies for individuals who are looking to purchase
health insurance.

Seasonality

The majority of our commissions revenue is recognized in the fourth quarter of each calendar year as a
result of our adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC
606), which we adopted using the full retrospective transition method on January 1, 2018 and which is further
discussed in Note 1-Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We have historically sold a significant portion of the
Medicare plans that we sell during the year in the fourth quarter during the Medicare annual enrollment period,
when Medicare-eligible individuals are permitted to change their Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D
prescription drug coverage for the following year. During 2018, 2017 and 2016, 61%, 52% and 49%,
respectively, of our Medicare plan-related applications were submitted during the fourth quarter. As a result, we
generate a significant portion of our commission revenues related to new Medicare plan-related enrollments in
the fourth quarter.

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The annual open enrollment period for individual and family health insurance also takes place in the fourth

quarter of the calendar year, resulting in seasonality of individual and family plan submitted applications volume.
During 2018, 2017 and 2016, 64%, 52% and 33%, respectively, of our individual and family plan-related
applications were submitted during the fourth quarter. As a result, we generate a significant portion of our
commission revenues related to individual and family plan-related enrollments in the fourth quarter.

Our marketing and advertising expenses are typically lower in each of our first through third quarters
compared to the fourth quarter. We incur a significant portion of our marketing and advertising expenses in the
fourth quarter as a result of the Medicare annual enrollment period and the open enrollment period under the
Affordable Care Act. Our marketing and advertising increases in the fourth quarter as a result of increased
amounts owed to our marketing partners in connection with lead referral arrangements as well as an increase in
the number of health insurance applications submitted on our ecommerce platforms referred to us by our
marketing partners. We also typically incur an increase in other marketing and advertising related expenses in the
fourth quarter. We expect this seasonal trend in marketing and advertising expenses to continue in 2019.

In preparation for the Medicare annual enrollment period during 2018, 2017 and 2016, and to a lesser extent the
open enrollment period for individual and family health insurance plans during the same periods, we began ramping
up our customer care center staff during the third and fourth quarters to handle the anticipated increased volume of
health insurance transactions, which resulted in higher customer care and enrollment expenses in the third and fourth
quarters. We expect this seasonal trend in customer care and enrollment expenses to continue in 2019.

Employees

As of December 31, 2018, we had 1,079 full-time employees, of which 59 were in marketing and
advertising, 569 were in customer care and enrollment, 289 were in technology and content and 162 were in
general and administrative.

None of our U.S. employees are represented by a labor union. As required under Chinese law, the

employees in our Xiamen, China office established a labor union in January 2014. We have not experienced any
work stoppages and consider our employee relations to be good.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Risk Factors

In addition to other information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other filings we make with the

Securities and Exchange Commission, the following risk factors should be carefully considered in evaluating our
business as they may have a significant impact on our business, operating results and financial condition. If any
of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations and future
prospects could be materially and adversely affected. Because of the following factors, as well as other variables
affecting our operating results, past financial performance should not be considered as a reliable indicator of
future performance and investors should not use historical trends to anticipate results or trends in future periods.

Risks Related to Our Business

The marketing and sale of Medicare plans are subject to numerous, complex and frequently changing

laws and regulations, and non-compliance or changes in laws and regulations could harm our business,
operating results and financial condition.

The marketing and sale of Medicare plans are subject to numerous laws, regulations and guidelines at the
federal and state level. The marketing and sale of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug
plans are principally regulated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS. The marketing and
sale of Medicare Supplement plans are principally regulated on a state-by-state basis by state departments of

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insurance. The laws and regulations applicable to the marketing and sale of Medicare plans are numerous,
ambiguous and complex, and, particularly with respect to regulations and guidance issued by CMS for Medicare
Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, change frequently. The telephone calls on which we
enroll individuals into Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans are required to be
recorded. Health insurance carriers audit these recordings for compliance and listen to them in connection with
their investigation of complaints. In addition, Medicare eligible individuals may receive a special election period
and the ability to change Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans outside the Medicare annual
enrollment period in the event the sale of the plan was not in accordance with CMS rules and guidelines. Given
CMS’s scrutiny of Medicare product health insurance carriers and the responsibility of the health insurance
carriers for actions that we take, health insurance carriers may terminate our relationship with them or take other
corrective action if our Medicare product sales, marketing and operations are not in compliance or give rise to
too many complaints. The termination of our relationship with health insurance carriers for this reason would
reduce the products we are able to offer, could result in the loss of commissions for past and future sales and
would otherwise harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

As a result of the laws, regulations and guidelines relating to the sale of Medicare plans, we have altered, and

likely will have to continue to alter, our websites and sales process to comply with several requirements that are
not applicable to our sale of non-Medicare-related health insurance plans. For instance, many aspects of our online
platforms and our marketing material and processes, as well as changes to these platforms, materials and
processes, including call center scripts, must be filed on a regular basis with CMS and reviewed and approved by
health insurance carriers in light of CMS requirements. In addition, certain aspects of our Medicare plan marketing
partner relationships have been in the past, and will be in the future, subjected to CMS and health insurance carrier
review. Changes to the laws, regulations and guidelines relating to Medicare plans, their interpretation or the
manner in which they are enforced could be incompatible with these relationships, our platforms or our sale of
Medicare plans, which could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

Due to changes in CMS guidance or enforcement or interpretation of existing guidance applicable to our

marketing and sale of Medicare products, or as a result of new laws, regulations and guidelines, CMS, state
departments of insurance or health insurance carriers may determine to object to or not to approve aspects of our
online platforms or marketing material and processes and may determine that certain existing aspects of our
Medicare-related business are not in compliance. As a result, the progress of our Medicare operations could be
slowed or we could be prevented from operating aspects of our Medicare revenue generating activities altogether,
which would harm our business, operating results and financial condition, particularly if it occurred during the
Medicare annual enrollment period.

If our ability to enroll individuals during enrollment periods is impeded, our business will be harmed.

It is difficult for the health insurance agents we employ and our systems and processes to handle the

increased volume of health insurance transactions that occur in a short period of time during the health care reform
annual open enrollment period and the Medicare annual enrollment period. We contract with outsourced call
centers and hire additional employees on a temporary or seasonal basis in a limited period of time to address the
expected increase in the volume of health insurance transactions during the Medicare annual enrollment period.
We must ensure that our employee health insurance agents and the health insurance agent employees of
outsourced call centers are timely licensed, trained and certified and have the appropriate authority to sell health
insurance in a number of states and for a number of different health insurance carriers. We depend upon our own
employees, state departments of insurance, government exchanges and health insurance carriers for licensing,
certification and appointment. If our ability to market and sell Medicare-related health insurance and individual
and family health insurance is constrained during an enrollment period for any reason, such as technology failures,
reduced allocation of resources, any inability to timely employ, license, train, certify and retain our employees and
our contractors and their health insurance agents to sell health insurance, interruptions in the operation of our
website or systems, or issues with government-run health insurance exchanges, we could acquire fewer members,
suffer a reduction in our membership and our business, operating results and financial condition could be harmed.

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If investments we make in enrollment periods do not result in a significant number of approved and

paying members, our business, operating results and financial condition would be harmed.

In an attempt to attract and enroll a large number of individuals during the Medicare annual enrollment
period and the health care reform open enrollment period, we may invest in areas of our business, including
technology and content, customer care and enrollment, and marketing and advertising. We have in the past made
investments in areas of our business in advance of enrollment periods that have not yielded the results we
expected when making those investments. Any investment we make in either the Medicare annual enrollment
period or the health care reform open enrollment period may not result in a significant number of approved and
paying members. If it does not, our business, operating results and financial condition would be harmed.

If we do not successfully compete with government-run health insurance exchanges, our business may be

harmed.

We compete with government-run health insurance exchanges, among others, with respect to our sale of

Medicare-related and individual and family health insurance. The federal government operates a website where
Medicare beneficiaries can shop for and purchase Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D Prescription Drug
plans. CMS has begun making improvements to the consumer experience on this website and proposals exist for
it to continue to do so. Medicare beneficiaries can also obtain plan selection assistance from the federal
government in connection with their purchase of a Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D Prescription Drug
plan. The exchanges in the individual and family health insurance market created by the Affordable Care Act
may elect whether or not we are able to enroll subsidy-eligible individuals in qualified health plans through them,
and determine the manner in which we may do so. The Affordable Care Act exchanges have websites where
individuals and small businesses can shop for and purchase health insurance, and they also have offline customer
support and enrollment capabilities. Individuals who are eligible for government subsidies in the form of
premium tax credits and cost sharing reductions must apply for their subsidy and purchase qualified health plans
through a government exchange to receive their subsidy. In the aggregate, government exchanges have greater
resources and greater public outreach capability than we do and they or the government agencies that run them
may in the future impact the process we use to enroll individuals and families in a manner that results in a
reduction in our membership. In addition, individuals who utilize our platform and services to apply for subsidies
and health insurance through Affordable Care Act exchanges receive marketing and communications from the
exchanges after they do so. In the event our existing members purchase health insurance directly through health
insurance exchanges without using us as their health insurance agent, as a result of their being eligible for a
subsidy or otherwise, we will no longer receive commission payments as a result of our sale of health insurance
to them. Under regulations adopted as a part of health care reform under the Affordable Care Act,
government-run health insurance exchanges are required to automatically re-enroll individuals and families into a
qualified health insurance plan purchased through the exchange if the individuals or families do not take
affirmative action, which may contribute to a reduction in our membership. Competitive pressure from
government-run health insurance exchanges has resulted, and may in the future result, in our experiencing
increased marketing costs, decreased traffic to our website, a reduction in our membership and revenue and may
otherwise harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

Our operating results will be impacted by factors that impact our estimate of the constrained lifetime

value of commissions per approved member.

Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with

Customers (ASC 606) using the full retrospective method, which required us to revise our historical financial
information to be consistent with the new standard. The adoption had a material impact on our consolidated
financial statements. The most significant impact of the standard was on our commission revenue. We now
recognize revenue for Medicare-related, individual and family and ancillary health insurance plan approved
members based upon the total expected commissions we expect to receive over the life of the underlying polices,
net of a constraint. We now recognize small business health insurance plan commission revenue at the time the

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application for the plan is approved by the carrier and when it renews each year thereafter, equal to the estimated
commissions we expect to collect over the following 12-months. The constrained lifetime value for each product
line is an estimate and is based on a number of assumptions, which include, but are not limited to, estimates of
the conversion rates of approved members into paying members, forecasted member churn and forecasted
commission amounts we expect to receive per approved member. These assumptions are based on historical
trends and incorporate management’s judgment. Changes in our historical trends will result in changes to our
constrained lifetime value estimates in future periods and therefore could adversely affect our revenue and
financial results in those future periods. As a result, negative changes in the factors upon which we estimate
constrained lifetime values, such as reduced conversion of approved members to paying members, increased
member churn or a reduction in the lifetime commission amounts we expect to receive for selling the plan to a
member or other changes outside our control, would harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
In addition, if we ultimately receive commission payments that are less than the amount we estimated when we
recognized commission revenue, we would need to write-off of the remaining commission receivable balance,
which would harm our business, operating results, cash flows and financial condition.

The rate at which approved members become paying members is a significant factor in our estimation of
constrained lifetime values. For example, during the first open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act,
we experienced a decline in the rate at which members approved for individual and family health insurance
turned into paying members, which harmed our operating results. To the extent we experience a similar decline
in the rate at which approved members turn into our paying members, our business, operating results, cash flows
and financial condition would be harmed.

We receive commissions from health insurance carriers for health insurance plans sold through us. When
one of these plans is canceled, or if we otherwise do not remain the agent on the policy, we no longer receive the
related commission payment. Our estimate of constrained lifetime value is net of an estimated annual health
insurance plan cancellation rate based on our historical experience by plan type. As a result, an increase in our
annual health insurance plan cancellation rate would harm our business, operating results, cash flows and
financial condition.

Commission rates are a significant factor in our estimation of constrained lifetime values. The commission

rates we receive are impacted by a variety of factors, including the particular health insurance plans chosen by
our members, the carriers offering those plans, our members’ states of residence, the laws and regulations in
those jurisdictions, the average premiums of plans purchased through us and health care reform. Our commission
revenue per member has in the past decreased, and could in the future decrease, as a result of reductions in
contractual commission rates, a change in the mix of carriers whose products we sell during a given period, and
increased member churn, all of which are beyond our control and may occur on short notice. To the extent these
and other factors cause our commission revenue per member to decline, our revenue may decline and our
business, operating results cash flows and financial condition would be harmed. Given that Medicare-related and
individual and family health insurance purchasing is concentrated during enrollment periods, we may experience
a shift in the mix of Medicare-related and individual and family health insurance products selected by our
members over a short period of time. Any reduction in our average commission revenue per member during the
open enrollment period caused by such a shift or otherwise would harm our business, operating results, cash
flows and financial condition.

Our business may be harmed if we lose our relationship with health insurance carriers or our

relationship with health insurance carriers is modified.

We typically enter into contractual relationships with health insurance carriers that are non-exclusive and

terminable on short notice by either party for any reason. In many cases, health insurance carriers also may
amend the terms of our agreements unilaterally on short notice. Carriers may be unwilling to allow us to sell their
existing or new health insurance plans, or desire to amend our agreements with them for a variety of reasons,
including for competitive or regulatory reasons, dissatisfaction with the economics of the members that we place
with them or because they do not want to be associated with our brand. We may also terminate our relationship

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with health insurance carriers. In addition, many aspects of health care reform have caused, and may in the future
cause, carriers to modify their relationship with us given the substantial changes in the industry in which we
operate. Carriers may choose to exclude us from their most profitable or popular plans or may determine not to
distribute health insurance plans in the Medicare, individual and family and small business markets in certain
geographies or altogether. They may also determine not to offer their plans on our platform given that we also
offer plans of their competitors. In the event we are not successful in gaining or maintaining the ability to sell
Medicare, individual and family and qualified health insurance plans, if health insurance carriers pay us no
commissions or reduced commissions in connection with the sale of these plans or if health insurance carriers
change our relationship with them in other ways, we could lose a substantial number of existing and potential
members and commissions, which would materially harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
The termination of our relationship with a health insurance carrier by us or the health insurance carrier or the
amendment of or change in our relationship with a carrier could reduce the variety of health insurance plans we
offer, cause a loss of commission payments, cause a reduction in constrained lifetime values and adversely
impact our ability to recognize revenue or have other adverse impacts, which could harm our business, operating
results and financial condition. It also could adversely impact, or cause the termination of, commissions for past
and future sales, which would materially harm our business, operating results and financial condition. Our
business could also be harmed if in the future we fail to develop new carrier relationships and are unable to offer
consumers a variety of health insurance plans in each jurisdiction.

Health insurance carriers can unilaterally amend the commission rates that they pay to us. Given the
significant losses that carriers have sustained in connection with their sale of individual and family health
insurance as a result of health care reform, many health insurance carriers with which we have a relationship,
including large national health insurance carriers, reduced or eliminated our commissions for selling individual
and family health insurance, and in a limited number of cases, our renewal commissions. As a result, we
experienced a meaningful reduction in our average commission rates for our aggregate individual and family
health insurance plan membership. In addition, the reduction in contractual commission rates and these carriers’
desire to not sell individual and family health insurance has reduced the number of plans that we are able to offer
on our websites, which has resulted in less consumer demand for the individual and family health insurance that
we sell and a reduction in our membership. In the future and as a result of health care reform or for other reasons,
an increasing number of health insurance carriers may decide to reduce our commissions, rely on their own
internal distribution channels to sell their own plans, determine not to sell their plans or otherwise limit or
prohibit us from selling their plans on our ecommerce platforms. In addition to reducing commission rates, health
insurance carriers may determine to exit certain states or increase premiums to a significant degree, which could
cause our members’ health insurance to be terminated or our members to purchase new health insurance or
determine not to pay for health insurance at all. If we lose these members, our business, operating results and
financial condition could be harmed.

Changes in our management and key employees could affect our business and financial results.

Our success is dependent upon our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel for all areas of our
organization. We may not be successful in attracting and retaining personnel on a timely basis, on competitive
terms or at all. If we are unable to attract and retain the necessary personnel, our business would be harmed. Our
executive officers and employees can terminate their employment at any time. We have recently experienced
significant changes in our senior management. David Francis, our former chief financial officer appointed in July
2016, most recently became our chief operating officer in January 2018. In June 2018, Derek Yung became our
chief financial officer, allowing Mr. Francis to focus on his responsibilities as chief operating officer. In addition
to these changes, other senior executive officers have left us, and we have hired additional senior executives,
including Tim Hannan, chief marketing officer, Ian Kalin, chief technology officer, and David Nicklaus, senior
vice president, sales and operations. The change in leadership we have experienced has been significant and has
occurred over a short period of time. The transition and the departure of members of our senior management
could result in further attrition in our senior management and key personnel and the significant change in
leadership over a short period of time could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

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The loss of the services of any of our executive officers or key employees could harm our business. For

example, we appoint a single designated writing agent with each insurance carrier. A small number of our
employees act as writing agent and each employee that acts as writing agent does so for a number of carriers.
Robert Hurley, our president, carrier and business development, is the writing agent in a large number of our
carrier relationships. If we lose the service of our appointed writing agent, the duties of writing agent will need to
be transitioned to other company personnel. Due to our national reach and the large number of carrier partners
whose policies are purchased by our members, this transition may be difficult and requires a significant period of
time to complete, particularly in the case of Mr. Hurley. If the transition is not successful or takes too long to
complete, our agency relationship with particular insurance carriers may be terminated, our commission
payments could be discontinued or delayed and, as a result, our business, operating results and financial
condition would be harmed.

Our business may be harmed if we are not successful in executing on our strategic investments and

initiatives.

In 2016 we conducted a strategic review of our business operations and examined potential areas of
investment and strategic emphasis. As part of our strategy, we have determined to invest in initiatives to
accelerate growth in our Medicare product sales, including Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement plans.
We also plan to invest resources in efforts to grow our small business group insurance business and pursue cross-
selling and adjacent revenue opportunities in our Medicare and small business group businesses. Further, we
intend to invest in the sale of short-term health insurance. Pursuing and investing in these initiatives will require
significant investments in marketing and advertising, technology and product offerings, and customer care and
enrollment, among others, and involves risks and uncertainties described elsewhere in this Risk Factors section,
including the initiatives resulting in insufficient revenue to offset any expenses associated with these new
investments, inadequate return of capital on our investments, legal and regulatory compliance risks, potential
changes in laws and regulations and other issues that could cause us to fail to realize the anticipated benefits of
our investments and incur unanticipated liabilities. Our pursuit of these strategic initiatives may not be
successful. Our cash flow from operations was negative in each of the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
As a result, our investment in these initiatives could result in our needing to raise addition capital. If we are not
successful in executing on our business strategy, our future profitability and cash flow would be negatively
impacted and our business, operating results and financial condition would be harmed.

Significant consolidation in the health insurance industry could alter our relationships with carriers and

harm our business and financial results.

The health insurance industry in the United States has experienced a substantial amount of consolidation,

resulting in a decrease in the number of health insurance carriers. Consolidation in the health insurance industry
could cause a loss of or changes in our relationship with carriers and reduction in our commission or other
revenue, which could harm our business, operating results and financial condition. In the future, we may be
forced to offer health insurance from a reduced number of insurance carriers or to derive a greater portion of our
revenue from a more concentrated number of carriers as our business and the health insurance industry evolve.
Revenue derived from Humana represented approximately 22%, 20% and 22% of our total revenue for the years
ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Revenue derived from carriers owned by
UnitedHealthcare represented approximately 19%, 23% and 19% of our total revenue for the years ended
December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Revenue derived from Aetna represented approximately 14%,
10% and 11% of our total revenue for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We have
several agreements that govern our sale of health insurance plans with these health insurance carriers. They may
be unilaterally amended or terminated by the carrier on short notice and the amendment or termination could
adversely impact or cause the termination of the commission payments that we receive from these health
insurance carriers, including commissions on plans that we have already sold, which could materially harm our
business, operating results and financial condition. Our revenue could be adversely impacted if we are unable to
maintain currently-existing levels of business with any of our significant health insurance carriers if we are

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unable to offset any loss of business with alternative health insurance carriers. We expect that a small number of
health insurance carriers will account for a significant portion of our revenue for the foreseeable future and any
impairment of our relationship with, or the material financial impairment of, these health insurance carriers could
adversely affect our business.

Seasonality may cause fluctuations in our financial results.

The Medicare annual enrollment period occurs from October 15 to December 7 each year, and we

experience an increase in the number of submitted Medicare-related applications during the fourth quarter and an
increase in Medicare plan related expense during the third and fourth quarters. Beginning the fourth quarter of
2017, the individual and family health insurance open enrollment period was changed to run from November 1
through December 15 of each year, which changed the seasonality of our individual and family business. We
expect the number of approved members for individual and family health insurance to be higher in the fourth
quarter compared to other quarters of the year as a result. A significant portion of our marketing and advertising
expenses is driven by the number of health insurance applications submitted through us. Since our marketing and
advertising costs are expensed and generally paid as incurred and commissions from approved members are paid
to us over time, our operating cash flows could be adversely impacted by a substantial increase in marketing
expense as a result of a higher volume of applications submitted during a quarter or positively impacted by a
substantial decline in marketing expense as a result of lower volume of applications submitted during a quarter.

The seasonality of our business could change in the future due to other factors, including as a result of
changes in timing of the Medicare or individual and family health plan annual open enrollment periods and
changes in the laws and regulations that govern the sale of health insurance. We may not be able to timely adjust
to changes in the seasonality of our business. If the timing of the open enrollment periods for Medicare-related
health insurance or individual and family health insurance changes, we may not be able to timely adapt to
changes in customer demand. If we are not successful in responding to changes in the seasonality of our business,
our business, operating results and financial condition could be harmed.

Our financial results will be adversely impacted if our membership does not grow or if we are unable to

retain our existing members.

We receive commissions from health insurance carriers for health insurance plans sold through us. When
one of these plans is canceled, or if we otherwise do not remain the agent on the plan, we no longer receive the
related commission payment. Our members may choose to discontinue their health insurance plans for a variety
of reasons. Consumers may also purchase individual and family and Medicare-related health insurance plans
directly from other sources, such as government-run health insurance exchanges, and we would not remain the
agent on the policy and receive the related commission. Beginning January 1, 2019, Medicare Advantage plan
enrollees may enroll in another Medicare Advantage plan or disenroll from their Medicare Advantage plan and
return to original Medicare during the new Medicare Advantage open enrollment period that is scheduled to
occur between January 1st and March 31st of each year. If the new members that we enroll during this Medicare
Advantage open enrollment period do not offset any loss of existing Medicare Advantage members or if
investments we make during this new Medicare Advantage open enrollment period do not result in a significant
number of approved and paying Medicare Advantage members, our business, operating results and financial
condition would be harmed. In addition, health insurance carriers have in the past and may in the future terminate
health insurance plans purchased and held by our members. Any decrease in the amount of time we retain our
members could adversely impact the lifetime value we use for purposes of recognizing revenue, which could
harm our business, operating results and financial condition. Moreover, if we are not able to successfully retain
existing members and limit member turnover, our cash flows from operations will be adversely impacted and our
business, operating results and financial condition would be harmed. In addition, the Medicare-related
commission rates that we receive may be higher in the first calendar year of a plan if the plan is the first
Medicare-related plan issued to the member. The individual and family commission rates that we receive are
typically higher in the first twelve months of a policy. After the first twelve months, they generally decline

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significantly. As a result, if we do not add a sufficient number of members to new plans, our cash flows will also
be negatively impacted. If we experience higher member turnover than we estimated when we recognized
commission revenue, we may not collect all of the related commission receivable, resulting in a write-off of the
remaining commission receivable balance, which would harm our business, operating results, cash flows and
financial condition.

Our business may be harmed if we lose our relationship with health insurance carriers whose Medicare-

related health insurance products we sell or if our relationship with those carriers changes.

Our Medicare plan-related revenue is concentrated in a small number of health insurance carriers. The

success of our Medicare-related health insurance business depends upon our ability to enter into new and
maintain existing relationships with health insurance carriers on favorable economic terms. The concentration of
our Medicare plan sales in a limited number of health insurance carriers makes us vulnerable to changes in
carrier commission rates and changes in the competitiveness of our carriers’ Medicare products. If our Medicare
carriers reduce our commission rates, reduce the amount they pay us for advertising services, or the
competitiveness of their products declines compared to original Medicare or the products of Medicare carriers
with which we do not have a relationship, our business, operating results and financial condition would be
harmed.

We also may temporarily or permanently lose the ability to market and sell Medicare plans for our Medicare

plan carriers. The regulations for selling health insurance is complex and frequently changes. We or the health
insurance agents we employ have in the past, and may in the future, violate one or more of the many
requirements imposed by CMS or state laws and regulations. A carrier may terminate our relationship for that or
other reasons, or CMS may penalize health insurance carriers for certain regulatory violations by suspending or
terminating the carrier’s ability to market and sell Medicare plans for significant periods of time. CMS also may
require the carrier to terminate its membership and allow its members to move to other plans. Given the
concentration of our Medicare plan sales in a small number of carriers, if we lose a relationship with a health
insurance carrier to market their Medicare plans temporarily or permanently or if the health insurance carrier
loses its Medicare product membership, our business, operating results and financial condition would be harmed.
The agreements that we have with health insurance carriers to sell Medicare plans may be unilaterally amended
or terminated by the carrier on short notice and the amendment or termination could adversely impact, or cause
the termination of, the commission payments that we receive for selling their Medicare plans, including
commissions on plans that we have already sold, which could materially harm our business operating results and
financial condition.

Our business may be harmed if we do not market Medicare plans effectively or if our websites and

marketing materials are not timely approved or do not comply with legal requirements.

Health insurance carriers whose Medicare plans we sell approve our websites, much of our marketing
material and our call center scripts. We must receive these approvals in order for us to be able to generate
Medicare plan demand and sell Medicare plans to Medicare-eligible individuals as a health insurance
agent. Many of these materials also must be filed with CMS. In the event that CMS or a health insurance carrier
requires change to, disapproves, or delays approval of our websites, our marketing material or call center scripts,
we could lose a significant source of Medicare plan demand and our ability to sell Medicare plans would be
adversely impacted, which would harm our business, operating results and financial condition. The rules and
regulations relating to the approval and submission of marketing material are ambiguous and complex and state
department of insurance or CMS may determine that certain aspects of our marketing material and processes are
not in compliance with legal requirements. The CMS rules and regulations also apply to marketing material of
our marketing partners. If we are not successful in timely submitting these marketing materials to health
insurance carriers for approval, in gaining that approval and in filing all required marketing material with CMS,
we could be prevented from implementing our Medicare marketing initiatives and our Medicare plan marketing
could become less effective, which would harm our business, operating results and financial condition,

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particularly if the delay or non-compliance occurred during the Medicare annual enrollment period. If a
marketing partner of ours does not consent to having its website or other marketing material filed with CMS,
does not make changes required by carriers or CMS or does not comply with the CMS marketing guidelines or
other Medicare program related laws, rules and regulations, we may lose the ability to receive referrals of
individuals interested in purchasing Medicare plans from that marketing partner or our ability to receive referrals
could be delayed and our business, operating results and financial condition would be harmed.

If we or our marketing partners substantively change our websites or call center scripts after they are filed

with CMS, we may need to resubmit them to health insurance carriers and have them re-filed with CMS. We are
not permitted to make CMS filings ourselves. Given the review cycles our scripts, websites and other marketing
material undergo, it is very difficult and time consuming to make changes to them, and our inability to timely
make changes to these marketing materials, whether to comply with new rules and regulations or otherwise,
could adversely impact our ability to sell Medicare plans, which could adversely impact our business, operating
results and financial condition. In addition, if a change to scripts or websites is required by CMS or health
insurance carriers, we may be prevented from using the marketing material until the change is made and
approved, which would harm our business, operating results, and financial condition, particularly if it occurred
during the annual enrollment period.

Our ability to sell Medicare-related health insurance plans as a health insurance agent depends upon our

ability to timely hire, train and retain licensed health insurance agents for our customer care center.

In addition to our websites, we rely upon our customer care centers and, during the Medicare annual
enrollment period, outsourced call centers to sell Medicare plans. The success of our customer care center
operations is largely dependent on licensed health insurance agents and other employees. In order to sell
Medicare-related health insurance plans, our health insurance agent employees and employees of third-party call
centers must be licensed by the states in which they are selling plans and certified and appointed with the health
insurance carrier that offers the plans in each applicable state. Because a significant number of Medicare plans
are sold in the fourth quarter each year during the Medicare annual enrollment period, we retain and train a
significant number of additional employees and employees of third-party call centers on a temporary or seasonal
basis in a limited period of time. We must also ensure that our health insurance agents are timely licensed in a
significant number of states and certified and appointed with the health insurance carriers whose products we
sell. We depend upon our employees, state departments of insurance and health insurance carriers for the
licensing, certification and appointment of our health insurance agents. We may not be successful in timely
hiring a sufficient number of additional licensed agents or other employees for the Medicare annual enrollment
period. We also may not be successful in engaging outsourced call centers, and the outsourced call centers may
not be successful in engaging a sufficient number of licensed health insurance agents. Even if we and our
outsourced call centers are successful, these health insurance agents may experience delays in obtaining health
insurance licenses and certifications and health insurance carrier appointments. Temporary or seasonal health
insurance agents also may also not perform to the standard we expect of them, which could result in lower than
expected conversion rates and revenue and higher costs of acquisition per member. If we and our outsourced call
centers are not successful in these regards, our ability to sell Medicare-related health insurance plans will be
impaired during the annual enrollment period, which would harm our business, operating results and financial
condition.

Our ability to sell Medicare-related health insurance plans as a health insurance agent depends upon

maintenance of functioning information technology systems.

The success of our Medicare plan customer care center operations is dependent upon information
technology systems. The vast majority of our Medicare plan members utilize our customer care center in
connection with their purchase of a Medicare plan. CMS rules require that our health insurance agent employees
utilize CMS-approved scripts in connection with the sale of Medicare plans and that we record and maintain the
recording of telephonic interactions relating to the sale of Medicare plans. We rely on telephone, call recording,

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customer relationship management and other systems and technology in our Medicare customer care center
operations, and we are dependent upon third parties for some of them, including our telephone and call recording
systems. These systems have failed temporarily in the past. The effectiveness and stability of our Medicare
customer care center systems and technology are critical to our ability to sell Medicare plans, particularly during
the Medicare annual enrollment period, and the failure or interruption of any of these systems and technology or
any inability to handle increased volume during the annual enrollment period would harm our business, operating
results and financial condition.

Our success in selling Medicare-related health insurance will depend upon a number of factors some of

which are outside of our control.

Our success in selling Medicare-related health insurance is dependent in part on the actions of federal and

state governments. The adoption of laws, regulations or policies by federal and state governments has in the past
and could in the future adversely impact our Medicare business. For example, CMS has in the past determined to
reduce the payments it makes to health insurance carriers in connection with the sale of Medicare Advantage
plans. Any similar reduction in the future could cause the cost of Medicare Advantage plans to increase or the
benefits under Medicare Advantage plans to decrease, either of which would impair our ability to sell Medicare
Advantage plans. CMS also has in the past adopted rules relating to the timing and nature of the compensation of
agents in connection with the sale of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. The
effect of these rules was to reduce our compensation as a health insurance agent in connection with the sale of
these plans or had other adverse consequences. In addition, under the Affordable Care Act, health insurance
carriers are required to pay a fee or tax on net premium revenue for certain types of health insurance. The health
insurance tax applies to Medicare Advantage, Part D prescription drug, individual and family, and small group
health insurance plans. This health insurance tax was suspended by the federal government in 2017 and 2019 and
is scheduled to go back into effect in 2020. As a result of the health insurance tax, consumers could experience
higher premiums, higher out of pocket costs and/or reduced benefits as health insurance carriers may pass the
cost of the health insurance tax to the consumers. Further, the Trump administration has proposed regulations
that would narrow the type of prescription drug rebates that are allowed to be paid by manufacturers to pharmacy
benefit managers and prescription drug plans and instead require rebates to be passed on directly to consumers. If
the proposed regulations are adopted, health insurance companies may raise insurance premiums or reduce Part
D prescription drug plan benefits. In the event the actions of the federal government, state governments or other
circumstances decrease the demand for the Medicare related health insurance that we sell, or result in a reduction
in the amount paid to us or have other adverse impacts, our business, operating results and financial condition
could be harmed.

Our success in the Medicare plan market as a health insurance agent will also depend upon a number of

additional factors, including:

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our ability to continue to adapt our ecommerce platforms to market Medicare plans, including our
development or acquisition of marketing tools and features important in the sale of Medicare plans
online and the effective modification of our user experience;

our success in marketing to Medicare-eligible individuals, including television advertising and direct
mail marketing, and in entering into marketing partner relationships to drive Medicare-eligible
individuals to our ecommerce platforms on a cost-effective basis;

our effectiveness in entering into and maintaining relationships with marketing partners that refer
Medicare-eligible individuals to us;

our ability to hire and retain additional employees with experience in Medicare, including our ability to
timely implement Medicare sales expertise into our customer care centers;

our ability to implement and maintain an effective information technology infrastructure for the sale of
Medicare plans, including the infrastructure and systems that support our websites, call centers and call
recording;

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our ability to leverage technology in order to sell, and otherwise become more efficient at selling,
Medicare-related plans over the telephone;

our ability to comply with the numerous, complex and changing laws and regulations and CMS
guidelines relating to the marketing and sale of Medicare plans, including continuing to conform our
online and offline sales processes to those laws and regulations; and

the effectiveness with which our competitors market the availability of Medicare plans from sources
other than our ecommerce platforms.

As a result of these factors, we may prove unsuccessful in marketing Medicare plans and acting as a health

insurance agent in connection with their sale, which would harm our business, operating results and financial
condition. In addition, if our efforts to market Medicare plans during any annual enrollment period were impeded
due to lack of health insurance carrier or CMS approval, or for other reasons, the impact on our business,
operating results and financial condition would be significantly greater given the seasonality of our Medicare-
related revenues, membership acquisition and expenses and the fact that much of the sales of Medicare plans
occur during this period.

We may be unsuccessful in competing effectively against current and future competitors.

The market for selling health insurance plans is highly competitive. We compete with entities and
individuals that offer and sell health insurance plans utilizing traditional distribution channels as well as the
Internet. Our competitors include local insurance agents across the United States who sell health insurance plans
in their communities. There also are a number of companies that operate websites, provide an online shopping
experience for consumers interested in purchasing health insurance and act as a health insurance agent in
connection with that purchase. Some local agents also use Internet advertising and “lead aggregator” services that
use the Internet to find consumers interested in purchasing health insurance and are compensated for referring
those consumers to health insurance agents or carriers. Many health insurance carriers also directly market and
sell their plans to consumers through call centers, Internet advertising and their own websites. Although we offer
health insurance plans for many of these carriers, they also compete with us by offering their plans directly to
consumers. In connection with our marketing of Medicare plans, we compete with the original Medicare
program. CMS also offers plan information, comparison tools, call centers and online enrollment for Medicare
Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. We compete with the Federally Facilitated Marketplace,
or FFM, and state health insurance exchanges implemented as a result of health care reform in marketing
individual and family health insurance products. Health care reform also has resulted in health insurance plan
cost and benefit data being more readily accessible, which has facilitated additional competition.

To remain competitive against our current and future competitors, we will need to market our services
effectively and continue to improve the online shopping experience and functionalities of our website and other
platforms that our current and future customers may access to purchase health insurance products from us. If we
cannot predict, develop and deliver the right shopping experience and functionality in a timely and cost-effective
manner, or if we are not effective in cost-effectively driving a substantial number of consumers interested in
purchasing health insurance to our website and customer care centers, we may not be able to compete
successfully against our current or future competitors and our business, operating results and financial condition
may be adversely affected.

Some of our current and potential competitors have longer operating histories, larger customer bases, greater

brand recognition and significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we do. As
compared to us, our current and future competitors may be able to:

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undertake more extensive marketing campaigns for their brands and services;

devote more resources to website and systems development and other aspects of their operations to
comply with applicable laws, regulations and rules;

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negotiate more favorable commission rates and commission override payments; and

• make more attractive offers to potential employees, marketing partners and third-party service

providers.

In addition, CMS has the ability to regulate our marketing and sale of Medicare Advantage and Medicare

Part D prescription drug plans, and government-run health insurance exchanges, including CMS with respect to
the FFM, have the ability to regulate our marketing and sale of qualified health plans under health care
reform. CMS and the exchanges could impact the commissions we receive in connection with the sale of these
plans and impose other restrictions and limitations that make it difficult for us to sell them. Competitive
pressures may result in our experiencing increased marketing costs, decreased traffic to our website and loss of
market share, or may otherwise harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

Changes and developments in the health insurance industry or in the health insurance system in the

United States as a result of health care reform could harm our business.

Our business depends upon the private sector of the United States health insurance system, its relative role

in financing health care delivery and health insurance carriers’ use of, and payment of commissions to, agents
and brokers to market health insurance plans. In March 2010, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act and related amendments in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act were signed into law. These
health care reform laws contain provisions that have and will continue to change the industry in which we
operate in substantial ways. Among several other provisions, health care reform includes a mandate that
individuals have qualifying health insurance or face a tax penalty, although the tax penalty is set at zero
beginning in 2019; a mandate that certain employers offer their employees group health insurance coverage or
face tax penalties; requirements relating to employer contribution to employee health coverage; prohibitions
against insurance companies using pre-existing health conditions as a reason to deny an application for health
insurance; prohibitions on rescission of health insurance; prohibitions on lifetime coverage limits; requirements
for guaranteed renewability of health insurance plans; health insurance premium setting guidelines; limitations
on deductibles and cost-sharing; medical loss ratio requirements that require each health insurance carrier to
spend a certain percentage of their premium revenue on reimbursement for clinical services and activities that
improve health care quality and, if they do not, to provide rebates to policyholders; minimum benefit levels for
health insurance plans, including actuarial value standards and limitations on annual coverage limits; taxes and
assessments on health insurance carriers; establishment of state and/or federal health insurance exchanges to
facilitate access to, and the purchase of, health insurance; open enrollment periods for the purchase of individual
and family health insurance; and subsidies and cost-sharing credits to make health insurance more affordable for
those below certain income levels. The implementation of health care reform has increased, and could further
increase, our competition in the individual and family health insurance market and reduce or eliminate the need
for health insurance agents or demand for the health insurance for individuals and families that we sell; further
decrease the number of health insurance plans that we sell as well as the number of health insurance carriers
offering them; cause a further reduction in our membership and revenue; cause us to incur increased expense
across our business and cause health insurance carriers to further reduce our commissions and other amounts they
pay for our services or change our relationship with them in other ways, any of which could materially harm our
business, operating results and financial condition. These and other impacts of health care reform caused a
significant decline in our individual and family plan membership and other changes in the future could have
similar impact on our Medicare related health insurance business. In addition, various aspects of health care
reform have caused and could continue to cause health insurance carriers to limit the type of health insurance
plans we sell and the geographies in which we sell them, to reduce or eliminate the commissions we receive from
them as a result of our sale of health insurance plans, to exit the business of selling individual and family and
small business health insurance plans in particular jurisdictions or altogether, to eliminate certain categories of
products or attempt to move members into new plans for which we receive lower or no commissions, any of
which could materially harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

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Under the Affordable Care Act, health insurance carriers offering coverage in the individual or small

business health insurance market must ensure that such coverage meets certain actuarial value standards, includes
certain minimum health benefits and is not subject to lifetime or, for most health insurance benefits, annual dollar
amount coverage limits. Moreover, health insurance carriers cannot deny individuals health insurance for health
reasons. For these and other reasons, the cost of individual and family health insurance has generally increased
and many health insurance carriers suffered financial losses in their individual and family health insurance
businesses. As a result, many health insurance carriers exited the individual and family health insurance business
in part or altogether. The number of individual and family health insurance plans offered on our website has been
reduced, including states and many zip codes where we have no individual and family health insurance plans to
offer. If these conditions persist, we anticipate that they will continue to decrease demand for the individual and
family health insurance that we sell and harm our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition,
if carriers determine to exit the individual and family health insurance market in a jurisdiction, our members on
the plans offered by that carrier will lose their health insurance plans and will need to shop for and purchase
individual and family health insurance from another health insurance carrier if they desire to maintain individual
and family health insurance. These circumstances have resulted and could in the future result in decreased
retention rates in our membership, a reduction in our commission revenue and otherwise harm our business,
operating results and financial condition. Many health insurance carriers have increased premiums on the
individual and family health insurance that they sell as a result of health care reform. As a result of premium
inflation, we have experienced and could in the future experience decreased retention of our members and a
reduction in demand for the individual and family health insurance that we sell, which could cause us to suffer a
substantial reduction in our membership, and materially harm our business, operating results and financial
condition. Moreover, compared to the increased cost of individual and family health insurance plans, government
subsidies to purchase health insurance may not be sufficient enough to encourage individuals and families to
purchase individual and family health insurance or incentivize our existing members to maintain their individual
and family health insurance plans, which could contribute to a decline in our membership and materially harm
our business, operating results and financial condition.

The Trump administration and Republican leadership in Congress have attempted on several occasions to
repeal or amend the Affordable Care Act, but their efforts at doing so have largely failed. The Affordable Care
Act contains a mandate requiring individuals to maintain health insurance plans that comply with the Affordable
Care Act or face a tax penalty. As a part of the tax reform law that came into effect in December 2017, the tax
penalty for violating the mandate was set at zero effective in 2019, essentially repealing it. The essential repeal of
the individual mandate could cause individuals to determine not to purchase or maintain individual and family
health insurance and could cause carriers to increase premiums, reduce commissions or exit the business of
selling individual and family health insurance, any of which would adversely impact our business, operating
results and financial condition.

In addition to eliminating the penalty for violating the individual mandate, the Trump administration issued

an executive order in October 2017 that directed the executive branch of the government to consider proposing
regulations and revising guidance to expand access to association health plans, expand the availability of short-
term health insurance and increase the usability of health reimbursement arrangements. As a result of the
executive order, new regulations were adopted in July and August 2018, respectively, that would facilitate
association-based health insurance plans and promote the sale of more short-term health insurance. The
regulations relating to short-term health insurance plans extend the initial duration of short-term health insurance
from three months to less than one year and allow for short-term health insurance plans to be renewed as long as
the total duration of the plan does not exceed thirty-six months. However, states have authority to impose their
own laws and regulations over short-term health insurance plans sold in their markets and certain states have
adopted or are contemplating laws and regulations that would ban the sale of short-term health insurance, limit
their duration and renewability, apply certain aspects of the Affordable Care Act to short-term health insurance
or impose stronger disclosure requirements than the federal regulation. The expansion of the availability of short-
term health insurance in many states may cause individuals and families to purchase short-term health insurance
instead of individual and family health insurance, which could adversely impact our business, operating results

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and financial condition if any reduction in our sales of individual and family health insurance is not offset by
increased revenue from sales of short-term health insurance. The regulations relating to association health plans
allow small businesses, including sole proprietors and other self-employed individuals, to join industry or
geographically-based associations and collectively purchase large group health insurance plans. Large group
health insurance is not subject to many of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, including the requirement
that health insurance plans cover all of the essential health benefits defined under the Affordable Care Act. The
goal of the new regulation is to create a new health insurance option for small businesses, sole proprietors and
other self-employed individuals and to reduce the cost of insurance for these purchasers if they are association
members. While the regulation could present new business opportunities for us, it also may reduce the size of the
individual, family and small business health insurance markets that we are able to address, which would harm
our business, operating results and financial condition. In light of the current state of the individual and family
health insurance market, it appears likely that the Trump administration will continue to attempt to make changes
to the Affordable Care Act and its implementing regulations. If the changes do not stabilize the individual and
family health insurance market and encourage health insurance carriers to sell affordable individual and family
health insurance, our individual and family health insurance business will continue to be adversely impacted.

In December 2018, a federal district court in Texas in Texas v. United States of America et al., determined
that the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, because it was not within Congress’s
tax power or interstate commerce power. It also determined that the remaining provisions of the Affordable Care
Act were inseverable and therefore invalid. The court, however, did not rule that the operation of the Affordable
Care Act be enjoined, so the law continues to operate until determined otherwise by the court or an appellate
court. If the Affordable Care Act were finally determined to be unconstitutional and no longer operated, it is
unclear what impact it or its replacement would have on our business. However, it or its replacement could
adversely impact our business, operating results and financial condition.

Our business may be harmed if we do not enroll subsidy-eligible individuals through government-run

health insurance exchanges efficiently.

In order to offer the qualified health plans that individuals and families must purchase to receive Affordable
Care Act subsidies, agents and brokers must meet certain conditions, such as receiving permission to do so from
the applicable government health insurance exchange, entering into an agreement with the health insurance
exchange, ensuring that the enrollment and subsidy application is completed through the health insurance
exchange and complying with privacy, security and other standards, some of which contain requirements that are
new to us. In the event Internet-based agents and brokers such as us use the Internet for completion of qualified
health plan selection purposes, their websites are required to meet certain additional requirements. To the extent
we enroll individuals and families into qualified health plans, we do so through the Federally Facilitated
Marketplace, or FFM, which runs all or part of the health insurance exchange in 36 states. We may experience
difficulty in satisfying the conditions and requirements to offer qualified health plans to our existing members
and new potential members, and in getting them enrolled through the FFM. If we are not able to satisfy these
conditions and requirements, or if we are not able to successfully adopt and maintain solutions that allow us to
enroll large numbers of individuals and families in qualified plans over the Internet both during and outside of
open enrollment periods, we will lose existing members and new members, and may incur additional expense,
which would harm our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, if we are not able to adopt
or contract with and maintain solutions to integrate with government-run health insurance exchanges or if the
health insurance exchange websites and other processes are unstable or not consumer friendly, efficient and
compatible with the process we have adopted for enrolling individuals and families into qualified health plans
through the exchanges, we would not be successful in retaining and acquiring members, and our business,
operating results and financial condition would be harmed. The FFM may at any time cease allowing us to enroll
individuals in qualified health plans or change the requirements for doing so. If it does so or if the FFM platform
does not function properly, our ability to retain existing members and add new members could be negatively
impacted, which would harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

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CMS has broad authority over the requirements that must be met in order to enroll individuals into qualified
health plans through the FFM. CMS directed us to alter our method of enrolling subsidy-eligible individuals into
qualified health insurance plans beginning in February 2016. The change required us to cease using the online
process we developed for enrolling individuals into qualified health plans through the FFM and use a prescribed
FFM “double redirect” process that required that our customers visit the FFM website in the middle of
purchasing health insurance to receive a subsidy eligibility determination. The FFM process resulted in a
reduction in the rate at which individuals and families starting the application process for qualified health plans
and subsidies became members and a reduction in our membership. If we are forced to continue to use this
process, we could continue to experience loss of existing members and new potential members and a reduction in
our individual and family health insurance plan membership and commission revenue, which would harm our
business, operating results and financial condition.

We have entered into agreements with CMS relating to our ability to enroll individuals in qualified health
plans through the FFM. The agreements contain comprehensive privacy and security and other requirements. In
order to be able to enroll individuals into qualified health plans, we also must satisfy several other regulatory
requirements and comply with additional laws and regulations. In order to enroll individuals into qualified health
plans online through the FFM, we must among other things, maintain our agreements with the FFM which need
to be renewed every year; satisfy the requirements contained in the relevant agreements as well as applicable
laws and regulations; maintain a compliant Internet platform incorporating those requirements; maintain
qualified health plan information from health insurance carriers and CMS and incorporate it into our web
platform; maintain a privacy and security program to conform to the privacy and security requirements of our
agreement with CMS as well as applicable laws and regulations; and adopt and maintain solutions that integrate
with the FFM (or contract with others that do so) so that information may be passed to and from us relating to
enrollment in qualified health plans and subsidy eligibility. If we do not comply with applicable laws, regulations
and requirements, our ability to enroll individuals into qualified health plans through the FFM could be
terminated, and we may be required to pay significant monetary penalties, either of which would harm our
business operating results and financial condition.

CMS issued guidance in May 2017 that made it possible for us to implement a process for subsidy-eligible

individuals to enroll into qualified health insurance plans and apply for advanced payment of premium tax credits
through the FFM without leaving our website. CMS abandoned the improved process for the qualified health
plan open enrollment period that occurred in 2018 for 2019 coverage in favor of another process that allows
qualified entities to access the database of information relating to health plans and subsidy eligibility through an
application programming interface. CMS indicated that entities must satisfy numerous additional privacy and
security requirements to be able to use the new process. We entered into an agreement to outsource certain
aspects of the qualified health plan online enrollment process to a third party in light of the expense and burden
associated with the additional requirements, and the entity was not successful in passing the required audit to use
this new process. As a result, we were required to use the “double redirect” process to enroll individuals and
families into qualified health plans during the recently completed open enrollment period. If we do not satisfy the
requirements to use the improved qualified health plan enrollment process in the future, or we are unsuccessful in
entering into a relationship with a third party who is approved to use the process, we could be required to
continue to use the “double redirect” process for qualified health plan enrollment, which would result in our
experiencing reduced individual and family health insurance plan membership and revenue and harm our
business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, if any third party we contract with to perform
certain aspects of the qualified health plan selection and enrollment process has a poor consumer experience or
otherwise experiences technical or other difficulties, we could experience a reduction in our individual and
family health insurance plan membership and revenue and our business, operating results and financial condition
could be harmed.

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The medical loss ratio requirements that are a part of health care reform may harm our business.

The Affordable Care Act contains provisions requiring health insurance carriers to maintain specified
medical loss ratios. The medical loss ratio requirements for both individual and family and small business health
insurance require health insurance companies to spend 80% of their premium revenue in each of their individual
and small group health insurance businesses on reimbursement for clinical services and activities that improve
health care quality. The medical loss ratio requirement for Medicare Advantage plans is 85%. If a health
insurance carrier fails to meet medical loss ratio requirements, the health insurance carrier is required to rebate a
portion of its premium revenue to its members to make up for the difference. Health insurance carriers may
determine to reduce our Medicare Advantage plan, individual and family, or small group commissions as a result
of the medical loss ratio requirements, which would harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

If we are not successful in cost-effectively converting visitors to our website and customer call
centers into members for which we receive commissions, our business and operating results would be
harmed.

Our growth depends in large part upon growth in approved members in a given period. The rate at which

consumers visiting our ecommerce platform and customer care centers seeking to purchase health insurance are
converted into approved members directly impacts our revenue. In addition, the rate at which consumers who are
approved become paying members impacts the lifetime value of our approved members, which impacts the
revenue that we are able to recognize. A number of factors have influenced, and could in the future influence,
these conversion rates for any given period, some of which are outside of our control. These factors include:

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conditions, consumers’ ability or willingness to pay for health insurance, availability of unemployment
benefits or proposed or enacted legislative or regulatory changes impacting our business, including
health care reform;

the quality of and changes to the consumer experience on our ecommerce platform or with our
customer care center;

the effectiveness of our investments in online marketing and technology and content intended to
increase visitor conversion rates;

regulatory requirements, including those that make the experience on our online platforms cumbersome
or difficult to navigate;

the variety, competitiveness and affordability of the health insurance plans that we offer;

system failures or interruptions in the operation of our ecommerce platform or call center operations;

changes in the mix of consumers who are referred to us through our direct, marketing partner and
online advertising member acquisition channels;

health insurance carriers offering the health insurance plans for which consumers have expressed
interest, and the degree to which our technology is integrated with those carriers;

health insurance carrier guidelines applicable to applications submitted by consumers, the amount of
time a carrier takes to make a decision on that application and the percentage of submitted applications
approved by health insurance carriers; and

our ability to enroll subsidy-eligible individuals in qualified health plans through government-run
health insurance exchanges and the efficacy of the process we are required to use to do so.

Our conversion rates can be impacted by changes in the mix of consumers referred to us through our

member acquisition channels. We may make changes to our ecommerce platforms in response to regulatory
requirements or undertake other initiatives in an attempt to improve consumer experience or for other reasons.

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These changes have in the past, and may in the future have the unintended consequence of adversely impacting
our conversion rates. A decline in the percentage of consumers who submit health insurance applications on our
ecommerce platforms or telephonically via our customer care centers and are converted into approved and paying
members could cause an increase in our cost of acquiring members on a per member basis and impact our
revenue in any given period. To the extent the rate at which we convert consumers visiting our ecommerce
platforms or telephonically via our customer care centers into members suffers, our membership may decline,
which would harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

Changes in the health insurance market or in the variety, quality and affordability of the health
insurance plans that carriers offer on our ecommerce platforms could harm our business and operating
results.

The market for private health insurance in the United States is evolving and our future financial

performance will depend in part on growth in this market. Changes and developments in the health insurance
system in the United States could reduce demand for our products and harm our business. For example, there has
been an ongoing national debate relating to the health care reimbursement system in the United States. Some
members of Congress have introduced proposals to expand the Medicare program, ranging from proposals that
would create a new single payor national health insurance program for all United States residents, replacing
virtually all other sources of public and private insurance, to more incremental approaches such as lowering the
age of eligibility for the Medicare program or creating a new public health insurance plan option as a supplement
to private sources of coverage. In the event that laws, regulations or rules that eliminate or reduce private sources
of health insurance are adopted, the demand for our products could be adversely impacted and our business,
operating results and financial condition would be harmed.

The demand for health insurance marketed through our ecommerce platforms is impacted by, among other
things, the variety, quality and price of the health insurance plans we offer. If our ability to sell a variety of high-
quality, affordable health insurance plans in the Medicare, individual and family, small business and ancillary
product markets is impaired, or our health insurance plan offerings are limited or terminated as a result of
consolidation in the health insurance industry, health care reform or otherwise, our sales or average commission
rate per member may decrease and our business, operating results and financial condition could be harmed. In
addition, the cost of health insurance has increased substantially in many states as a result of health care reform
implementation, which has reduced demand for individual and family health insurance. To the extent these
conditions persist or worsen or the cost of other types of plans we sell increases, our business, operating results
and financial condition would be harmed.

If we are not able to maintain and enhance our brand, our business and operating results will be

harmed.

We believe that maintaining and enhancing our brand identity is critical to our relationships with existing

members, marketing partners and health insurance carriers and to our ability to attract new members, marketing
partners and health insurance carriers. The promotion of our brand in these and other ways may require us to
make substantial investments and we anticipate that, as our market becomes increasingly competitive, these
branding initiatives may become increasingly difficult and expensive. Our brand promotion activities may not be
successful or yield increased revenue, and to the extent that these activities yield increased revenue, the increased
revenue may not offset the expenses we incur and our operating results could be harmed. If we do not
successfully maintain and enhance our brand, our business may not grow and we could lose our relationships
with health insurance carriers, marketing partners and/or members, which would harm our business, operating
results and financial condition.

In addition, we have historically received media attention in connection with our public relations efforts.
While we cannot be certain of the impact of media coverage on our business, if it were to be reduced or if we
were to receive negative publicity, the number of consumers visiting our platforms or customer call centers could

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decrease, and our cost of acquiring members could increase as a result of a reduction in the number of members
coming from our direct member acquisition channel, both of which could harm our business, operating results
and financial condition.

Our future operating results are likely to fluctuate and could fall short of expectations.

Our operating results are likely to fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors, including the factors described

elsewhere in this Risk Factors section, many of which are outside of our control. Among these factors, the
assumptions underlying our estimates of commission revenue as required by Accounting Standards Update
2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606), may vary over time. As a result, comparing our
operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful and you should not rely on our past results as
an indication of our future performance, particularly in light of the fact that our business and industry are
undergoing substantial change as a result of health care reform and initiatives we determined to pursue. If our
revenue or operating results differ from our guidance or fall below the expectations of investors or securities
analysts, the price of our common stock could decline substantially. In the past, when our revenue and operating
results differed from our guidance and the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the price of our
common stock was impacted.

System failures or capacity constraints could harm our business and operating results.

The performance, reliability and availability of our ecommerce platforms and underlying network
infrastructures are critical to our financial results, our brand and our relationship with members, marketing
partners and health insurance carriers. Although we regularly attempt to enhance our ecommerce platform and
system infrastructure, system failures and interruptions may occur if we are unsuccessful in these efforts, if we
are unable to accurately project the rate or timing of increases in our website traffic or for other reasons, some of
which are completely outside our control. Although we have experienced only minor system failures and
interruptions to date, we could experience significant failures and interruptions in the future, which would harm
our business, operating results and financial condition. If these failures or interruptions occurred during the
Medicare annual enrollment period or during the open enrollment period under health care reform, the negative
impact on us would be particularly pronounced.

We rely in part upon third-party vendors, including data center and bandwidth providers, to operate our

ecommerce platforms. We cannot predict whether additional network capacity will be available from these
vendors as we need it, and our network or our suppliers’ networks might be unable to achieve or maintain a
sufficiently high capacity of data transmission to allow us to process health insurance applications in a timely
manner or effectively download data, especially if our website traffic increases. Any system failure that causes an
interruption in or decreases the responsiveness of our services would impair our revenue-generating capabilities
and harm our business and operating results and damage our reputation. In addition, any loss of data could result
in loss of customers and subject us to potential liability. Our database and systems are vulnerable to damage or
interruption from human error, fire, floods, power loss, telecommunications failures, physical or electronic
break-ins, computer viruses, acts of terrorism, other attempts to harm our systems and similar events. In addition,
our operations are vulnerable to earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Area and elsewhere in Northern
California.

Consumers may access our customer care centers for assistance in connection with submitting health

insurance applications. We depend upon third parties, including telephone service providers and third party
software providers, to operate our customer care centers. Any failure of the systems that we rely upon in the
operation of our customer care centers could negatively impact sales as well as our relationship with consumers
and members, which could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

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We depend upon Internet search engines to attract a significant portion of the consumers who visit our
website, and if we are unable to effectively advertise on search engines on a cost-effective basis, our business
and operating results would be harmed.

We derive a significant portion of our website traffic from consumers who search for health insurance
through Internet search engines, such as Google, Bing and Yahoo!. A critical factor in attracting consumers to
our website is whether we are prominently displayed in response to an Internet search relating to health
insurance. Search engines typically provide two types of search results, algorithmic listings and paid
advertisements. We rely on both to attract consumers to our websites.

Algorithmic search result listings are determined and displayed in accordance with a set of formulas or
algorithms developed by the particular Internet search engine. The algorithms determine the order of the listing
of results in response to the consumer’s Internet search. From time to time, search engines revise these
algorithms. In some instances, these modifications have caused our website to be listed less prominently in
algorithmic search results, which has resulted in decreased traffic to our website. We may also be listed less
prominently as a result of new websites or changes to existing websites that result in these websites receiving
higher algorithmic rankings with the search engine. For example, government health insurance exchange
websites appear prominently in algorithmic search results. Our website may become listed less prominently in
algorithmic search results for other reasons, such as search engine technical difficulties, search engine technical
changes and changes we make to our website. In addition, search engines have deemed the practices of some
companies to be inconsistent with search engine guidelines and decided not to list their website in search result
listings at all. If we are listed less prominently in, or removed altogether from, search result listings for any
reason, the traffic to our websites would decline and we may not be able to replace this traffic, which would harm
our business, operating results and financial condition. If we decide to attempt to replace this traffic, we may be
required to increase our marketing expenditures, which would also increase our cost of member acquisition and
harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

We purchase paid advertisements on search engines in order to attract consumers to our website. We
typically pay a search engine for prominent placement of our website when particular health insurance-related
terms are searched for on the search engine, regardless of the algorithmic search result listings. The prominence
of the placement of our advertisement is determined by a combination of factors, including the amount we are
willing to pay and algorithms designed to determine the relevance of our paid advertisement to a particular
search term. As with algorithmic search result listings, search engines may revise the algorithms relevant to paid
advertisements and websites other than our ecommerce platform may become more optimized for the algorithms.
These changes may result in our having to pay increased amounts to maintain our paid advertisement placement
in response to a particular search term. We could also have to pay increased amounts should the market share of
major search engines continue to become more concentrated with a single search engine. Additionally, we bid
against our competitors and others for the display of these paid search engine advertisements. Many of our
competitors, including many health insurance carriers and government-run health insurance exchanges, have
greater resources with which to bid and better brand recognition than we do. We have experienced increased
competition from health insurance carriers, government health insurance exchanges and some of our marketing
partners for both algorithmic search result listings and for paid advertisements. The competition has increased the
cost of paid internet search advertising and has increased our marketing and advertising expenses. The
competition increases substantially during the enrollment periods for Medicare related health insurance and for
individual and family health insurance. If paid search advertising costs increase or become cost prohibitive,
whether as a results of competition, algorithm changes or otherwise our advertising expenses could rise
significantly or we could reduce or discontinue our paid search advertisements, either of which would harm our
business, operating results and financial condition.

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We rely significantly on marketing partners and our business and operating results would be harmed if
we are unable to maintain effective relationships with our existing marketing partners or if we do not establish
successful relationships with new marketing partners.

In addition to marketing through Internet search engines, we frequently enter into contractual marketing
relationships with other online and offline businesses that promote us. These marketing partners include financial
and online service companies, affiliate programs and online advertisers and content providers. We also have
relationships with marketing partners, including hospitals and pharmacy chains that promote our Medicare
platforms to their customers. We compensate many of our marketing partners for their referrals on a submitted
health insurance application basis and, if they are licensed to sell health insurance, may share a percentage of the
commission we earn from the health insurance carrier for each member referred by the marketing partner.

Many factors influence the success of our relationship with our marketing partners, including:

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the effectiveness of the marketing partner in marketing our website and services, including whether the
marketing partner is successful in maintaining the prominence of its website in algorithmic search
result listings and paid Internet advertisements;

the compliance of our marketing partners, and of the manner marketing partners refer consumers to our
platforms, with applicable laws, regulations and guidelines;

the interest of the marketing partner’s customers in the health insurance plans that we offer on our
ecommerce platform;

the contractual terms we negotiate with the marketing partner, including the marketing fees we agree to
pay a marketing partner;

the percentage of the marketing partner’s customers that submit applications or purchase health
insurance policies through our ecommerce platform;

the ability of a marketing partner to maintain efficient and uninterrupted operation of its website; and

our ability to work with the marketing partner to implement website changes, launch marketing
campaigns and pursue other initiatives necessary to maintain positive consumer experiences and
acceptable traffic volumes.

For instance, we partner with Internet lead aggregators who refer a significant number of consumers to our

online platforms. Major search engines have in the past and may in the future determine not to list lead
aggregator websites prominently in search result listings for various reasons, which would cause a significant
reduction in the number of consumers referred to us through our marketing partner channel. While we have
relationships with a large number of marketing partners, we depend upon referrals from a limited number of
marketing partners for a significant portion of the submitted applications we receive from our marketing partner
customer acquisition channel.

Given our reliance on our marketing partners, our business operating results and financial condition would

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marketing partners responsible for a significant number of our submitted applications;

if we fail to establish successful relationships with new marketing partners;

if we experience competition in our receipt of referrals from our high volume marketing partners; and

if we are required to pay increased amounts to our marketing partners.

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To the extent that health care reform makes it less profitable or desirable for marketing partners to promote

us to their customers, we may lose relationships with existing marketing partners or those marketing partners
may refer fewer individuals to us. We may also have difficulty entering into relationships with new marketing
partners. Competition for referrals from our marketing partners has increased particularly during the open
enrollment periods for Medicare-related health insurance and individual and family health insurance. We may
lose marketing partner referrals if our competitors pay marketing partners more than we do or be forced to pay
increased fees to our marketing partners, which could harm our business, operating results and financial
condition. If we lose marketing partner referrals during the Medicare or individual and family health insurance
annual open enrollment periods, the adverse impact on our business would be particularly pronounced. In
addition, the promulgation of laws, regulations or guidelines, or the interpretation of existing laws, regulations
and guidelines, by state departments of insurance or by CMS, could cause our relationships with our marketing
partners to be in non-compliance with those laws, regulations and guidelines. In addition, we have relationships
with hospitals and pharmacy chains that utilize aspects of our platform and tools. Our relationships with these
hospitals and pharmacy chains result in the referral of a significant number of individuals to us who are interested
in purchasing Medicare-related health insurance plans. If CMS or state departments of insurance were to change
existing laws, regulations or guidelines, or interpret existing laws, regulations or guidelines, to prohibit these
arrangements, or if hospitals or pharmacy partners otherwise decided to no longer utilize aspects of our platform
and tools, we could experience a significant decline in the number of Medicare-eligible individuals who are
referred to our platforms and customer care centers, which would harm our business, operating results and
financial condition.

If commission reports we receive from carriers are inaccurate or not sent to us in a timely manner, our

business and operating results could be harmed and we may not recognize trends in our membership.

We rely on health insurance carriers to timely and accurately report the amount of commissions earned by
us, and we calculate our commission rates per member, prepare our financial reports, projections and budgets and
direct our marketing and other operating efforts based on the reports we receive from health insurance carriers.
There have been instances where we have determined that policy cancellation data reported to us by a health
insurance carrier has not been accurate. The extent to which health insurance carriers are inaccurate in their
reporting of policy cancellations could cause us to change our cancellation estimates, which could adversely
impact our revenues. We apply judgment and make estimates based on historical data and current trends to
independently determine whether or not carriers are accurately reporting commissions due to us. Our revenue
recognition policy changed in the first quarter of 2018 as a result of our adoption of Accounting Standards
Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606), as discussed in Note 1-Summary of
Business and Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Prospectively, to the extent that health insurance carriers
understate or fail to accurately report the amount of commissions due to us in a timely manner or at all, our
estimates of constrained lifetime value may be adversely impacted, which would harm our business, operating
results and financial condition. In addition, any inaccuracies in the reports would adversely impact our
commission revenue for future periods which is based on historical trends of factors including the trends in
contracted commission rates and expected member churn.

We depend on health insurance carriers and others for data related to our membership. For instance, with

respect to health insurance plans other than small business health insurance, health insurance carriers do not
directly report member cancellations to us, resulting in the need for us to determine cancellations using payment
data that carriers provide. We infer cancellations from this payment data by analyzing whether payments from
members have ceased for a period of time, and we may not learn of a cancellation for several months. With
respect to our small business membership, many groups notify the carrier directly with respect to increases or
decreases in group size and policy cancellations. Our insurance carrier partners often do not communicate this
information to us, and it often takes a significant amount of time for us to learn about small business group
cancellations and changes in our membership within the group itself. We often are not made aware of policy
cancellations until the time of the group’s annual renewal.

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After we have estimated membership for a period, we may receive information from health insurance
carriers that would have impacted the estimate if we had received the information prior to the date of estimation.
We may receive commission payments or other information that indicates that a member who was not included
in our estimates for a prior period was in fact an active member at that time, or that a member who was included
in our estimates was in fact not an active member of ours. We also reconcile information health insurance
carriers provide to us and may determine that we were not historically paid commissions owed to us, which
would cause us to have underestimated our membership. As a result of open enrollment periods, we may not
receive information from our carriers on as timely a basis due to the significant increase in health insurance
transaction volume, which could impair the accuracy of our membership estimates. Additionally, health
insurance carriers may require us to return commission payments paid in a prior period due to policy
cancellations for members we previously estimated as being active. For these and other reasons, including if
current trends in membership cancellation are inconsistent with past cancellation trends that we use to estimate
our membership or if carriers subsequently report changes to the commission payments that they previously
reported to us, our actual membership could be different from our estimates, perhaps materially. If our actual
membership is different from our estimates, the lifetime value component of our revenue recognition could also
be inaccurate, including as a result of an inaccurate estimate of the average amount of time our members
maintain their health insurance plans.

Our business is subject to security risks and, if we are subject to cyber-attacks, security breaches or

otherwise unable to safeguard the security and privacy of confidential data, including personal health
information, our business will be harmed.

Our services involve the collection and storage of confidential and personally identifiable information of

consumers and the transmission of this information to their chosen health insurance carriers and to government.
For example, we collect names, addresses, Social Security and credit card numbers and protected health
information such as information regarding the medical history of consumers. As a result, we are subject to
various laws and regulations and contractual requirements regarding the collection, maintenance, protection, use,
transmission, disclosure and disposal of sensitive personal information. We also hold a significant amount of
information relating to our current and former employees. We cannot guarantee that our facilities and systems,
and those of our third party service providers, will be free of security breaches, cyber-attacks, acts of vandalism,
computer viruses, malware, misplaced or lost data, programming and/or human errors or other similar events.
Compliance with privacy and security laws, requirements and regulations may result in cost increases due to new
constraints on our business, the development of new processes, the effects of potential non-compliance by us or
third party service providers, and enforcement actions. We may be required to expend significant amounts and
other resources to protect against security breaches or to alleviate problems caused by security breaches. Despite
our implementation of security measures, techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems
change frequently. As a result, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate
preventative measures. Additionally, our third party service providers may cause security breaches for which we
are responsible.

Any compromise or perceived compromise of our security by us or by one of our vendors could damage our

reputation, cause the termination of relationships with government-run health insurance exchanges and our
members, marketing partners and health insurance carriers, reduce demand for our services and subject us to
significant liability and expense as well as regulatory action and lawsuits, which would harm our business,
operating results and financial condition. In addition, in the event that additional data security laws are
implemented, or our health insurance carrier or other partners determine to impose requirements on us relating to
data security, we may not be able to timely comply with such requirements or such requirements may not be
compatible with our current processes. Changing our processes could be time consuming and expensive, and
failure to timely implement required changes could result in our inability to sell health insurance plans in a
particular jurisdiction or for a particular health insurance carrier or subject us to liability for non-compliance, any
of which would damage our business, operating results and financial condition. For instance, health insurance
carriers may require us to be compliant with Payment Card Industry, or PCI, security standards in order to accept

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credit card information from consumers or require us to comply with privacy and security standards to do
business with us at all. PCI compliance and compliance with other privacy and security standards are regularly
assessed, and we may not always be compliant with the standards. If we are not in compliance, we may not be
able to accept credit card information from consumers or conduct health insurance business, and our relationship
with health insurance carriers could be adversely impacted or terminated, which would harm our business,
operating results and financial condition.

There are many risks associated with our operations in China.

A portion of our operations is conducted by our subsidiary in China. Among other things, we use employees

in China to maintain and update our ecommerce platform and perform certain tasks within our finance and
customer care and enrollment functions. We rely on the Internet to communicate with our subsidiary in China.
Our business would be harmed if our ability to communicate over the Internet with these employees failed, and
we were prevented from promptly updating our software or implementing other changes to our database and
systems, among other things. From time-to-time we receive inquiries from health insurance carriers relating to
our operations in China and the security measures we have implemented to protect data that our employees in
China may be able to access. As a part of these inquiries, we have implemented additional security measures
relating to our operations in China. We may be required to implement further security measures to continue
aspects of our operations in China or health insurance carriers may require us to bring aspects of our operations
in China back to the United States, which could be time consuming and expensive and harm our operating results
and financial condition. Health insurance carriers may also terminate our relationship due to concerns
surrounding protection of data, which would harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

Our operations in China also expose us to different and unfamiliar laws, rules and regulations, including
different intellectual property laws, which are not as protective of our intellectual property as the laws in the
United States. United States and Chinese trade laws may also impose restrictions on the importation of
programming or technology to or from the United States. We are also subject to anti-bribery and anti-corruption
laws, labor laws, tax laws, foreign exchange controls and cash repatriation restrictions in China. Although we
have implemented policies and procedures to comply with these laws and regulations, violations of them could
adversely affect our brand and could result in the imposition of civil or criminal penalties and fines. In addition,
our business may be adversely impacted by changes in China’s economic or political condition. We have recently
experienced greater competition for qualified personnel in China, which has raised market salaries and increased
our compensation costs related to employees in China. If competition for personnel increases further, our
compensation expenses could rise considerably or, if we determine to not increase compensation levels, our
ability to attract and retain qualified personnel in China may be impaired, which could harm our business,
operating results and financial condition. These risks could cause us to incur increased expenses and could harm
our ability to effectively and successfully manage our operations in China. Moreover, any significant or
prolonged deterioration in the relationship between United States and China could adversely affect our operations
in China. Certain risks and uncertainties of doing business in China are solely within the control of the Chinese
government, and Chinese law regulates the scope of our foreign investments and business conducted within
China. The escalation of trade tensions initiated by the current administration has increased the risk associated
with our operations in China. Either the United States or the Chinese government may sever our ability to
communicate with our China operations or may take actions that force us to close our operations in China. We
employ a large number of our technology and content employees in China, and we have other employees that
support our business. Any sudden disruption of our operations in China would adversely impact our business. If
we are required to move aspects of our operations from China to our offices in the United States as a result of
political instability, changes in laws, inquiries from health insurance carriers or for other reasons, we could incur
increased expenses, and our business, operating results and financial condition could be harmed.

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Our sponsorship and advertising business may not be successful.

We sell advertising space to health insurance carriers on our website through our sponsorship and

advertising program. Our sponsorship and advertising program allows carriers to purchase advertising space in
specific markets in a sponsorship area on our website. Health insurance carriers have generally determined not to
spend on individual and family health insurance advertising through our sponsorship and advertising program as
a result of the impact of health care reform on the profitability of their individual and family health insurance
businesses. To the extent that economic conditions, health care reform or other factors impact the amount health
insurance carriers are willing to pay for advertising on our ecommerce platform, our sponsorship and advertising
program will be adversely impacted. Since much of our sponsorship revenue depends upon the number of
applications we submit to health insurance carriers, a reduction in demand for the carrier’s product (such as
outside open enrollment periods) would reduce our sponsorship revenue and our business, operating results and
financial condition could be harmed. The success of our sponsorship and advertising program depends on a
number of other factors, including the effectiveness of the sponsorship and advertising program as a cost-
effective method for carriers to obtain additional members, consumer and health insurance carrier adoption of the
Internet and our ecommerce platform as a medium for the purchase and sale of health insurance, our ability to
attract consumers visiting our ecommerce platform and convert those consumers into members, the existence of a
relationship between us and a diverse group of carriers that offer a number of health insurance plans in the
markets in which we attempt to sell advertising, the cost, benefit and brand recognition of the health insurance
plan that is the subject of the advertising, the impact the advertising has on the sale of the health insurance plan
that is the subject of the advertising and the effectiveness of the carrier’s other means of advertising. In addition,
while our practice of selling advertising is described on our ecommerce platform, it could cause consumers to
perceive us as not objective, which could harm our brand and result in a decline in our health insurance sales. It
also could adversely impact our relationship with health insurance carriers that do not purchase our advertising or
otherwise result in accusations that we are favoring certain plans over others. As a result, our business, operating
results and financial condition could be harmed.

We also develop, host and maintain carrier dedicated Medicare plan websites through our advertising
program. Our success in doing so is dependent upon the same factors that could impact our sponsorship program.
In addition, since we maintain relationships with a limited number of health insurance carriers to sell their
Medicare plans, our Medicare plan-related advertising revenue is concentrated in a small number of health
insurance carriers and our ability to generate Medicare plan-related advertising revenue would be harmed by the
termination or non-renewal of any of these relationships as well as by a reduction in the amount a health
insurance carrier is willing to pay for these services. Moreover, in light of the regulations applicable to the
marketing and sale of Medicare plans, and given that these regulations are often unclear, change frequently and
are subject to changing interpretations, we may in the future not be permitted to sell Medicare plan-related
advertising. If we are not successful in generating Medicare plan-related advertising revenue, our business
operating results and financial condition could be harmed.

We may not be able to adequately protect our intellectual property, which could harm our business and

operating results.

We believe that our intellectual property is an essential asset of our business and that our technology
currently gives us a competitive advantage in the distribution of Medicare-related, individual and family and
small business health insurance. We rely on a combination of copyright, trademark and trade secret laws as well
as confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to establish and protect our intellectual property rights in
the United States. The efforts we have taken to protect our intellectual property may not be sufficient or effective,
and our trademarks may be held invalid or unenforceable. Moreover, the law relating to intellectual property is
not as developed in China, and our intellectual property rights may not be as respected in China as they are in the
United States. We may not be effective in policing unauthorized use of our intellectual property, trade secrets and
other confidential information, and even if we do detect violations, litigation may be necessary to enforce our
intellectual property rights. Any enforcement efforts we undertake, including litigation, could be time-consuming

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and expensive, could divert our management’s attention and may result in a court determining that our
intellectual property or other rights are unenforceable. If we are not successful in cost-effectively protecting our
intellectual property rights, trade secrets and confidential information, our business, operating results and
financial condition could be harmed.

We may in the future be subject to intellectual property rights claims, which are extremely costly to
defend, could require us to pay significant damages and could limit our ability to use certain technologies in
the future.

There are a large number of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets applicable to the internet and

technology industries and entities frequently enter into litigation based on allegations of infringement or other
violations of intellectual property rights. We have received, and may in the future receive, notices that claim we
have misappropriated, infringed or misused other parties’ intellectual property rights, and, to the extent we gain
greater visibility, we face a higher risk of being the subject of intellectual property infringement claims. There
may be third-party intellectual property rights, including issued or pending patents that cover significant aspects of
our technologies or business methods or that cover third-party technology that we use as a part of our websites.
Any intellectual property claim against us, with or without merit, could be time consuming, expensive to settle or
litigate and could divert our management’s attention and other resources. These claims also could subject us to
significant liability for damages and could result in our having to stop using technology found to be in violation of
a third party’s rights. We might be required to seek a license for third-party intellectual property, which may not
be available on reasonable terms or at all. Even if a license is available, we could be required to pay significant
royalties, which would increase our operating expenses. We may also be required to develop alternative
non-infringing technology, which could require significant effort and expense. If we cannot license or develop
technology for any infringing aspect of our business, we would be forced to limit our services and may be unable
to compete effectively. Any of these results would harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

Any legal liability, regulatory penalties, or negative publicity for the information on our website or that

we otherwise provide could harm our business and operating results.

We provide information on our website, through our customer care centers and in other ways regarding
health insurance in general and the health insurance plans we market and sell, including information relating to
insurance premiums, coverage, benefits, provider networks, exclusions, limitations, availability, plan
comparisons and insurance company ratings. A significant amount of both automated and manual effort is
required to maintain the considerable amount of insurance plan information on our website. Separately, from
time to time, we use the information provided on our website and otherwise collected by us to publish reports
designed to educate consumers, facilitate public debate, and facilitate reform at the state and federal level. If the
information we provide on our website, through our customer care centers or otherwise is not accurate or is
construed as misleading, or if we do not properly assist individuals and businesses in purchasing health
insurance, members, health insurance carriers and others could attempt to hold us liable for damages, our
relationships with health insurance carriers could be terminated or impaired and regulators could attempt to
subject us to penalties, revoke our licenses to transact health insurance business in a particular jurisdiction, and/or
compromise the status of our licenses to transact health insurance business in other jurisdictions, which could
result in our loss of our commission revenue. In the ordinary course of operating our business, we have received
complaints that the information we provided was not accurate or was misleading. Although in the past we have
resolved these complaints without significant financial cost or impact to our brand or reputation, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so in the future. Our recent focus in selling short-term health insurance that
does not have the same benefits as major medical health insurance may increase our risks of receiving complaints
regarding our marketing and business practice due to the potential for consumer confusion between short-term
health insurance and major medical health insurance. In addition, these types of claims could be time-consuming
and expensive to defend, could divert our management’s attention and other resources, and could cause a loss of
confidence in our services. As a result, whether or not we are able to successfully resolve these claims, they
could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

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In the ordinary course of our business, we have received and may continue to receive inquiries from state
regulators relating to various matters. We also have become, and may in the future become, involved in litigation
or claims in the ordinary course of our business, including with respect to employment-related claims such as
workplace discrimination or harassment. We also have, and may in the future, face claims of violations of other
local, state, and federal labor or employment laws, laws and regulations relating to marketing and laws and
regulations relating to the sale of insurance. If we are found to have violated laws or regulations, we could lose
our relationship with health insurance carriers and be subject to various fines and penalties, including revocation
of our licenses to sell insurance which would cause us to lose our commission revenue, and our business,
operating results and financial condition would be materially harmed. In addition, if regulators believe our
websites or marketing material are not compliant with applicable laws or regulations, we could be forced to stop
using our websites, marketing material or certain aspects of them until the issue is resolved, which would harm
our business, operating results and financial condition.

Acquisitions could disrupt our business and harm our financial condition and operating results.

We recently acquired Wealth, Health and Life Advisors, LLC, more commonly known as GoMedigap, in

January 2018 and in the future may decide to acquire other businesses, products and technologies. Our ability as
an organization to successfully make and integrate acquisitions is unproven. Acquisitions could require
significant capital infusions and could involve many risks, including the following:

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an acquisition may negatively impact our results of operations because it will require us to incur
transaction expenses, and after the transaction, may require us to incur charges and substantial debt or
liabilities, may require the amortization, write down or impairment of amounts related to deferred
compensation, goodwill and other intangible assets, or may cause adverse tax consequences, substantial
depreciation or deferred compensation charges;

an acquisition undertaken for strategic business purposes may negatively impact our results of
operations;

• we may encounter difficulties in assimilating and integrating the business, technologies, products,
personnel or operations of companies that we acquire, particularly if key personnel of the acquired
company decide not to work for us;

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an acquisition may disrupt our ongoing business, divert resources, increase our expenses and distract
our management;

• we may be required to implement or improve internal controls, procedures and policies appropriate for
a public company at a business that prior to the acquisition lacked these controls, procedures and
policies;

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the acquired businesses, products or technologies may not generate sufficient revenue to offset
acquisition costs or to maintain our financial results;

• we may have to issue equity securities to complete an acquisition, which would dilute our

stockholders’ ownership and could adversely affect the market price of our common stock; and

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acquisitions may involve the entry into geographic or business markets in which we have little or no
prior experience.

We cannot assure you that we will be able to identify or consummate any future acquisition on favorable
terms, or at all. If we do pursue an acquisition, it is possible that we may not realize the anticipated benefits from
the acquisition or that the financial markets or investors will negatively view the acquisition. Even if we
successfully complete an acquisition, it could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

As part of our initiative to expand our presence in the Medicare supplement market, we acquired

GoMedigap in January 2018. We may not be able to realize anticipated synergies and opportunities as a result of

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the acquisition, and the business may not perform as planned as a result of many of the risks and uncertainties
that apply to the rest of our business. We may also encounter difficulties in integrating GoMedigap into our
existing business. If anticipated synergies and opportunities are not realized, our business, operating results and
financial condition would be harmed.

Our debt obligations contain restrictions that impact our business and expose us to risks that could

materially adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition.

In September 2018, we entered into a credit agreement with Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent

and collateral agent. This credit agreement imposes certain covenants and restrictions on our business and our
ability to obtain additional financing. As of December 31, 2018, we had $5.0 million outstanding principal
amount under our revolving credit facility, which was repaid in full in January 2019.

Among other things, the credit agreement requires the lender’s consent, under certain circumstances, to:

• merge or consolidate;

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sell or transfer assets outside the ordinary course of business;

• make certain types of investments and restricted payments;

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incur additional indebtedness or guarantee indebtedness of others;

pay dividends on our capital stock;

enter into transactions with affiliates; and

grant liens on our assets, subject to certain exceptions.

Our credit agreement also contains customary affirmative covenants, including covenants regarding the
payment of taxes and other obligations, maintenance of insurance, reporting requirements and compliance with
applicable laws and regulations. Further, the credit agreement contains a financial covenant requiring the
Company to maintain a minimum level of excess availability at any time. The facility contains events of default,
including, among others, non-payment defaults, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, covenant defaults,
cross-defaults to other indebtedness, judgment defaults, collateral defaults, bankruptcy and insolvency defaults
and a change of control default.

If we experience a decline in cash flow due to any of the factors described in this “Risk Factors” section or
otherwise, we could have difficulty paying interest and principal amounts due on our indebtedness and meeting
the financial covenants set forth in our loan facility. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise
obtain the funds necessary to make required payments under the credit facility, or if we fail to comply with the
requirements of our indebtedness, we could default under our credit facility. Any default that is not cured or
waived could result in the acceleration of the obligations under the credit facility, an increase in the applicable
interest rate under the credit facility, and would permit our lender to exercise rights and remedies with respect to
all of the collateral that is securing the credit facility, which includes substantially all of our assets. Any such
default could materially adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition.

Even if we comply with all of the applicable covenants, the restrictions on the conduct of our business could

materially adversely affect our business by, among other things, limiting our ability to take advantage of
financings, mergers, acquisitions and other corporate opportunities that may be beneficial to the business. Even if
the credit facility were terminated, additional debt we could incur in the future may subject us to similar or
additional covenants, which could place restrictions on the operation of our business.

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If we fail to maintain proper and effective internal controls, our ability to produce accurate financial
statements could be impaired, which could adversely affect our operating results, our ability to operate our
business and our stock price.

We have a complex business organization. Ensuring that we have adequate internal financial and accounting

controls and procedures in place to help ensure that we can produce accurate financial statements on a timely
basis is a costly and time-consuming effort that needs to be re-evaluated frequently and is complicated by the
expansion of our business operations and changing accounting requirements. Our management, including our
chief executive officer and chief financial officer, does not expect that our internal control over financial
reporting will prevent all errors or all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can
provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the
design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls
must be considered relative to their costs. Controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons,
by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. Over time, controls may become
inadequate because changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or
procedures may occur. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due
to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. We cannot assure that significant deficiencies or material
weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting will not be identified in the future. Any failure to
maintain or implement required new or improved controls, or any difficulties we encounter in their
implementation, could result in significant deficiencies or material weaknesses, cause us to fail to timely meet
our periodic reporting obligations, or result in material misstatements in our financial statements. Any such
failure could also adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and annual auditor attestation
reports regarding disclosure controls and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder. The
existence of a material weakness could result in errors in our financial statements that could result in a
restatement of financial statements, cause us to fail to timely meet our reporting obligations and cause investors
to lose confidence in our reported financial information, leading to a decline in our stock price and potential
lawsuits against us.

Changes in our provision for income taxes or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our

income or other tax returns or changes in tax legislation could adversely affect our results.

Our provision for income taxes is subject to volatility and could be adversely affected by earnings differing

materially from our projections, changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities, lapses in the
research and development tax credit laws, tax effects of share-based compensation, outcomes as a result of tax
examinations or by changes in tax laws, regulations, accounting principles, including accounting for uncertain
tax positions, or interpretations thereof.

To the extent that our provision for income taxes is subject to volatility or adverse outcomes as a result of

tax examinations, our operating results could be harmed. Significant judgment is required to determine the
recognition and measurement attribute prescribed in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP,
relating to accounting for income taxes. In addition, GAAP applies to all income tax positions, including the
potential recovery of previously paid taxes, which if settled unfavorably could adversely impact our provision for
income taxes. In addition, we are subject to examinations of our income tax returns by the Internal Revenue
Service, or IRS, and other tax authorities. We assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these
examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes. There may be exposure that the
outcomes from these examinations will have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

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Regulation of the sale of health insurance is subject to change, and future regulations could harm our

business and operating results.

The laws and regulations governing the offer, sale and purchase of health insurance are subject to change,
and future changes may be adverse to our business. For example, a long standing provision in each state’s law
that we believe is advantageous to our business is that once health insurance premiums are set by the carrier and
approved by state regulators, they are fixed and not generally subject to negotiation or discounting by insurance
companies or agents. Additionally, state regulations generally prohibit carriers, agents and brokers from
providing financial incentives, such as rebates, to their members in connection with the sale of health insurance.
As a result, we do not currently compete with carriers or other agents and brokers on the price of the health
insurance plans offered on our website. If these regulations change, we could be forced to reduce prices or
provide rebates or other incentives for the health insurance plans sold through our ecommerce platform, which
would harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

States have adopted and will continue to adopt new laws and regulations in response to health care reform

legislation. It is difficult to predict how these new laws and regulations will impact our business, but in some
cases such laws and regulations could amplify the adverse impacts of health care reform, or states may adopt new
requirements that adversely impact our business, operating results and financial condition. For example, certain
states have adopted or are contemplating rules and regulations that would either ban the sale of short-term health
insurance, limit its duration and renewability, or apply certain aspects of the Affordable Care Act to short-term
health insurance, such as the essential health benefits or requiring that short-term health insurance cover
pre-existing conditions. Rules and regulations such as these could adversely impact our sale of short-term health
insurance for several reasons, including because carriers may exit the market of selling short-term health
insurance due to regulatory concerns, determine it is not profitable to sell the plans or increase plan premiums to
a degree that reduces consumer demand for them. States may also require stronger disclosure and marketing rules
governing the sale of short-term health insurance which may impact our conversion rates on the sale of short-
term health insurance. Moreover, our sales outside of the health care reform open enrollment period could
decline, because many individuals and families choose to purchase short-term health insurance outside of the
open enrollment period given the unavailability of major medical individual and family health insurance to
them. Additionally, states and the federal government may adopt laws and regulations that further impact the
types of health insurance coverage available to consumers, the product features and benefits, and the role and
compensation of agents and brokers in the sale of health insurance.

We are also subject to additional insurance regulatory risks because we use the Internet as a distribution
platform. In many cases, it is not clear how existing insurance laws and regulations apply to Internet-related
health insurance advertisements and transactions. To the extent that new laws or regulations are adopted that
conflict with the way we conduct our business, or to the extent that existing laws and regulations are interpreted
adversely to us, our business, operating results and financial condition would be harmed.

If we fail to comply with the numerous state laws and regulations that are applicable to the sale of health

insurance, our business and operating results could be harmed.

The sale of health insurance is heavily regulated by each state in the United States. For instance, in addition
to the impact and changes in regulations resulting from health care reform, state regulators require us to maintain
a valid license in each state in which we transact health insurance business and further require that we adhere to
sales, documentation and administration practices specific to that state. We must maintain our health insurance
licenses to continue selling plans and to continue to receive commissions from health insurance carriers. In
addition, each employee who transacts health insurance business on our behalf must maintain a valid license in
one or more states. Because we do business in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, compliance with health
insurance-related laws, rules and regulations is difficult and imposes significant costs on our business. Each
jurisdiction’s insurance department typically has the power, among other things, to:

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grant and revoke licenses to transact insurance business;

conduct inquiries into the insurance-related activities and conduct of agents and agencies;

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require and regulate disclosure in connection with the sale and solicitation of health insurance;

authorize how, by which personnel and under what circumstances insurance premiums can be quoted
and published and an insurance policy sold;

approve which entities can be paid commissions from carriers and the circumstances under which they
may be paid;

regulate the content of insurance-related advertisements, including web pages, and other marketing
practices;

approve policy forms, require specific benefits and benefit levels and regulate premium rates;

impose fines and other penalties; and

impose continuing education requirements.

Due to the complexity, periodic modification and differing interpretations of insurance laws and regulations,

we may not have always been, and we may not always be, in compliance with them. New insurance laws,
regulations and guidelines also may not be compatible with the sale of health insurance over the Internet or with
various aspects of our platform or manner of marketing or selling health insurance plans. Failure to comply with
insurance laws, regulations and guidelines or other laws and regulations applicable to our business could result in
significant liability, additional department of insurance licensing requirements, required modification of our
advertising and business practices, the revocation of our licenses in a particular jurisdiction, termination of our
relationship with health insurance carriers, loss of commissions and/or our inability to sell health insurance plans,
which could significantly increase our operating expenses, result in the loss of carrier relationships and our
commission revenue and otherwise harm our business, operating results and financial condition. Moreover, an
adverse regulatory action in one jurisdiction could result in penalties and adversely affect our license status,
business or reputation in other jurisdictions due to the requirement that adverse regulatory actions in one
jurisdiction be reported to other jurisdictions. Even if the allegations in any regulatory or other action against us
are proven false, any surrounding negative publicity could harm consumer, marketing partner or health insurance
carrier confidence in us, which could significantly damage our brand. Changes in insurance laws, regulations and
guidelines may also be incompatible with various aspects of our business and require that we make significant
modifications to our existing technology or practices, which may be costly and time-consuming to implement
and could also harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

We have received, and may in the future receive, inquiries from regulators regarding our marketing and

business practices and compliance with laws and regulations. We typically respond to these inquiries by
explaining how we believe we are in compliance with relevant regulations, or may modify our practices in
connection with the inquiry. CMS and certain state regulators notified us in advance of and during the most
recently completed Medicare annual enrollment period that certain marketing material that we were using
relating to one of our websites was misleading and did not follow certain legal and regulatory requirements. We
are in the process of working through the matter with the relevant regulators. We also recently received a letter
from the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the United States House of Representatives in March 2019
requesting information relating to our sale of short-term health insurance. The letter indicates that the committee
is conducting oversight of short term health insurance and companies that assist consumers enroll in short term
health insurance plans in light of committee concerns, including its concern relating to the understanding of
consumers who purchase short term health insurance coverage. Inquiries and proceedings initiated by the
government could adversely impact our health insurance licenses, require us to pay fines, require us to modify
marketing and business practices, result in litigation and otherwise harm our business, operating results or
financial condition.

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Government regulation of the Internet could adversely affect our business.

The laws governing general commerce on the Internet remain unsettled and it may take years to fully
determine whether and how existing laws such as those governing intellectual property, privacy and taxation
apply to the Internet. In addition, the growth and development of the market for electronic commerce may
prompt calls for more stringent consumer protection laws that may impose additional burdens on companies
conducting business over the Internet. Any new laws or regulations or new interpretations of existing laws or
regulations relating to the Internet could harm our business and we could be forced to incur substantial costs in
order to comply with them, which would harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

Our business could be harmed if we are unable to contact our consumers or market the availability of our

products through specific channels.

We use email and telephone, among other channels, to market our services to potential members and as the

primary means of communicating with our existing members. The laws and regulations governing the use of
emails and telephone calls for marketing purposes continue to evolve, and changes in technology, the
marketplace or consumer preferences may lead to the adoption of additional laws or regulations or changes in
interpretation of existing laws or regulations. If new laws or regulations are adopted, or existing laws and
regulations are interpreted or enforced, to impose additional restrictions on our ability to send email or telephone
messages to our members or potential members, we may not be able to communicate with them in a cost-
effective manner. In addition to legal restrictions on the use of email, Internet service providers, e-mail service
providers and others attempt to block the transmission of unsolicited email, commonly known as “spam.” Many
Internet and e-mail service providers have relationships with organizations whose purpose it is to detect and
notify the Internet and e-mail service providers of entities that the organization believes is sending unsolicited
e-mail. If an Internet or e-mail service provider identifies email from us as “spam” as a result of reports from
these organizations or otherwise, we can be placed on a restricted list that will block our email to members or
potential members.

We use telephones to communicate with customers and prospective customers and some of these

communications may be subject to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, or TCPA, and other telemarketing
laws. The TCPA and other laws, including state laws, relating to telemarketing restrict our ability to market using
the telephone in certain respects. For instance, the TCPA prohibits us from using an automatic telephone dialing
system to make certain telephone calls to consumers without prior express consent. We have policies in place to
comply with the TCPA and other telemarketing laws. However, despite our legal compliance, we have in the past
and may in the future become subject to claims that we have violated the TCPA. The TCPA provides for
statutory damages of $500 for each violation and $1,500 for each willful violation. In the event that we were
found to have violated the TCPA, our business, operating results and financial condition could be harmed. In
addition, telephone carriers may block or put consumer warnings on calls originating from call centers.
Consumers increasingly screen their incoming emails and telephone calls, including by using screening tools and
warnings, and therefore our members or potential members may not reliably receive our emails or telephone
messages. If we are unable to communicate effectively by email or telephone with our members and potential
members as a result of legislation, blockage, screening technologies or otherwise, our business, operating results
and financial condition would be harmed.

Consumers depend upon third-party service providers to access our website, and our business and
operating results could be harmed as a result of technical difficulties experienced by these service providers.

Consumers using our website depend upon Internet, online and other service providers for access to our

website. Many of these service providers have experienced significant outages, delays and other difficulties in
the past and could experience them in the future. Any significant interruption in access to our website or increase
in our website’s response time as a result of these difficulties could damage our relationship with insurance
carriers, marketing partners and existing and potential members and could harm our business, operating results
and financial condition.

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Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock

Our actual operating results may differ significantly from our guidance.

From time to time, we have released, and may continue to release guidance in earnings conference calls,
earnings releases, or otherwise, regarding our future performance that represents our management’s estimates as
of the date of release. This guidance, which includes forward-looking statements, has been and will be based on
projections prepared by our management. These projections are not prepared with a view toward compliance
with published guidelines of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and neither our registered
public accountants nor any other independent expert or outside party compiles or examines the projections.
Accordingly, no such person expresses any opinion or any other form of assurance with respect to the
projections.

Projections are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while presented with numerical

specificity, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and
contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and are based upon specific assumptions with respect to
future business decisions, some of which will change. Among these factors, the assumptions underlying our
estimates of commission revenue as required by Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts
with Customers (ASC 606), may vary over time. We may state possible outcomes as high and low ranges. Any
range we provide is not intended to imply that actual results could not fall outside of the suggested ranges. The
principal reason that we release guidance is to provide a basis for our management to discuss our business
outlook with analysts and investors and we may decide to suspend guidance at any time. We do not accept any
responsibility for any projections or reports published by any such third parties.

Guidance is necessarily speculative in nature, and it can be expected that some or all of the assumptions

underlying the guidance furnished by us will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results.
Accordingly, our guidance is only an estimate of what management believes is realizable as of the date of
release. Our actual results have, and may in the future, vary from our guidance and the variations may be
material. In light of the foregoing, investors are urged not to rely upon our guidance in making an investment
decision regarding our common stock.

Any failure to successfully implement our operating strategy or the occurrence of any of the events or
circumstances set forth in this “Risk Factors” section could result in the actual operating results being different
from our guidance, and the differences may be adverse and material.

The price of our common stock has been and may continue to be volatile, and the value of your

investment could decline.

The trading price of our common stock has been volatile and is likely to continue to fluctuate substantially.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2018, the trading price of our common stock fluctuated from a low of $27.15
per share to a high of $40.71 per share. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the trading price of our common
stock fluctuated from a low of $13.61 per share to a high of $40.71 per share. The trading price of our common
stock depends on a number of factors, including those described in this “Risk Factors” section, many of which
are beyond our control and may not be related to our operating performance. These fluctuations could cause you
to lose all or part of your investment in our common stock since you might be unable to sell your shares at or
above the price you paid. Factors that could cause fluctuations in the trading price of our common stock include
the following:

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•

price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market from time to time;

volatility in the market prices and trading volumes of our competitors’ shares, including high
technology stocks, which have historically experienced high levels of volatility;

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•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

new laws or regulations or new interpretations of existing laws or regulations applicable to our
business, including developments relating to the health care industry, particularly health care reform
legislation and the implementation of health care reform;

actual or anticipated changes in our operating results or fluctuations in our operating results;

changes in operating performance and stock market valuations of other technology companies
generally, and of our competitors;

failure of securities analysts to maintain coverage of us, changes in financial estimates by any securities
analysts who follow our company, or our failure to meet these estimates or the expectations of
investors;

sales of shares of our common stock by us or our stockholders;

announcements by us or our competitors of new products or services;

the public’s reaction to our press releases, other public announcements, and filings with the SEC;

rumors and market speculation involving us or other companies in our industry;

actual or anticipated developments in our business, our competitors’ businesses, or the competitive
landscape generally;

our ability to control costs, including our operating expenses;

litigation involving us, our industry or both, or investigations by regulators into our operations or those
of our competitors;

developments or disputes concerning our intellectual property or other proprietary rights;

announced or completed acquisitions of businesses or technologies by us or our competitors;

changes in accounting standards, policies, guidelines, interpretations, or principles;

any significant change in our management; and

general economic conditions and slow or negative growth of our markets.

The effect of such factors on the trading market for our stock may be enhanced by the lack of a large and

established trading market for our stock. In addition, the stock market in general, and the market for technology
companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated
or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. Broad market and industry factors may
seriously affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance.
Additionally, as a public company, we face the risk of shareholder lawsuits, particularly if we experience
declines in the price of our common stock. In the past, following periods of volatility in the overall market and
the market prices of a particular company’s securities, securities class action lawsuits have often been instituted
against affected companies. We have been, and may in the future be, subject to such legal actions.

Anti-takeover provisions contained in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as well as provisions of

Delaware law, could impair a takeover attempt.

Our certificate of incorporation, bylaws, and Delaware law contain provisions which could have the effect

of rendering more difficult, delaying, or preventing an acquisition deemed undesirable by our board of directors.
Our corporate governance documents include provisions:

•

•

•

creating a classified board of directors whose members serve staggered three-year terms;

authorizing undesignated preferred stock, which could be issued by our board of directors without
stockholder approval and may contain voting, liquidation, dividend, and other rights superior to our
common stock;

limiting the liability of, and providing indemnification to, our directors and officers;

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•

•

limiting the ability of our stockholders to call and bring business before special meetings;

requiring advance notice of stockholder proposals for business to be conducted at meetings of our
stockholders and for nominations of candidates for election to our board of directors;

controlling the procedures for the conduct and scheduling of board of directors and stockholder
meetings; and

providing our board of directors with the express power to postpone previously scheduled annual
meetings and to cancel previously scheduled special meetings.

These provisions, alone or together, could delay or prevent hostile takeovers and changes in control or

changes in our management.

As a Delaware corporation, we are also subject to provisions of Delaware law, including Section 203 of the

Delaware General Corporation law, which prevents some stockholders holding more than 15% of our outstanding
common stock from engaging in certain business combinations without approval of the holders of substantially
all of our outstanding common stock.

Any provision of our certificate of incorporation, bylaws or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying or

deterring a change in control could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their
shares of our common stock, and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our
common stock.

We do not expect to declare any dividends in the foreseeable future.

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain any

future earnings to fund our growth, and we do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends in the
foreseeable future. Additionally, the terms of our current debt instruments restrict our ability to pay cash
dividends on our common stock. Any future determination to declare cash dividends will be made at the
discretion of our board of directors, subject to applicable laws and provisions of our debt instruments and
organizational documents, after taking into account our financial condition, results of operations, capital
requirements, general business conditions and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2.

PROPERTIES

The following table sets forth the location, approximate square footage and primary use of each of the

principal properties we occupied at December 31, 2018:

Location

Approximate
Square
Footage

Primary Use

Santa Clara, California

32,492

Gold River, California

44,738

Corporate headquarters, marketing and advertising, technology and
content and general and administrative

Customer care and enrollment, technology and content and general
and administrative

South Jordan, Utah

Xiamen, China

Austin, Texas

28,915

52,930

26,878

Customer care and enrollment

Technology and content, customer care and enrollment, marketing
and advertising and general and administrative

Technology and content, customer care and enrollment, marketing
and advertising and general and administrative

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ITEM 3.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On April 6, 2018, a former California employee filed a complaint against us in the Superior Court of the

State of California for the County of Sacramento. The plaintiff’s complaint was filed pursuant to the California
Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, purportedly on behalf of all current and former hourly-paid
or non-exempt employees who work or have worked for us in California. The complaint alleges that we violated
a number of wage and hour laws with respect to these non-exempt employees, including, among other things, the
failure to comply with California law as to (i) the payment of overtime wages; (ii) the payment of minimum
wages; (iii) providing uninterrupted meal and rest periods, (iv) the payment of wages earned during employment
and owed upon the termination of employment; (v) providing complete and accurate wage statements,
(vi) keeping of accurate payroll records; and (vii) the proper reimbursement for necessary business-related
expenses and costs. The complaint seeks allegedly unpaid wages, civil penalties and costs, expenses and
attorneys’ fees. Discovery has only recently commenced, and as a result we cannot estimate the likelihood of
liability or the amount of potential damages.

On May 8, 2018, an individual filed a putative class action complaint against us. The complaint alleges that

we violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227(c) and certain provisions of 47 C.F.R. §
64.1200 promulgated thereunder by initiating or causing to be initiated telephone solicitations to telephone
subscribers who registered their respective telephone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. The
complaint alleged, among other things, that we (i) made more than one unsolicited telephone call to Plaintiff and
putative class members within a 12-month period without express consent to place such calls in violation of 47
U.S.C. § 227(c)(5); and (ii) initiated calls for telemarketing purposes without instituting procedures that comply
with regulatory minimum standards for implementing Do Not Call in violation of 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(d). The
complaint sought (i) an order certifying a class of individuals in the United States who (A) received more than
one telephone call made by or on behalf of eHealth within a 12-month period; and (B) to a telephone number that
had been registered with the National Do Not Call Registry for at least 30 days; (ii) an award of actual and
statutory damages for each negligent violation to each member of the class pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(3)(B);
(iii) an award of actual and statutory damages for each knowing and/or willful violation to each member of the
class pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(3)(A); (iv) an injunction requiring us and our agents to cease all unsolicited
telephone activities and otherwise protecting the interest of the class pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(3)(A); and
(v) pre-judgment and post-judgment interest on monetary relief. A first amended complaint was filed in the
action in September 2018 to add an additional plaintiff, and we answered the first amended complaint in October
2018. In October 2018, we also entered into a settlement agreement with the original plaintiff that included a
release of the original plaintiff’s individual claims. The second plaintiff dismissed the first amended complaint
without prejudice in November 2018.

In the ordinary course of our business, we have received and may continue to receive inquiries from state
and federal regulators relating to various matters. We have become, and may in the future become, involved in
litigation in the ordinary course of our business. If we are found to have violated laws or regulations in any
jurisdiction, we could be subject to various fines and penalties, including revocation of our license to sell
insurance in those states, and our business, operating results and financial condition would be harmed.
Revocation of any of our licenses or penalties in one jurisdiction could cause our license to be revoked or for us
to face penalties in other jurisdictions. In addition, without a health insurance license in a jurisdiction, carriers
would not pay us commissions for the products we sold in that jurisdiction, and we would not be able to sell new
health insurance products in that jurisdiction. We could also be harmed to the extent that related publicity
damages our reputation as a trusted source of objective information relating to health insurance and its
affordability. It could also be costly to defend ourselves regardless of the outcome.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER

MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Our common stock has been quoted on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “EHTH” since our

initial public offering on October 13, 2006. Prior to that time, there was no public market for our stock. As of
February 28, 2019, there were 29 stockholders of record of our common stock (which does not include the
number of stockholders holding shares of our common stock in “street name”) and the closing price of our
common stock was $53.41 per share on February 28, 2019 as reported by The NASDAQ Global Market.

Dividend Policy

We have never declared or paid any cash dividend on our common stock. We currently do not expect to pay

any dividends in the foreseeable future.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

During the year ended December 31, 2018, we issued 294,637 shares of our common stock as consideration

for our acquisition of GoMedigap in January 2018 as described in Item 8—Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data—Note 2 Acquisition of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The shares were issued in
reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 as a transaction not involving any public offering.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

See Item 12, “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder

Matters” for information regarding securities authorized for issuance.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

We did not repurchase any of our common stock during the year ended December 31, 2018.

STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH

The following information relating to the price performance of our common stock shall not be deemed
“filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission or “soliciting material” under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C, or to liabilities under Section 18 of the Exchange Act,
except to the extent that we specifically request that such information be treated as soliciting material or to the
extent that we specifically incorporate this information by reference.

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The graph below matches our cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock with the cumulative
5-year total returns on the NASDAQ Composite index and the Research Data Group, or RDG Internet Composite
index. The graph tracks the performance of a $100 investment in our common stock and in each index (with the
reinvestment of all dividends) from December 31, 2013 to December 31, 2018.

COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among eHealth, Inc, the NASDAQ Composite Index 
and the RDG Internet Composite Index

$300

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0

12/13 3/14 6/14 9/14 12/14 3/15 6/15 9/15 12/15 3/16 6/16 9/16 12/16 3/17 6/17 9/17 12/17 3/18 6/18 9/18 12/18

eHealth, Inc

NASDAQ Composite

RDG Internet Composite

eHealth, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NASDAQ Composite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RDG Internet Composite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$100.00
$100.00
$100.00

$ 53.60
$114.62
$ 96.39

$ 21.47
$122.81
$133.20

$ 22.91
$133.19
$140.23

$ 37.36
$172.11
$202.15

$ 82.64
$165.84
$201.16

12/31/2013

12/31/2014

12/31/2015

12/31/2016

12/31/2017

12/31/2018

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ITEM 6.

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

The following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and with our consolidated financial
statements and accompanying notes included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Consolidated Statements of Operations Data (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017 (1)

2016 (1)

2015 (1)

2014 (2)

Revenue:

Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$227,211
24,184

$176,883
13,823

$177,234
16,090

$184,933
18,414

$158,626
21,051

Total revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating costs and expenses:

251,395

190,706

193,324

203,347

179,677

Cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marketing and advertising (3)
Customer care and enrollment (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technology and content (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative (3)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acquisition costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Change in fair value of earnout liability . . . . . . .
Restructuring (3)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,228
82,939
70,547
31,970
45,828
76
12,300
1,865
2,091

582
65,874
59,183
32,889
39,969
621
—
—
1,040

862
72,213
48,718
32,749
35,216
—
—
(297)
1,040

1,947
75,571
43,159
36,351
30,239
—
—
4,541
1,153

4,494
69,732
42,745
40,390
27,549
—
—
—
1,529

Total operating costs and expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

248,844

200,158

190,501

192,961

186,439

Income (loss) from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income (expense), net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,551
755

(9,452)
1,182

Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income

taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision (benefit) for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net income (loss) per share:

Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weighted average number of shares used in per share

amounts:

3,306
3,065

(8,270)
(33,696)

241

$ 25,426

0.01
0.01

$
$

1.37
1.33

$

$
$

2,823
1,149

3,972
3,668

304

0.02
0.02

$

$
$

$

$
$

10,386
1,285

(6,762)
(98)

11,671
7,707

(6,860)
9,345

3,964

$ (16,205)

0.22
0.22

$
$

(0.88)
(0.88)

Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19,294
20,409

18,512
19,047

18,272
18,314

18,008
18,086

18,367
18,367

(1) Financial data for 2017, 2016 and 2015 have been adjusted to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASC 606.
(2) Financial data for 2014 has not been adjusted to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASC 606.
(3)

Includes stock-based compensation as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017 (1)

2016 (1)

2015 (1)

2014 (2)

Marketing and advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customer care and enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technology and content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 1,974
816
1,675
7,824
251

$1,033
418
1,410
6,833
—

$1,237
497
1,836
3,696
—

$1,950
477
1,728
2,734
113

$1,692
386
1,611
2,188
—

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$12,540

$9,694

$7,266

$7,002

$5,877

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(1) Financial data for 2017, 2016 and 2015 have been adjusted to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASC 606.
(2) Financial data for 2014 has not been adjusted to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASC 606.

As of December 31,

2018

2017 (1)

2016 (1)

2015 (1)

2014 (2)

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data (in thousands):
Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Working capital
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Debt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Earnout liability—non-current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other non-current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total stockholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 13,089
95,549
439,278
5,000
19,270
47,901
3,339
204,965
$303,149

$ 40,293
130,294
359,118
—
—
45,089
1,920
204,724
$286,664

$ 61,781
146,794
357,674
—
—
75,403
4,253
179,298
$252,280

$ 62,710
148,509
353,545
—
—
80,491
6,257
169,252
$236,178

$ 51,415
39,738
106,664
—
—
—
6,449
14,261
$ 73,478

(1) Financial data for 2017, 2016 and 2015 have been adjusted to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASC 606.
(2) Financial data for 2014 has not been adjusted to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASC 606.

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017 (1)

2016 (1)

Revenue By Segment Data (in thousands)
Commission revenue

Medicare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Individual, Family and Small Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$192,259
34,952

$135,010
41,873

$116,226
61,008

Total commission revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

227,211

176,883

177,234

Other revenue

Medicare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Individual, Family and Small Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total other revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18,312
5,872

24,184

7,438
6,385

13,823

5,930
10,160

16,090

Total revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$251,395

$190,706

$193,324

(1) Financial data for 2017 and 2016 have been adjusted to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASC 606.

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

We are a leading private health insurance exchange for individuals, families and small businesses. Through

our website addresses (www.eHealth.com, www.eHealthInsurance.com, www.eHealthMedicare.com,
www.Medicare.com, www.PlanPrescriber.com and www.GoMedigap.com), consumers can get quotes from
leading health insurance carriers, compare plans side-by-side, and apply for and purchase Medicare-related,
individual and family, small business and ancillary health insurance plans. Our ecommerce technology also
enables us to deliver consumers’ health insurance applications electronically to health insurance carriers. As a
result, we simplify and streamline the complex and traditionally paper-intensive health insurance sales and
purchasing process.

On January 22, 2018, we completed our acquisition of Wealth, Health and Life Advisors, LLC, more
commonly known as GoMedigap, a technology-enabled provider of Medicare Supplement enrollment services.
GoMedigap has built a leading consumer acquisition and engagement platform focused on meeting the Medicare
Supplement insurance needs of its individual customers with a technology-enabled, consumer-centric approach
that aligns with our mission and operations. This strategic acquisition significantly enhances our growing
presence in the Medicare Supplement market, puts us in a stronger position with carriers and strategic partners
and allowed us to accelerate our projected Medicare plan enrollment growth in 2018 and beyond. For more
information on our acquisition of GoMedigap, see Note 2—Acquisition in the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements of this Form 10-K.

We have invested heavily in technology and content related to our ecommerce platforms. We have also

invested significant time and resources in obtaining licenses to sell health insurance in all 50 states and the
District of Columbia, developing member acquisition programs, obtaining necessary regulatory approvals of our
websites and establishing relationships and appointments with leading health insurance carriers, enabling us to
offer thousands of health insurance plans online. Our ecommerce platforms can be accessed directly through our
websites as well as through our network of marketing partners.

We operate as two distinct reporting segments:

• Medicare and

•

Individual, Family and Small Business.

For more information on segment and geographic information, see Note 1-Summary of Business and
Significant Accounting Policies and Note 9-Operating Segments, Geographic Information and Significant
Customers in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-K.

Adoption of Accounting Standard Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606)

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from
Contracts with Customers (ASC 606). The standard is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model requiring
an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that
reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted ASC 606 using the full retrospective method, which required us to revise
our historical financial information to be consistent with the new standard. The adoption had a material impact on
our consolidated financial statements. The most significant impact of the standard was on our commission
revenue. We now recognize revenue based on an estimate of the lifetime value of commissions we expect to
collect from Medicare-related, individual and family and ancillary health insurance plans at the time the carrier
approves the plans, and for small business health insurance plans, the estimated commissions we expect to collect
from the plan over the following 12 months. For additional information on the change in our revenue recognition
policy and the related impact to our previously reported results, see Note 1—Summary of Business and
Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-K.

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Health Care Reform

In March 2010, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related amendments in the
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act were signed into law. These health care reform laws contain
provisions that changed and will continue to change the health insurance industry in substantial ways. We have
described various aspects of health care reform in Part I, Item 1, Business—Health Care Reform and Part I, Item
1A, Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business of this Form 10-K. The implementation of health care reform
has significantly reduced our individual and family health insurance membership and commission revenue.

The Trump administration and Republican leadership have repeatedly communicated their intention to alter

or repeal the Affordable Care Act, but their efforts to do so have so far been unsuccessful. As a part of the tax
reform law that came into effect in December 2017, the tax penalty for violating the individual mandate to have
qualifying health insurance was reduced to zero effective in 2019, essentially repealing it. The essential repeal of
the individual mandate could have a further adverse impact on the individual and family health insurance market.
In addition to the repeal of the mandate, the Trump administration issued an executive order in October 2017 that
directed the executive branch of the government to consider proposing regulations and revising guidance to
expand access to association health plans, expand the availability of short term health insurance and increase the
usability of health reimbursement arrangements. As a result of the executive order, new regulations have been
adopted that would facilitate association-based health insurance plans and promote the sale of more short term
health insurance. The regulations relating to association health plans would allow small businesses to join
industry or geographically-based associations and collectively purchase large group health insurance plans.
Unlike small group health insurance, large group health insurance is not subject to many of the provisions of the
Affordable Care Act, including the requirement that health insurance plans cover all of the essential health
benefits defined under the Affordable Care Act. The goal of the regulation is to reduce the cost of insurance for
individuals who receive their health insurance under associations. The regulations relating to short-term health
insurance plans extend the initial duration of short-term health insurance from three months to less than one year
and allow for short-term health insurance plans to be renewed as long as the total duration of the plan does not
exceed thirty-six months. However, states have authority to impose their own regulations over short-term health
insurance plans sold in their markets and certain states have adopted or are contemplating laws and regulations
that could ban the sale of short-term health insurance, limit their durations and renewability, apply certain aspects
of the Affordable Care Act to short-term health insurance or impose stronger disclosure requirements than the
federal regulation. The expansion of the use of short-term health insurance in many states may cause individuals
and families to purchase short-term insurance instead of individual and family health insurance. The regulations
relating to association-based health insurance and short-term health insurance could present new business
opportunities for us, but also may reduce the size of the individual, family and small business health insurance
markets that we address or otherwise adversely impact our business and operating results.

Summary of Selected Metrics

In addition to traditional financial metrics, we rely upon certain metrics to estimate and recognize
commission revenue, evaluate our business performance and facilitate strategic planning. Our commission
revenue is influenced by a number of factors including:

•

•

the number of individuals on applications for Medicare-related, individual and family, small business
and ancillary health insurance plans we submit to and are approved by the relevant health insurance
carriers, and

the constrained lifetime value of approved members for Medicare-related, individual and family and
ancillary health insurance plans we sell as well as the estimated annual value of approved members for
small business plans we sell.

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Submitted Applications

Applications are counted as submitted when the applicant completes the application and either clicks the
submit button on our website or provides verbal authorization to submit the application. The applicant may have
additional actions to take before the application will be reviewed by the insurance carrier, such as providing
additional information. In addition, an applicant may submit more than one application.

The following table shows submitted applications by product for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017

and 2016:

Medicare (1)

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Medicare Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicare Supplement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicare Part D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

159,753
40,252
64,898

125,989
21,401
42,805

121,101
17,976
33,913

Total Medicare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

264,903

190,195

172,990

Individual and Family (2)

Non-Qualified Health Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Qualified Health Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18,580
11,118

40,274
27,154

78,822
59,265

Total Individual and Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

29,698

67,428

138,087

Ancillary (3)

Short-term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

102,608
46,073
22,399
42,415

93,445
70,452
29,468
34,788

121,109
98,338
35,759
15,443

Total Ancillary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

213,495

228,153

270,649

Small Business (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8,693

6,458

5,908

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

516,789

492,234

587,634

(1) Medicare-related health insurance applications submitted on our website or through our customer care

center during the period, including Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D prescription drug and Medicare
Supplement plans.

(2) Major medical Individual and Family plan (“IFP”) health insurance applications submitted on our website
during the period. An applicant may submit more than one application. We define our IFP offerings as
major medical individual and family health insurance plans, which does not include Medicare-related, small
business or ancillary plans.

(3) Ancillary Plans consists primarily of short-term, dental and vision insurance plans submitted on our website

during the period.

(4) Applications for small business health insurance applications are counted as submitted when the applicant
completes the application, the employees complete their applications, the applicant submits the application
to us and we submit the application to the carrier.

2018 compared to 2017—Medicare submitted applications grew 39% for the year ended December 31,
2018 compared to the year ended December 31, 2017. The increase was primarily due to direct-to consumer
marketing initiatives, our flexible call center capabilities, an improved online experience and our acquisition of
GoMedigap. Individual and family plan submitted applications declined 56% for the year ended December 31,
2018 compared to the year ended December 31, 2017, due to the continuing turmoil in the individual and family
plan market as a result of the Affordable Care Act and our continued focus on the Medicare market in 2018. 16%
of all Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement applications were submitted online for the year ended
December 31, 2018, compared to 10% for the year ended December 31, 2017.

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The decline in individual and family plan submitted applications has also limited our ability to cross-sell
ancillary plans, resulting in a decline of 6% in submitted applications for all ancillary products combined for the
year ended December 31, 2018 compared to the year ended December 31, 2017. Small business submitted
applications grew 35% for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to the year ended December 31, 2017,
due to progress in implementing a focused marketing strategy for this market, technology enhancements and an
increased conversion rate.

2017 compared to 2016—Medicare submitted applications grew 10% for the year ended December 31, 2017
compared to the year ended December 31, 2016. a deceleration from prior years’ growth, driven primarily by the
change in our marketing strategy as we de-emphasized less profitable customer acquisition channels and worked on
building out the more efficient direct and strategic partner channels. As a result of this strategy, we experienced an
improvement in conversion of leads to applications and lower cost of acquisition in the second half of 2017
compared to the first half of 2017 and the same period a year ago, and anticipate that we will see higher growth in
Medicare submitted applications in 2018. Individual and family plan submitted applications declined 51% for the
year ended December 31, 2017 compared to the year ended December 31, 2016, due to a continuing challenging
environment in this market, as well as our reduction in marketing spend. The decline in individual and family plan
submitted applications has also limited our ability to cross-sell ancillary plans, resulting in a decline of 16% in
submitted applications for all ancillary products combined for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to the
year ended December 31, 2016. Small business submitted applications grew 9% for the year ended December 31,
2017 compared to the year ended December 31, 2016, due to progress in implementing a focused marketing
strategy for this market, technology enhancements and an increased conversion rate.

Approved Members

Approved Members represents the number of individuals on submitted applications that were approved by

the relevant insurance carrier for the identified product during the current period. The applications may be
submitted in either the current period or prior periods. Approved members may not pay for their plan and become
paying members.

The following table shows approved members by product for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and

2016:

Medicare:

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Medicare Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicare Supplement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicare Part D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

148,478
29,837
61,373

118,055
15,992
41,618

116,681
12,314
32,968

Total Medicare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

239,688

175,665

161,963

Individual and Family:

Non-Qualified Health Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Qualified Health Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total Individual and Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23,075
19,575

42,650

50,111
28,442

97,983
77,865

78,553

175,848

Ancillary:

Short-term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

107,846
47,343
24,638
33,500

85,106
67,924
31,360
26,485

100,319
95,137
38,942
15,422

Total Ancillary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

213,327

210,875

249,820

Small Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19,550

15,302

8,744

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

515,215

480,395

596,375

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2018 compared to 2017—Medicare approved members grew 36% for the year ended December 31, 2018

compared to the year ended December 31, 2017. The increase was primarily due to 39% growth in Medicare
submitted applications mainly driven by our investment in Medicare-related marketing initiatives, call center
capabilities and an improved online experience and our acquisition of GoMedigap. Individual and Family Plan
approved members declined 46% for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to the year ended
December 31, 2017, due to the state of the individual and family health insurance plan market. Approved
members for all ancillary products combined for the year ended December 31, 2018 increased 1% compared to
the year ended December 31, 2017, despite a decrease in submitted applications of 6%, due to improved
conversion rates year-over-year. Small business approved members grew 28% for the year ended December 31,
2018 compared to the year ended December 31, 2017, due to improved focus on key partnerships, technology
enhancements and increased conversion rates.

2017 compared to 2016—Medicare approved members grew 8% for the year ended December 31, 2017
compared to the year ended December 31, 2016. The increase was primarily due to 10% growth in Medicare
submitted applications mainly driven by our investment in Medicare platforms and call center capabilities.
Individual and Family Plan approved members declined 55% for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to
the year ended December 31, 2016, due to the state of the individual and family health insurance plan market.
The decline in Individual and Family Plan approved members has also limited our ability to cross-sell ancillary
plans, resulting in a decline of 16% in approved members for all ancillary products combined for the year ended
December 31, 2017 compared to the year ended December 31, 2016. Small business approved members grew
75% for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to the year ended December 31, 2016, due to improved
focus on key partnerships, technology enhancements and an increased conversion rate.

Constrained Lifetime Value of Commissions Per Approved Member

The following table shows our estimated constrained lifetime value of commissions per approved member

by product for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Medicare

Medicare Advantage (1)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicare Supplement (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicare Part D (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 964
$1,047
$ 243

$903
$965
$266

$829
$939
$268

Individual and Family

Non-Qualified Health Plans (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Qualified Health Plans (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 151
$ 141

$136
$131

$134
$134

Ancillary

Short-term (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dental (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vision (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$
$
$

56
77
55

$ 65
$ 68
$ 51

$ 73
$ 70
$ 52

Small Business (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 168

$169

$159

(1) Constrained lifetime value of commissions per approved member represents commissions estimated to be
collected over the estimated life of an approved member’s policy after applying constraints in accordance
with our revenue recognition policy. The estimate is driven by multiple factors, including but not limited to,
contracted commission rates, carrier mix, expected policy churn and applied constraints. These factors may
result in varying values from period to period. For additional information on constraints see Note 1—
Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.

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(2) For small business the amount represents the estimated commissions we expect to collect from the plan over
the following 12-months. The estimate is driven by multiple factors, including but not limited to, contracted
commission rates, carrier mix, expected policy churn and applied constraints. These factors may result in
varying values from period to period.

2018 compared to 2017—The constrained lifetime value of commissions per approved member improved
7% and 8% for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement, respectively, for the year ended December 31,
2018 compared to the year ended December 31, 2017. The improvement in constrained lifetime value per
approved member for Medicare Advantage was driven by higher commission rates and customer retention, and
the improvement in constrained lifetime value for Medicare Supplement was driven by an improvement in
commission rates and our acquisition of GoMedigap in January 2018. The constrained lifetime value of
commissions per approved member for Non-Qualified Health Plans and Qualified Health Plans increased 11%
and 8%, respectively, mostly driven by improved churn, for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to the
year ended December 31, 2017, while the constrained lifetime value of commissions per approved member for
Medicare Part D, Short Term and Small Business plans decreased 9%, 14% and 1%, respectively, for the year
ended December 31, 2018 compared to the year ended December 31, 2017. The decrease in Medicare Part D was
due to higher churn year-over-year. The decrease in Short Term constrained lifetime value was mainly driven by
a regulatory change issued in April 2017 that reduced the maximum length of a short-term policy from one year
to 90 days. The change year-over-year in Small Business was not material.

2017 compared to 2016—The constrained lifetime value of commissions per approved member improved
9% and 3% for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement, respectively, for the year ended December 31,
2017 compared to the year ended December 31, 2016. The improvement in constrained lifetime value per
approved member for Medicare Advantage was driven by higher commission rates and customer retention, and
the improvement in constrained lifetime value for Medicare Supplement was driven by an improvement in
commission rates. The constrained lifetime value of commissions per approved member for Medicare Part D,
Non-Qualified and Qualified Health Plans, Dental and Vision remained relatively unchanged for the year ended
December 31, 2017 compared to the year ended December 31, 2016. The constrained lifetime value of
commissions per approved member decreased 11% for Short-term for the year ended December 31, 2017
compared to the year ended December 31, 2016, mainly driven by a regulatory change that reduced the
maximum length of a short-term policy from one year to 90 days. The constrained lifetime value of commissions
per approved member improved 6% for Small Business for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to the
year ended December 31, 2016 due to improved customer retention and higher commission rates.

Estimated Membership

Estimated membership represents the estimated number of members active as of the date indicated based on

the number of members for whom we have received or applied a commission payment during the month of
estimation.

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The following table shows estimated membership by product as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

As of December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Medicare (1)

Medicare Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicare Supplement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicare Part D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

276,357
70,426
139,907

236,857
33,635
114,362

191,904
23,356
89,597

Total Medicare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

486,690

384,854

304,857

Individual and Family (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ancillary (3)

151,904

224,396

360,634

Short-term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dental
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24,192
138,916
73,987
38,136

16,771
170,078
80,738
28,356

27,703
184,073
85,126
23,271

Total Ancillary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

275,231

295,943

320,173

Small Business (4)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

39,101

31,702

29,542

Total Estimated Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

952,926

936,895

1,015,206

(1) For Medicare-related health insurance plans, we take the sum of (i) the number of members for whom we
have received or applied a commission payment for a month that is up to two months prior to the date of
estimation (after reducing that number using historical experience for assumed member cancellations over
the period being estimated); and (ii) the number of approved members over that period (after reducing that
number using historical experience for an assumed number of members who do not accept their approved
policy from the same month of the previous year and for estimated member cancellations through the date
of the estimate). To the extent we determine we have received substantially all of the commission payments
related to a given month during the period being estimated, we will take the number of members for whom
we have received or applied a commission payment during the month of estimation. Estimated number of
members active on Medicare-related health insurance as of the date indicated based on the number of
members for whom we have received or applied a commission payment during the month of estimation.

(2) To estimate the number of members on Individual and Family health insurance plans (“IFP”), we take the
sum of (i) the number of IFP members for whom we have received or applied a commission payment for a
month that is up to six months prior to the date of estimation after reducing that number using historical
experience for assumed member cancellations over the period being estimated; and (ii) the number of
approved members over that period (after reducing that number by the percentage of members who do not
accept their approved policy from the same month of the previous year for estimated member cancellations
through the date of the estimate). To the extent we determine we have received substantially all of the
commission payments related to a given month during the period being estimated, we will take the number
of members for whom we have received or applied a commission payment during the month of estimation.
For IFP health insurance plans, a member who purchases and is active on multiple standalone insurance
plans will be counted as a member more than once. For example, a member who is active on both an
individual and family health insurance plan and a standalone dental plan will be counted as two continuing
members.

(3) For ancillary health insurance plans (such as short-term, dental and vision insurance), we take the sum of

(i) the number of members for whom we have received or applied a commission payment for a month that is
up to three months prior to the date of estimation (after reducing that number using historical experience for
assumed member cancellations over the period being estimated); and (ii) the number of approved members
over that period (after reducing that number using historical experience for an assumed number of members
who do not accept their approved policy from the same month of the previous year and for estimated

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member cancellations through the date of the estimate). To the extent we determine we have received
substantially all of the commission payments related to a given month during the period being estimated, we
will take the number of members for whom we have received or applied a commission payment during the
month of estimation. The one to three-month period varies by insurance product and is largely dependent
upon the timeliness of commission payment and related reporting from the related carriers.

(4) For small business health insurance plans, we estimate the number of members using the number of initial
members at the time the group is approved, and we update this number for changes in membership if such
changes are reported to us by the group or carrier in the period it is reported. However, groups generally
notify the carrier directly of policy cancellations and increases or decreases in group size without informing
us. Health insurance carriers often do not communicate policy cancellation information or group size
changes to us. We often are made aware of policy cancellations and group size changes at the time of annual
renewal and update our membership statistics accordingly in the period they are reported.

Health insurance carriers bill and collect insurance premiums paid by our members. The carriers do not
report to us the number of members that we have as of a given date. The majority of our members who terminate
their policies do so by discontinuing their premium payments to the carrier and do not inform us of the
cancellation. Also, some of our members pay their premiums less frequently than monthly. Given the number of
months required to observe non-payment of commissions in order to confirm cancellations, we estimate the
number of members who are active on insurance policies as of a specified date.

After we have estimated membership for a period, we may receive information from health insurance
carriers that would have impacted the estimate if we had received the information prior to the date of estimation.
We may receive commission payments or other information that indicates that a member who was not included
in our estimates for a prior period was in fact an active member at that time, or that a member who was included
in our estimates was in fact not an active member of ours. For instance, we reconcile information carriers provide
to us and may determine that we were not historically paid commissions owed to us, which would cause us to
have underestimated membership. Conversely, carriers may require us to return commission payments paid in a
prior period due to policy cancellations for members we previously estimated as being active. We do not update
our estimated membership numbers reported in previous periods. Instead, we reflect updated information
regarding our historical membership in the membership estimate for the current period. As a result of the delay in
our receipt of information from insurance carriers, actual trends in our membership are most discernible over
periods longer than from one quarter to the next. As a result of the delay we experience in receiving information
about our membership, it is difficult for us to determine with any certainty the impact of current conditions on
our membership retention. Health care reform and its impacts as well as other factors could cause the
assumptions and estimates that we make in connection with estimating our membership to be inaccurate, which
would cause our membership estimates to be inaccurate.

2018 compared to 2017—Medicare estimated membership grew 26% as of December 31, 2018 compared to

December 31, 2017 primarily due to our continued investment in Medicare-related marketing activities, call
center capabilities and an improved online experience and our acquisition of GoMedigap. Individual and Family
Plan estimated membership declined 32% as of December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017 due to the
state of the Individual and Family Plan market as a result of health care reform and our continued shift in focus
on the Medicare market. Ancillary plan estimated membership declined 7% as of December 31, 2018 compared
to December 31, 2017 as a result of the decline in our ability to cross-sell dental and vision plans as a result of
the decline in Individual and Family Plan membership. Small Business estimated membership grew 23% as of
December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017 due to improved focus on technology enhancements and an
increased conversion rate.

2017 compared to 2016—Medicare estimated membership grew 26% as of December 31, 2017 compared to

December 31, 2016 primarily due to our continued investment in the Medicare market. Individual and Family
Plan estimated membership declined 38% as of December 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016 due to the
state of the Individual and Family Plan market as a result of health care reform. Ancillary plan estimated

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membership declined 8% as of December 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016 as a result of the decline in
our ability to cross-sell dental and vision plans as a result of the decline in Individual and Family Plan
membership. Small Business estimated membership grew 7% as of December 31, 2017 compared to
December 31, 2016 due to improved focus on technology enhancements and an increased conversion rate.

Member Acquisition

Marketing initiatives are an important component of our strategy to increase revenue. Our marketing

initiatives are focused on three primary member acquisition channels: direct, marketing partners and online
advertising and are primarily designed to encourage consumers to complete an application for health insurance.
In addition, we incur customer care and enrollment expenses in assisting applicants during the enrollment
process.

As part of our adoption of ASC 606—Revenue from Contracts with Customers, we record the lifetime value

of each policy for which we earn the right to commission payments at the time of approval, net of an estimated
constraint. Refer to Note 1—Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies for further discussion. The
following table shows the variable marketing cost per approved member and the customer care and enrollment
expense per approved member metrics for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

Year Ended
December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Variable marketing cost per approved member

Medicare variable marketing cost per approved Medicare Advantage (“MA”)-

equivalent member (1)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$297

$337

$372

Individual and Family Plan (“IFP”) variable marketing cost per approved

IFP-equivalent member (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 59

$ 50

$ 55

Customer care and enrollment (“CC&E”) expense per approved member
Medicare CC&E expense per approved MA-equivalent member (3)
IFP CC&E expense per approved IFP-equivalent member (4)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$315
$ 61

$330
$ 74

$288
$ 32

(1) Variable marketing cost per approved MA-equivalent member represents direct costs incurred in member
acquisition for Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement and Medicare Part D plans from our direct,
marketing partners and online advertising channels divided by MA-equivalent approved members in a given
period. MA-equivalent members is a derived metric and is equal to the sum of (i) the number of Medicare
Part D approved members divided by 4, (ii) the number of Medicare Advantage approved members and
(iii) the number of Medicare Supplement approved members in the given period.

(2) Variable marketing cost per approved IFP-equivalent member represents direct costs incurred in member
acquisition for IFP plans from our direct, marketing partners and online advertising channels divided by
IFP-equivalent approved members in a given period. IFP-equivalent approved members is a derived metric
and is equal to the sum of (i) the number of short-term approved members divided by 3 and (ii) the IFP
approved members in the given period.

(3) Medicare CC&E expense per approved MA-equivalent member is equal to the CC&E expense of our
Medicare business included in our operating costs and reported in our Consolidated Statements of
Comprehensive Income divided by MA-equivalent approved members in a given period. MA-equivalent
approved members is a derived metric and is equal to the sum of (i) the number of Medicare Part D
approved members divided by 4, (ii) the number of Medicare Advantage approved members and (iii) the
number of Medicare Supplement approved members in the given period.
IFP CC&E expense per approved IFP-equivalent member is equal to the CC&E expense of our IFP business
included in our operating costs and reported in our consolidated statement of comprehensive income divided
by IFP-equivalent approved members in a given period. IFP-equivalent approved members is a derived
metric and is equal to the sum of (i) the number of short-term approved members divided by 3 and (ii) the
IFP approved members in the given period.

(4)

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2018 compared to 2017—Medicare CC&E expense per approved MA-equivalent member decreased 5% for

the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to the year ended December 31, 2017 due to the scalability of a
flexible agent staffing model. Variable marketing cost per approved MA-equivalent member decreased 12% for
the year ended December 31, 2018 due to an increase in demand generated from direct channels, including direct
mail, television, search engine optimization, and paid search advertising, while reducing the purchases of
customer leads from third-party lead generation sources. Variable marketing cost per approved IFP-equivalent
member increased 18% for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to the year ended December 31, 2017
due to higher marketing spend. IFP CC&E expense per approved IFP-equivalent member decreased 18% for the
year ended December 31, 2018 compared to the year ended December 31, 2017 due to cost saving efforts.

2017 compared to 2016—Medicare CC&E expense per approved MA-equivalent member increased 15%

for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to the year ended December 31, 2016 due to increased sales
agent and training costs. Variable marketing cost per approved MA-equivalent member decreased 9% for the
year ended December 31, 2017 due to our focus on marketing optimization efforts to enhance the quality of
demand we generate and enhance conversions through our direct and paid search advertising channels while
reducing marketing spend with certain marketing partners. Variable marketing cost per approved IFP-equivalent
member decreased 9% for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to the year ended December 31, 2016
due to lower marketing spend. IFP CC&E expense per approved IFP-equivalent member increased 131% for the
year ended December 31, 2017 compared to the year ended December 31, 2016 due to continuing adverse market
conditions in the Individual and Family Plan market.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP, requires us to make judgments, assumptions, and estimates that affect the
amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. These estimates and
assumptions are based on current facts, historical experience, and various other factors that we believe are
reasonable under the circumstances to determine reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses
that are not readily apparent from other sources. To the extent there are material differences between our
estimates and the actual results, our future consolidated results of comprehensive income may be affected.

An accounting policy is considered to be critical if the nature of the estimates or assumptions is material due

to the levels of subjectivity and judgment necessary to account for highly uncertain matters or the susceptibility
of such matters to change, and the effect of the estimates and assumptions on financial condition or operating
performance. The accounting policies we believe to reflect our more significant estimates, judgments and
assumptions and are most critical to understanding and evaluating our reported financial results are as follows:

• Revenue recognition;

•

Stock-based compensation;

• Business combinations;

• Realizability of long-lived assets; and

• Accounting for income taxes.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, there were no significant changes to our critical accounting
policies and estimates other than the adoption of ASC 606—Revenue from Contracts with Customers, using the
full retrospective transition method.

Revenue Recognition

We are compensated by the receipt of commission payments from health insurance carriers whose health
insurance policies are purchased through our ecommerce platforms or our customer care centers. We may also

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receive commission bonuses based on our attaining predetermined target sales levels for Medicare, individual
and family, small business and ancillary health insurance products, or other objectives, as determined by the
health insurance carrier, which we recognize as commission revenue when we achieve the predetermined target
sales levels or other objectives. In addition, we also generate revenue from non-commission revenue sources,
which include online sponsorship and advertising, technology licensing and lead referrals.

The core principle of ASC 606 is to recognize revenue upon the transfer of promised goods or services to
customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those
goods or services. Accordingly, we recognize revenue for our services in accordance with the following five
steps outlined in ASC 606:

•

•

Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer. A contract with a customer exists when
(i) we enter into an enforceable contract with a customer that defines each party’s rights regarding the
goods or services to be transferred and identifies the payment terms related to these goods or services,
(ii) the contract has commercial substance and, (iii) we determine that collection of substantially all
consideration for goods or services that are transferred is probable based on the customer’s intent and
ability to pay the promised consideration.

Identification of the performance obligations in the contract. Performance obligations promised in a
contract are identified based on the goods or services that will be transferred to the customer that are
both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the goods or service either on its
own or together with other resources that are readily available from third parties or from us, and are
distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the goods or services is separately
identifiable from other promises in the contract.

• Determination of the transaction price. The transaction price is determined based on the consideration

to which we will be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to the customer.

• Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract. If the contract
contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single
performance obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation
of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price, or
SSP, basis.

• Recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation. We satisfy performance
obligations either over time or at a point in time, as discussed in further detail below. Revenue is
recognized at the time the related performance obligation is satisfied by transferring the promised good
or service to the customer.

Commission Revenue—Our commission revenue is primarily comprised of commissions paid to us by
health insurance carriers related to insurance plans that have been purchased by a member through our health
insurance exchange service. We define a member as an individual currently covered by an insurance plan, which
include Medicare-related, individual and family, small business and ancillary plans. We are compensated by the
health insurance carrier, which we define as our customer.

We typically enter into contractual agency relationships with health insurance carriers that are non-exclusive
and terminable on short notice by either party for any reason. In addition, health insurance carriers often have the
ability to terminate or amend our agreements unilaterally on short notice, including provisions in our agreements
relating to the commission rates paid to us by the health insurance carriers. The amendment or termination of an
agreement we have with a health insurance carrier may adversely impact the commissions we are paid on health
insurance plans purchased from the carrier by means of our health insurance exchange services.

For both Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, we receive a fixed, annual
commission payment from insurance carriers once the plan is approved by the carrier and either a fixed, monthly

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or annual commission payment beginning with and subsequent to the second plan year. Additionally,
commission rates may be higher in the first twelve months of the plan if the plan is the first Medicare Advantage
or Medicare Part D prescription drug plan issued to the member. In the first plan year of a Medicare Advantage
and Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, after the health insurance carrier approves the application but during
the effective year of the plan, we are paid a fixed commission that is prorated for the number of months
remaining in the calendar year. Additionally, if the plan is the first Medicare Advantage or Medicare Part D plan
issued to the member, we may receive a higher commission rate that covers a full twelve-month period,
regardless of the month the plan was effective. We earn commission revenue for Medicare Advantage and
Medicare Part D prescription drug plans for which we are the broker of record, typically until either the policy is
cancelled or we otherwise do not remain the agent on the policy.

For individual and family, Medicare Supplement, small business and ancillary plans, our commissions
generally represent a flat amount per member per month or a percentage of the premium amount collected by the
carrier during the period that a member maintains coverage under a plan. Premium-based commissions are
reported to us after the premiums are collected by the carrier, generally on a monthly basis. We generally
continue to receive the commission payment from the relevant insurance carrier until the health insurance plan is
cancelled or we otherwise do not remain the agent on the policy. We utilize a practical expedient to estimate
commission revenue for each insurance product by applying the use of a portfolio approach to group approved
members by the effective month of the relevant policy (referred to as a cohort). This allows us to estimate the
commissions we expect to collect for each approved member cohort by evaluating various factors, including but
not limited to, contracted commission rates, carrier mix and expected member churn.

For Medicare-related, individual and family and ancillary health insurance plans, our services are complete

once a submitted application is approved by the relevant health insurance carrier. Accordingly, we recognize
commission revenue based upon the total estimated lifetime commissions we expect to receive for selling the
plan after the carrier approves an application, net of a constraint. We refer to these estimated and constrained
lifetime values as the constrained LTV for the plan. We provide annual services in selling and renewing small
business health insurance plans; therefore, we recognize small business health insurance plan commission
revenue at the time the plan is approved by the carrier, and when it renews each year thereafter, equal to the
estimated commissions we expect to collect from the plan over the following 12 months. Our estimate of
commission revenue for each product line is based on a number of assumptions, which include, but are not
limited to, estimating conversion of an approved member to a paying member, forecasting member churn and
forecasting the commission amounts likely to be received per member. These assumptions are based on historical
trends and incorporate management’s judgment in interpreting those trends and in applying constraints discussed
below. To the extent we make changes to the assumptions, we will recognize any material impact of the changes
to commission revenue in the reporting period in which the change is made, including revisions of estimated
lifetime commissions either below or in excess of previously estimated constrained LTV recognized as revenue.

For Medicare-related, individual and family and ancillary health insurance plans, we apply constraints to

determine the amount of commission revenue to recognize per approved member. The constraints are applied to
help ensure that the total estimated lifetime commissions expected to be collected for an approved member’s plan
are recognized as revenue only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of
cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with future commissions
receivable from the plan is subsequently resolved. We evaluate the appropriateness of these constraints on at
least an annual basis, including assessing factors affecting our estimate of the estimated lifetime value of
commissions per approved member based on current trends impacting our business and assessing whether any
adjustment to those constraints should be made. We update the assumptions when we observe a sufficient level
of evidence that would suggest that the long term expectation of the assumption has changed.

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Other Revenue

Our sponsorship and advertising program allows carriers to purchase advertising space in specific markets

in a sponsorship area on our website. In return, we are typically paid a monthly fee, which is recognized over the
period that advertising is displayed, and often a performance fee based on metrics such as submitted health
insurance applications, which is recognized when control has been transferred. We also offer Medicare
advertising services, which include website development, hosting and maintenance. In these instances, we are
typically paid a fixed, up-front fee, which we recognize as revenue as control is transferred ratably over the
service period.

Our commercial technology licensing business allows carriers the use of our ecommerce platform to offer
their own health insurance policies on their websites and agents to utilize our technology to power their online
quoting, content and application submission processes. Typically, we are paid a one-time implementation fee,
which we recognize as control is transferred on a straight-line basis over the estimated term of the customer
relationship (generally the initial term of the agreement), commencing once the technology is available for use by
the third party, and a performance fee based on metrics such as submitted health insurance applications. The
metrics used to calculate performance fees for both sponsorship and advertising and technology licensing are
based on performance criteria that are either measured based on data tracked by us, or based on data tracked by
the third party. In instances where the performance criteria data is tracked by us, we recognize revenue in the
period of performance and when all other revenue recognition criteria has been met. In instances where the
performance criteria data is tracked by the third party, we recognize revenue when reversal of such amounts is
not likely to occur. Typically, this occurs through our receipt of a cash payment from the third party along with a
detailed statement containing the data that is tracked by the third party.

Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue includes deferred technology licensing implementation fees and amounts billed for
performance obligations, including professional services, undelivered performance obligations, as well as
amounts billed or collected from sponsorship or technology licensing customers in advance of our performing
our service for such customers. It also includes the amount by which both unbilled and billed services provided
under our technology licensing arrangements exceed the revenue recognized to date.

Stock-Based Compensation

We recognize stock-based compensation expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of
Comprehensive Income based on the fair value of our stock-based awards over their respective vesting periods,
which is generally four years. The estimated grant date fair value of our stock options is determined using the
Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model and a single option award approach. The weighted-average expected term
for stock options granted is calculated using historical option exercise behavior. The dividend yield is determined
by dividing the expected per share dividend during the coming year by the grant date stock price. Through
December 31, 2018, we had not declared or paid any cash dividends, and we do not expect to pay any in the
foreseeable future. We base the risk-free interest rate on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury
zero-coupon issues with a remaining term equal to the expected term of our stock options. Expected volatility is
determined using a combination of the implied volatility of publicly traded options in our stock and historical
volatility of our stock price. The estimated attainment of performance-based awards and related expense is based
on the expectations of revenue and earnings target achievement. The estimated fair value of performance awards
with market conditions is determined using the Monte-Carlo simulation model. The assumptions used in
calculating the fair value of stock-based payment awards and expected attainment of performance-based awards
represent our best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of
management judgment. We will continue to use judgment in evaluating the expected term and volatility related
to our own stock-based awards on a prospective basis, and incorporating these factors into the model. Changes in
key assumptions could significantly impact the valuation of such instruments.

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Business Combinations

We include the results of operations of acquired businesses prospectively from the acquisition date. We
allocate the fair value of the purchase consideration of our acquired businesses to the tangible and intangible
assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The excess of
the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded
as goodwill.

When determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, we make significant estimates

and assumptions. When provisional amounts are recorded in the reporting period in which a business
combination occurs, adjustments to the provisional amounts may be subsequently recognized to reflect new
information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date that would have
affected the measurement of the amounts recognized at the acquisition date. Adjustments to the provisional
amounts identified during the measurement period, which is a period not to exceed one year from the acquisition
date, are reported in the period the adjustment is identified by means of an adjustment to goodwill, with the effect
on earnings measured as if the provisional amounts had been completed at the acquisition date. Adjustments to
amounts recognized in a business combination that occur after the end of the measurement period are recognized
in current period operations.

Realizability of Long-Lived Assets

We assess the realizability of our long-lived assets, including intangible assets and goodwill, whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. Factors that
we consider in deciding when to perform an impairment review include significant negative industry or
economic trends or significant changes or planned changes in our use of the assets. Additionally, we test
goodwill and our other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis on or about
November 30 of each year. When performing the annual goodwill impairment test we first assess qualitative
factors to determine whether it is “more likely than not” that the fair value of our reporting unit is less than its
carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment
test. When performing the annual impairment test for indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill we
first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is “more likely than not” that the indefinite-lived intangible
is impaired.

If events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable, for

long lived assets other than goodwill, including intangible assets with finite useful lives, which include purchased
technology, pharmacy relationships, trade names, and trademarks, we measure the recoverability of assets that
will continue to be used in our operations by comparing the carrying value of the asset grouping to our estimate
of the related total future undiscounted net cash flows. If an asset grouping’s carrying value is not recoverable
through the related undiscounted cash flows, the asset grouping is considered to be impaired. The impairment
charge is calculated as the amount by which the asset grouping’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, which is
defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset in an orderly transaction between market
participants at the measurement date.

We must make subjective judgments in determining the independent cash flows that can be related to
specific asset groupings. In addition, we must make subjective judgments regarding the remaining useful lives of
assets with finite useful lives. When we determine that the useful life of an asset is shorter than we had originally
estimated, we accelerate the rate of amortization over the new remaining useful life of the asset.

Accounting for Income Taxes

We account for income taxes using the liability method. Deferred income taxes are determined based on the
differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, using enacted statutory tax rates
in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.

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Since tax laws and financial accounting standards differ in their recognition and measurement of assets,
liabilities, equity, revenues, expenses, gains and losses, differences arise between the amount of taxable income
and pretax financial income for a year and between the tax bases of assets or liabilities and their reported
amounts in our financial statements. Because we assume that the reported amounts of assets and liabilities will be
recovered and settled, respectively, a difference between the tax basis of an asset or a liability and its reported
amount in the balance sheet will result in a taxable or a deductible amount in some future years when the related
liabilities are settled or the reported amounts of the assets are recovered, which gives rise to a deferred tax asset
or liability. We must then assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable
income and to the extent we believe that recovery does not meet the more likely than not criteria, we must
establish a valuation allowance. Management judgment is required in determining any valuation allowance
recorded against our net deferred tax assets.

As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our
income taxes. This process involves estimating our actual current tax expense together with assessing temporary
differences that may result in deferred tax assets.

Assessing the realizability of our deferred tax assets is dependent upon several factors, including the

likelihood and amount, if any, of future taxable income in relevant jurisdictions during the periods in which those
temporary differences become deductible. We forecast taxable income by considering all available positive and
negative evidence, including our history of operating income and losses and our financial plans and estimates
that we use to manage the business. These assumptions require significant judgment about future taxable income.
As a result, the amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable is subject to adjustment in future periods if
estimates of future taxable income change.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, or the Jobs Act, was signed into law resulting in

significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. The Jobs Act reduces the federal corporate income tax rate
from 35% to 21% effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, changes U.S international taxation
from a worldwide tax system to a territorial system, and implements a one-time transition tax on the mandatory
deemed repatriation of cumulative foreign earnings as of December 31, 2017. During the year ended
December 31, 2017, we made reasonable estimates of the effects of the Jobs Act and recorded provisional
amounts. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we finalized the accounting for the enactment of the Jobs
Act, without any material adjustments to our previous estimates.

Future changes in various factors, such as the amount of stock-based compensation we record during the
period and the related tax benefit we realize upon the exercise of employee stock options, potential limitations on
the use of our federal and state net operating loss credit carry forwards, pending or future tax law changes
including rate changes and the tax benefit from or limitations on our ability to utilize research and development
credits, the amount of non-deductible lobbying and acquisition-related costs, changes in our valuation allowance
and state and foreign taxes, would impact our estimates, and as a result, could affect our effective tax rate and the
amount of income tax expense we record, and pay, in future periods.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our operating results and related percentage of total revenues for the years

ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017 (1)

2016 (1)

Revenue

Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$227,211
24,184

90% $176,883
13,823
10%

93% $177,234
16,090
7%

92%
8%

Total revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating costs and expenses:

251,395

100%

190,706

100%

193,324

100%

Cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marketing and advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customer care and enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technology and content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acquisition costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Change in fair value of earnout liability . . . . .
Restructuring charge (benefit) . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of intangible assets . . . . . . . . . .

1,228 —%
33%
82,939
28%
70,547
13%
31,970
18%
45,828
76 —%
5%
1%
1%

12,300
1,865
2,091

65,874
59,183
32,889
39,969

582 —%
35%
31%
17%
21%
621 —%
—%
—
—%
—
1%
1,040

862 —%
37%
72,213
25%
48,718
17%
32,749
18%
35,216
—%
—
—
—%
(297) —%
1%
1,040

Total operating costs and expenses . . . . . . . . . . . .

248,844

99%

200,158

105%

190,501

99%

Income (loss) from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,551

1%
755 —%

(9,452)
1,182

(5)%
1%

Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for

income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision (benefit) for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . .

3,306
3,065

1%
1%

(8,270)
(33,696)

(4)%
(18)%

2,823
1,149

3,972
3,668

1%
1%

2%
2%

Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

241 —% $ 25,426

13% $

304 —%

(1) Financial data for 2017 and 2016 have been adjusted to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASC 606.

Operating costs and expenses include the following amounts of stock-based compensation expense (in

thousands):

Marketing and advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customer care and enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technology and content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 1,974
816
1,675
7,824
251

$1,033
418
1,410
6,833
—

$1,237
497
1,836
3,696
—

$12,540

$9,694

$7,266

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

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Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

Revenue

The following table presents our commission revenue, other revenue and total revenue for the years ended

December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 and the dollar and percentage changes from the prior year (dollars in
thousands):

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

Change

$

%

Year Ended
December 31,
2017

Change

$

%

Year Ended
December 31,
2016

Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percentage of total revenue . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percentage of total revenue . . . . . .

$227,211

$50,328

28% $176,883

$ (351) —% $177,234

90%

93%

92%

24,184

10,361

75% 13,823

(2,267)

(14)% 16,090

10%

7%

8%

Total revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$251,395

$60,689

32% $190,706

(2,618)

(1)% $193,324

2018 compared to 2017—Commission revenue increased $50.3 million, or 28%, in 2018, due to an increase

of $57.2 million, or 42%, in Medicare commission revenue, partially offset by a $5.0 million decrease in
Individual, Family and Small Business commission revenue. The increase in Medicare commission revenue was
due to an increase in approved members of 36%, as well as increases in the lifetime value of commissions per
Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage approved members for the year ended December 31, 2018
compared to December 31, 2017. The decrease in Individual, Family and Small Business commission revenue
was primarily due to a 46% decline in individual and family health insurance approved members as of
December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017 due to the state of the individual and family health
insurance plan market as a result of health care reform. Commission revenue was higher in the fourth quarter for
both of the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 due to the seasonality of enrollments.

Other revenue increased $10.4 million, or 75% in 2018 due primarily to increases of $7.7 million in

sponsorship and advertising revenue and $4.6 million in lead generation revenue, offset partially by a decrease of
$1.9 million in licensing revenue.

2017 compared to 2016—Commission revenue decreased $0.4 million, or 0.2%, in 2017, due to a

$19.1 million, or 31%, decrease in Individual, Family and Small Business commission revenue, partially offset
by an $18.7 million, or 16% increase in Medicare commission revenue. The decrease in Individual, Family and
Small Business commission revenue was primarily due to a 55% decline in individual and family health
insurance approved members as of December 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016 due to the state of the
individual and family health insurance plan market as a result of health care reform. The increase in Medicare
commission revenue was primarily attributable to the increase in lifetime value of commissions per Medicare
Supplement and Medicare Advantage approved members and an 8% increase in Medicare approved members as
of December 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016, in part due to growth in our sale of Medicare Advantage
and Medicare Supplement plans. Commission revenue was higher in the fourth quarter for both of the years
ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 due to the seasonality of enrollments.

Other revenue decreased $2.3 million, or 14%, in 2017 due primarily to decreases of $1.5 million in online

sponsorship and advertising revenue, $0.5 million in lead generation revenue and $0.3 million in licensing
revenue.

Cost of Revenue

Included in cost of revenue are payments related to health insurance plans sold to members who were

referred to our website by marketing partners with whom we have revenue-sharing arrangements. In order to
enter into a revenue-sharing arrangement, marketing partners must be licensed to sell health insurance in the state
where the policy is sold. Costs related to revenue-sharing arrangements are expensed as the related revenue is
recognized.

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Additionally, cost of revenue includes the amortization of consideration we paid to certain broker partners in

connection with the transfer of their health insurance members to us as the new broker of record on the
underlying plans. These transfers include primarily Medicare plan members. Consideration for all
book-of-business transfers is being amortized to cost of revenue as we recognize commission revenue related to
the transferred members.

The following table presents our cost of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 and

the dollar and percentage changes from the prior year (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

Change

$

%

Year Ended
December 31,
2017

Change

$

%

Year Ended
December 31,
2016

Cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percentage of total revenue . . . . . . . . .

$1,228

$646

111% $582

$(280)

(32)% 862

—%

—%

—%

2018 compared to 2017—Cost of revenue increased $0.6 million in 2018 compared to 2017, due primarily

to an increased volume of Medicare submitted applications related to marketing partners with whom we have
revenue sharing arrangements.

2017 compared to 2016—Cost of revenue decreased $0.3 million in 2017 compared to 2016, due primarily

to a decrease in payments to marketing partners with whom we have revenue sharing arrangements.

Marketing and Advertising

Marketing and advertising expenses consist primarily of member acquisition expenses associated with our
direct, marketing partner and online advertising member acquisition channels, in addition to compensation and
other expenses related to marketing, business development, partner management, public relations and carrier
relations personnel who support our offerings.

The following table presents our marketing and advertising expenses for the years ended December 31,

2018, 2017 and 2016 and the dollar and percentage changes from the prior year (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

Change

$

%

Year Ended
December 31,
2017

Change

$

%

Year Ended
December 31,
2016

Marketing and advertising . . . . . . . . . . .
Percentage of total revenue . . . . . . .

$82,939

$17,065

26% $65,874

$(6,339)

(9)% $72,213

33%

35%

37%

2018 compared 2017—Marketing and advertising expenses increased $17.1 million, or 26%, in 2018,

primarily due to our investment in Medicare-related marketing initiatives partially offset by a decline in
IFP-related marketing costs. In 2018 we saw increases of $9.5 million in variable advertising costs, $5.7 million
in personnel costs due to additional headcount, and $1.2 million in stock-based compensation expenses.
Marketing expenses were higher in the fourth quarter for both of the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
due to the seasonality of enrollments.

2017 compared 2016—Marketing and advertising expenses decreased $6.3 million, or 9%, in 2017,

primarily due to decreases of $7.8 million in variable advertising costs and $0.3 million in stock-based
compensation, partially offset by increases of $1.2 million in personnel costs due to additional headcount and
$0.6 million in consulting expenses. The decrease in variable advertising costs was largely attributable to
decreases of $13.3 million in online advertising costs and $9.2 million in marketing partner channel costs,
partially offset by a $14.7 million increase in direct marketing costs and was driven primarily by our strategy to
shift our demand generation in the Medicare market to more cost-effective channels, as well as the lower volume
of submitted individual and family applications compared to 2016. Marketing expenses were higher in the fourth
quarter for both of the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 due to the seasonality of enrollments.

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Customer Care and Enrollment

Customer care and enrollment expenses primarily consist of compensation and benefits costs for personnel

engaged in assistance to applicants who call our customer care center and for enrollment personnel who assist
applicants during the enrollment process.

The following table presents our customer care and enrollment expenses for the years ended December 31,

2018, 2017 and 2016 and the dollar and percentage changes from the prior year (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

Change

$

%

Year Ended
December 31,
2017

Change

$

%

Year Ended
December 31,
2016

Customer care and enrollment . . . . . . . .
Percentage of total revenue . . . . . .

$70,547

$11,364

19% $59,183

$10,465

21% $48,718

28%

31%

25%

2018 compared to 2017—Customer care and enrollment expenses increased $11.4 million, or 19%, in 2018

compared to 2017, primarily due to growth in our Medicare and small group businesses, which resulted in
increases of $6.3 million in personnel costs, $4.3 million in consulting costs, and $0.4 million in stock-based
compensation expense, partially offset by a decrease of $0.4 million in facilities and other operating costs.

2017 compared to 2016—Customer care and enrollment expenses increased $10.5 million, or 21%, in 2017

compared to 2016, primarily due to growth in our Medicare and small group businesses, which resulted in
increases of $6.3 million in personnel costs, $2.1 million in external call center costs, $1.2 million in licensing
costs and $0.8 million in facilities and other operating costs.

Technology and Content

Technology and content expenses consist primarily of compensation and benefits costs for personnel
associated with developing and enhancing our website technology as well as maintaining our website. A portion
of our technology and content group is located at our wholly-owned subsidiary in China, where technology
development costs are generally lower than in the United States.

The following table presents our technology and content expenses for the years ended December 31, 2018,

2017 and 2016 and the dollar and percentage changes from the prior year (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

Change

$

%

Year Ended
December 31,
2017

Change

$

%

Year Ended
December 31,
2016

Technology and content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percentage of total revenue . . . . . . . . . . .

$31,970

$(919)

(3)% $32,889

$140 —% $32,749

13%

17%

17%

2018 compared 2017—Technology and content expenses decreased $0.9 million, or 3%, in 2018 as a result

of a $2.8 million decrease in personnel costs, $0.4 million in depreciation and amortization expense, and
$0.1 million in other professional fees, partially offset by increases of $1.0 million in consulting expenses,
$0.4 million in facilities and other operating costs, and $0.3 million in stock-based compensation expense.

2017 compared 2016—Technology and content expenses remained relatively flat in 2017 as a result of a
$1.2 million increase in personnel costs, offset by decreases of $0.7 million in facilities and other operating costs
and $0.4 million in stock-based compensation expense.

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General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses include compensation and benefits costs for staff working in our
executive, finance, investor relations, government affairs, legal, human resources, internal audit, facilities and
internal information technology departments. These expenses also include fees paid for outside professional
services, including audit, tax, legal, government affairs and information technology fees.

The following table presents our general and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31,

2018 2017 and 2016 and the dollar and percentage changes from the prior year (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

Change

$

%

Year Ended
December 31,
2017

Change

$

%

Year Ended
December 31,
2016

General and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percentage of total revenue . . . . . . . .

$45,828

$5,859

15% $39,969

$4,753

13% $35,216

18%

21%

18%

2018 compared to 2017—General and administrative expenses increased $5.9 million, or 15%, in 2018,
primarily due to increases of $3.2 million in personnel costs, $1.0 million in stock-based compensation expense,
$1.1 million in legal and other professional fees, and $0.5 million in facilities and other operating costs.

2017 compared to 2016—General and administrative expenses increased $4.8 million, or 13%, in 2017,
primarily due to increases of $3.2 million in stock-based compensation expense, $1.9 million in personnel costs
largely due to higher headcount, $0.7 million in lobbying fees, and $0.4 million in facilities and other operating
costs, partially offset by decreases of $1.2 million in legal fees and $0.4 million in consulting expenses.

Acquisition Costs

During 2017, we incurred $0.6 million of costs associated with our acquisition of Wealth, Health and Life

Advisors, LLC, which was completed on January 22, 2018. Acquisition costs incurred in the year ended
December 31, 2018 were immaterial.

Change in Fair Value of Earnout Liability

During the year ended December 31, 2018, we recorded $12.3 million of additional earnout consideration

expense due to an adjustment in the estimated fair value of the earnout liability related to the acquisition of
GoMedigap, which was completed on January 22, 2018. The increase in the fair value of the earnout liability was
primarily related to an increase in the value of our common stock.

Restructuring Charge (Benefit)

In February 2018, our Board of Directors approved a plan to close our sales call center in Massachusetts and

to terminate the employment of certain employees in certain other locations. As part of the plan, we eliminated
approximately 110 full-time positions in the United States, representing approximately 10% of our workforce
primarily in our customer care and enrollment groups, and to a lesser extent, in our marketing and advertising
and general and administrative groups. We incurred $1.9 million for employee termination benefits and related
costs in the year ended December 31, 2018. The restructuring activities comprising the plan were completed
during the year ended December 31, 2018.

The following table presents our restructuring charge (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2018,

2017 and 2016 and the dollar change from the prior year (dollars in thousands):

Restructuring charge (benefit)

. . . . . . . .
Percentage of total revenue . . . . . . .

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

Change
$

%

Year Ended
December 31,
2017

Change
$

%

Year Ended
December 31,
2016

$1,865

$1,865

100%

1%

70

$—
—%

$297

(100)% $(297)

— %

Amortization of Intangible Assets

The following table presents our intangible asset amortization expense for the years December 31, 2018,

2017 and 2016 and the dollar change from the prior year (dollars in thousands):

Amortization of intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percentage of total revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,091

$1,051

$1,040

1%

1%

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

Change

$

Year Ended
December 31,
2017

Change

$

$—

Year Ended
December 31,
2016

$1,040

1%

2018 compared to 2017—Amortization expense was driven by intangible assets purchased through our
acquisitions of PlanPrescriber and GoMedigap. Amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2018
increased year over year due to the amortization of intangible assets from the GoMedigap acquisition, which was
completed on January 22, 2018.

2017 compared to 2016—Amortization expense related to intangible assets purchased through our

acquisition of PlanPrescriber was flat in 2017 compared to 2016.

Other Income, Net

The following table presents our other income, net for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

and the dollar change from the prior year (dollars in thousands):

Other income, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percentage of total revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$755

—%

$(427)

$1,182

1%

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

Change

$

Year Ended
December 31,
2017

Change

$

$33

Year Ended
December 31,
2016

$1,149

1%

Other income, net, for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 primarily consisted of margin

earned on commissions received from Medicare plan members transferred to us in 2010 through 2012 by a
broker partner, whereby we became the broker of record on the underlying policies. In addition, other income,
net included interest income earned on our invested cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balances,
offset by administrative bank fees, investment management fees and interest expense on capital lease obligations
and our debt facility.

2018 compared to 2017—Other income, net, decreased by $427,000 in 2018, primarily due to an increase in

interest expense as a result of a new debt facility entered into in the year ended December 31, 2018 and realized
losses.

2017 compared to 2016—Other income, net, increased $33,000 in 2017, primarily due to an increase in

interest income.

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

The following table presents our provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31,

2018, 2017 and 2016 and the dollar change from the prior year (dollars in thousands):

Provision (benefit) for income taxes . . . . . . . . . .
Effective tax rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$3,065

$36,761

$(33,696)

$(37,364)

$3,668

92.7%

407.6%

92.2%

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

Change

$

Year Ended
December 31,
2017

Change

$

Year Ended
December 31,
2016

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2018 compared to 2017—For the year ended December 31, 2018, we recorded a provision for income taxes
of $3.1 million, representing an effective tax rate of 92.7%, which was higher than the statutory federal rate due
primarily to a one-time increase of $2.4 million in the valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets related to
state net operating loss carryforwards that are expected to expire unutilized. The remaining $0.7 million of
provision for income taxes was impacted by lobbying and other non-deductible expenses, partially offset by
research and development tax credits and stock-based compensation windfalls.

2017 compared to 2016—For the year ended December 31, 2017, we recorded a benefit from income taxes

of $33.7 million, representing an effective tax rate of 407.6%, which was higher than the statutory federal rate
due primarily to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, or the Jobs Act, which was signed into law on December 22,
2017 resulting in significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. The Jobs Act reduces the federal corporate
income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective for tax periods beginning after December 31, 2017; changes U.S
international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a territorial system; and imposes a one-time transition tax
on untaxed cumulative foreign earnings and profits as of December 31, 2017. We calculated our best estimate of
the impact of the Jobs Act in our 2017 year end income tax provision in accordance with our understanding of
the Jobs Act as of the filing date of the 2017 10-K. The 2017 benefit from income taxes was largely due to the
remeasurement of the net U.S. deferred tax liability based on the rate at which it is expected to reverse in the
future, which resulted in a one-time benefit of $29.4 million. The 2017 benefit also includes a $1.7 million
decrease in our liability for unrecognized tax benefits due to the expiration of the related statute of limitations.
The remaining benefit of $2.6 million was impacted by research and development credits and stock-based
compensation windfalls, partially offset by lobbying and other non-deductible expenses.

Segment Information

We report segment information based on how our chief executive officer, who is our chief operating
decision maker, or CODM, regularly reviews our operating results, allocates resources, and makes decisions
regarding our business operations. The performance measures of our operating segments include revenues and
profit and loss. Our business structure is comprised of two operating segments:

• Medicare; and

•

Individual, Family and Small Business.

Our CODM does not separately evaluate assets by segment, and therefore assets by segment are not

presented.

The Medicare segment consists primarily of commissions earned 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 customers, including but not limited
to, dental and vision insurance, as well as our advertising program that allows Medicare-related carriers to
purchase advertising on a separate website developed, hosted and maintained by us and our delivery and sale to
third parties of Medicare-related health insurance leads generated by our ecommerce platforms and our
marketing activities.

The Individual, Family and Small Business segment consists primarily of commissions earned from our sale

of individual and family and small business health insurance plans and ancillary products sold to our
non-Medicare-eligible customers, including but not limited to, dental, vision, life, short term disability and long
term disability insurance. To a lesser extent, the Individual, Family and Small Business segment consists of
amounts earned from our online sponsorship program that allows carriers to purchase advertising space in
specific markets in a sponsorship area on our website, our licensing to third parties the use of our health
insurance ecommerce technology and our delivery and sale to third parties of individual and family health
insurance leads generated by our ecommerce platforms and our marketing activities.

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Marketing and advertising, customer care and enrollment, technology and content and general and
administrative operating expenses that are directly attributable to a segment are reported within the applicable
segment. Indirect marketing and advertising, customer care and enrollment and technology and content operating
expenses are allocated to each segment based on usage. Other indirect general and administrative operating
expenses are managed in a corporate shared services environment and, since they are not the responsibility of
segment operating management, are not allocated to the operating segments and instead reported within
Corporate.

Segment profit is calculated as total revenue for the applicable segment less direct and allocated marketing
and advertising, customer care and enrollment, technology and content and general and administrative operating
expenses, excluding stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization expense and amortization of
intangible assets.

The following table presents summary results of our operating segments for the years ended December 31,

2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

Change

$

%

Year Ended
December 31,
2017 (1)

Change

$

%

Year Ended
December 31,
2016 (1)

Revenue

Medicare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Individual, Family and Small
Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$210,570

$ 68,122

48% $142,448

$ 20,292

17% $122,156

40,825

$ (7,433)

(15)%

48,258

$(22,910)

(32)% 71,168

Total revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$251,395

$ 60,689

32% $190,706

$ (2,618)

(1)% $193,324

Segment profit

Medicare segment profit
. . .
Individual, Family and Small

Business segment
profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total segment profit . . .
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation

$ 60,844

$ 38,707

175% $ 22,137

$ 11,743

113% $ 10,394

5,803

$ (3,770)

(39)%

9,573

$(23,477)

(71)% 33,050

66,647
(32,996)

34,937
$ (6,026)

110%
22%

31,710
(26,970)

(11,734)
$ 2,103

(27)% 43,444
(7)% (29,073)

expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(12,289)

$ (2,595)

27%

(9,694)

$ (2,428)

33%

(7,266)

Depreciation and

amortization . . . . . . . . . . .

(2,479)

$

358

(13)%

(2,837)

$

702

(20)% (3,539)

Change in fair value of

earnout liability . . . . . . . .

(12,300)

$(12,300)

100%

— $ —

—%

Restructuring (charge)

benefit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acquisition costs . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of intangible

assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income, net . . . . . . . . .

Income (loss) before provision

(1,865)
(76)

$ (1,865)
545
$

100%
(88)%

— $
$
(621)

(297)
(621)

(100)%
100%

(2,091)
755

$ (1,051)
(427)
$

101%
(36)%

(1,040)
1,182

$ —
33
$

—%
3%

(1,040)
1,149

—

297
—

(benefit) for income taxes . . . .

$

3,306

$ 11,576

(140)% $ (8,270)

$(12,242)

(308)% $

3,972

(1) As adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606 using the full retrospective method

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2018 compared to 2017

Revenue

Revenue from our Medicare segment increased $68.1 million, or 48%, in 2018 largely due to a

$57.3 million increase in commission revenue and a $10.9 million increase in other revenue. The increase in
Medicare commission revenue was primarily attributable to a 36% increase in Medicare approved members as of
December 31, 2018 and an increase in lifetime value of commissions per Medicare Supplement and Medicare
Advantage approved members due primarily to higher application submissions and improved conversion rates.
The increase in other Medicare revenue was driven primarily by carrier sponsorship programs and sale of
Medicare leads.

Revenue from our Individual, Family and Small Business segment decreased $7.4 million, or 15%, in 2018,

primarily attributable to a $6.9 million decrease in commission revenue and a $0.5 million decrease in other
revenue. The decrease in Individual, Family and Small Business commission revenue was primarily due to a 46%
decline in individual and family health insurance approved members in 2018 primarily attributable to lower
application submission and a decrease in the membership retention rate. The decrease in other revenue also
resulted from the decrease in individual and family health insurance applications submitted during 2018.

Segment Profit

Profit from our Medicare segment was $60.8 million in 2018, a $38.7 million, or 175%, improvement
compared to profit of $22.1 million in 2017. The improvement in profit from the Medicare segment in 2018 was
primarily due to a $68.1 million increase in revenue, of which $57.3 million related to Medicare commission
revenue and $10.9 million related to other revenue, partially offset by a $29.4 million increase in operating
expenses excluding stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization expenses and amortization of
intangible assets. The increase in revenue from 2017 to 2018 was mostly due to an increase in approved
members. The increase in operating expenses was primarily attributable to an increase in personnel costs
associated with higher headcount, an increase in variable advertising expense associated with the increase in
applications and an increase in the number of licensed sales agents.

Profit from our Individual, Family and Small Business segment was $5.8 million in 2018, a $3.8 million,

or 39%, decrease compared to profit of $9.6 million from the Individual, Family and Small Business segment in
2017. The decrease in profit from the Individual, Family and Small Business segment in 2018 was primarily due
to a $7.4 million decrease in revenue, of which $5.0 million related to a decrease in individual and family health
plan revenue and $3.5 million related to ancillary revenue, partially offset by a $1.1 million increase in Small
Business revenue. The decrease in Individual, Family and Small Business segment revenue from 2017 to 2018
was mainly due to the decline in individual and family health insurance approved members as well as the number
of ancillary products which are often cross-sold with our IFP policies.

2017 compared to 2016

Revenue

Revenue from our Medicare segment increased $20.3 million, or 17%, in 2017 largely due to an
$18.8 million increase in commission revenue and a $1.5 million increase in other revenue. The increase in
Medicare commission revenue was primarily attributable to an 8% increase in Medicare approved members as of
December 31, 2017 and the increase in lifetime value of commissions per Medicare Supplement and Medicare
Advantage approved members was primarily due to higher application submissions and improved conversion
rates.

Revenue from our Individual, Family and Small Business segment decreased $22.9 million, or 32%, in

2017, primarily attributable to a $19.1 million decrease in commission revenue and a $3.8 million decrease in

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other revenue. The decrease in Individual, Family and Small Business commission revenue was primarily due to
a 55% decline in individual and family health insurance approved members in 2017 primarily attributable to
lower application submission and a decrease in the membership retention rate. The decrease in other revenue also
resulted from the decrease in individual and family health insurance applications submitted during 2017.

Segment Profit

Profit from our Medicare segment was $22.1 million in 2017, an $11.7 million, or 113%, improvement
compared to profit of $10.4 million in 2016. The improvement in profit from the Medicare segment in 2017 was
primarily due to a $20.3 million increase in revenue, of which $18.3 million related to Medicare commissions
revenue and $1.5 million related to other revenue, partially offset by an $8.5 million increase in operating
expenses excluding stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization expenses and amortization of
intangible assets. The increase in revenue from 2016 to 2017 was mostly due to an increase in approved
members. The increase in operating expenses was primarily attributable to an increase in personnel costs
associated with higher headcount, an increase in variable advertising expense associated with the increase in
applications and an increase in the number of licensed sales agents.

Profit from our Individual, Family and Small Business segment was $9.6 million in 2017, a $23.5 million,

or 71%, decrease compared to profit of $33.1 million from the Individual, Family and Small Business segment in
2016. The decrease in profit from the Individual, Family and Small Business segment in 2017 was primarily due
to a $22.9 million decrease in revenue, of which $24.3 million related to a decrease in individual and family
health plan revenue offset by a $1.4 million increase in Small Business revenue. The decrease in Individual,
Family and Small Business segment revenue from 2016 to 2017 was mainly due to the decline in individual and
family health insurance approved members.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At December 31, 2018, our cash and cash equivalents totaled $13.1 million. Cash equivalents, which are

comprised of financial instruments with an original maturity of 90 days or less from the date of purchase,
primarily consist of money market funds. At December 31, 2017, our cash and cash equivalents
totaled $40.3 million. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents reflects $3.2 million used in operating
activities, $25.8 million used in investing activities and $1.9 million provided by financing activities.

As of December 31, 2018, we had in treasury 762,404 shares that were previously surrendered by
employees to satisfy tax withholdings in connection with the vesting of certain restricted stock units. As of
December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had a total of 11,426,292 shares and 11,237,995 shares,
respectively, held in treasury.

The following table presents a summary of our cash flows for the years ended

December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash used in investing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ (3,230) $(15,541) $ 4,083
$(25,757) $ (5,078) $(3,726)
(870) $(1,269)
$ 1,860

$

Operating Activities

Cash provided by operating activities primarily consists of net income, adjusted for certain non-cash items

including depreciation and amortization; amortization of intangible assets and internally developed software;
stock-based compensation expense and the effect of changes in working capital and other activities.

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Collection of commissions receivable depends upon the timing of our receipt of commission payments and

associated commission reports from health insurance carriers. If we were to experience a delay in receiving a
commission payment from a health insurance carrier within a quarter, our operating cash flows for that quarter
could be adversely impacted.

A significant portion of our marketing and advertising expenses is driven by the number of health insurance
applications submitted on our ecommerce platform. Since our marketing and advertising costs are expensed and
generally paid as incurred and since commission revenue is recognized upon approval of a member but
commission payments are paid to us over time, our operating cash flows could be adversely impacted by a
substantial decrease in the volume of applications submitted during a quarter or negatively impacted by a
substantial increase in attrition during a quarter. During the Medicare annual enrollment period, we experience an
increase in the number of submitted Medicare-related health insurance applications and marketing and
advertising expenses compared to outside of Medicare annual enrollment periods. Similarly, during open
enrollment periods for individual and family health insurance plans, we experience an increase in the number of
submitted individual and family plan health insurance applications and marketing and advertising expenses
compared to outside of open enrollment periods. The timing of open enrollment periods for individual and family
health insurance and the Medicare annual enrollment period for Medicare-related health insurance affect the
positive or negative impacts of our cash flows during each quarter.

Year Ended December 31, 2018—Cash used in operating activities was $3.2 million during 2018,

consisting of net income of $0.2 million, offset by cash used in operating assets and liabilities and other activities
of $38.6 million and adjustments for non-cash items of $35.1 million. Adjustments for non-cash items primarily
consisted of $12.5 million of stock-based compensation expense, $2.1 million of amortization of intangible assets
and internally-developed software and $2.5 million of depreciation and amortization, $2.8 million decrease in
deferred income taxes, and $12.3 million change in fair value of earnout liability. The cash decrease resulting
from changes in net operating assets and liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily consisted
of an increase of $51.0 million in commissions receivable and a $2.1 million increase in trade receivables,
partially offset by increases of $6.3 million in accrued marketing expenses, $5.1 million in accrued compensation
and benefits, $1.4 million in accounts payable, $0.9 million in other current liabilities, $0.5 million in deferred
revenue, and $0.2 million in prepaid expenses.

Year Ended December 31, 2017—Cash used in operating activities was $15.5 million during 2017,

consisting of a net income of $25.4 million, offset by cash used in operating assets and liabilities and other
activities of $25.6 million and adjustments for non-cash items of $15.4 million. Adjustments for non-cash items
primarily consisted of $9.7 million of stock-based compensation expense, $2.5 million of amortization of
intangible assets and internally-developed software and $2.8 million of depreciation and amortization and
$30.3 million decrease in deferred income taxes. The cash decrease resulting from changes in net operating assets
and liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2017 primarily consisted of decreases of $1.3 million in other
liabilities, $3.4 million in accrued marketing expenses, $1.9 million in accounts payable and $0.5 million in
deferred revenue and increases of $21.6 million in commissions receivable and $1.9 million in prepaid expenses
and other current assets, partially offset by a $4.6 million increase in accrued compensation and benefits and
a $0.5 million decrease in accounts receivable.

Year Ended December 31, 2016—Our operating activities generated cash of $4.1 million during the year

ended December 31, 2016 and consisted of net income of $0.3 million and adjustments for non-cash items of
$17.3 million, offset by cash used in operating assets and liabilities and other activities of $13.5 million.
Adjustments for non-cash items primarily consisted of $7.3 million of stock-based compensation expense, $2.0
million of amortization of internally-developed software and intangible assets and $3.5 million of depreciation
and amortization and $4.7 million increase in deferred income taxes. The cash decrease resulting from changes in
net operating assets and liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2016 primarily consisted of decreases of
$3.9 million in accrued marketing expenses, $3.5 million in accrued compensation and benefits, $2.0 million in
accrued expense and other liabilities and increases of $8.0 million in commissions receivable and $0.5 million in

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prepaid expenses and other current assets. These decreases were partially offset by increases of $2.2 million in
accounts payable and $0.6 million in deferred revenue and a $1.6 million decrease in accounts receivable.

Investing Activities

Our investing activities primarily consist of purchases of computer hardware and software to enhance our

website and customer care operations, leasehold improvements related to facilities expansion, internal-use
software and the purchase of certain intangible assets.

Year Ended December 31, 2018—Net cash used in investing activities of $25.8 million during 2018 was
due to $14.9 million of net cash used to acquire GoMedigap, $6.3 million in capitalized internal-use software and
website development costs, and $4.5 million used to purchase property and equipment and other assets.

Year Ended December 31, 2017—Net cash used in investing activities of $5.1 million during 2017 was due

to $3.2 million in capitalized internal-use software and website development costs and $1.9 million used to
purchase property and equipment and other assets.

Year Ended December 31, 2016—Net cash used in investing activities of $3.7 million during the year
ended December 31, 2016 was due to $1.8 million in capitalized internal-use software and website development
costs and $1.9 million used to purchase property and equipment and other assets.

Financing Activities

Year Ended December 31, 2018—Net cash provided by financing activities of $1.9 million during 2018
was primarily due to $5.0 million proceeds from drawing on our line of credit, $2.7 million net proceeds from
exercises of common stock options, partially offset by $4.5 million used to net-share settle the tax obligation
related to vesting equity awards, $1.2 million of debt issuance costs, and $0.1 million for principal payments in
connection with capital leases.

Year Ended December 31, 2017—Net cash used in financing activities of $0.9 million during 2017 was
primarily due to $1.0 million proceeds from the exercise of stock options and $1.8 million used to net-share settle
the tax obligation related to vesting equity awards.

Year Ended December 31, 2016—Net cash used in financing activities of $1.3 million during the year
ended December 31, 2016 was primarily due to $1.2 million used to net-share settle the tax obligation related to
vesting equity awards.

Future Needs

On January 22, 2018, we completed our acquisition of Wealth, Health and Life Advisors, LLC, more
commonly known as GoMedigap, a technology-enabled provider of Medicare Supplement enrollment services.
This strategic acquisition significantly enhances our growing presence in the Medicare Supplement market, puts
us in a stronger position with carriers and strategic partners and allows us to accelerate our projected Medicare
plan enrollment growth in 2018 and beyond. The acquisition price paid at closing of the transaction consisted of
cash of $15.0 million, less $0.1 million cash acquired, and approximately 294,637 shares of our common stock.
In addition, we are obligated to pay an additional $20 million in cash and 589,275 shares of our common stock,
subject to the terms of the acquisition agreement and upon final determination of the achievement of certain
milestones in 2018 and 2019.

As discussed in Note 10—Debt of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this
Form 10-K, on September 17, 2018, we entered into a Credit Agreement with Royal Bank of Canada, or RBC, as

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administrative agent and collateral agent, or the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement provides for a
$40 million secured asset-backed revolving credit facility with a $5 million letter of credit subfacility. The
commitments under the Credit Agreement expire on September 17, 2021.

The borrowing base under the Credit Agreement is comprised of an amount equal to (a) the lesser of
(i) eighty percent (80%) of Eligible Commissions Receivables (as defined in the Credit Agreement) we actually
collected by during the immediately preceding period of three months or (ii) eighty percent (80%) of our Eligible
Commission Receivables for the immediately succeeding period of three months, plus (b) fifty percent (50%) of
our Eligible Commission Receivables for the immediately succeeding period of six months (excluding the
immediately succeeding period of three months), in each case subject to reserves established by RBC, or the
Borrowing Base. The proceeds of the loans under the Credit Agreement may be used for working capital and
general corporate purposes. The Borrowers have the right to prepay the loans under the Credit Agreement in
whole or in part at any time without penalty. Subject to availability under the Borrowing Base, amounts repaid
may be reborrowed.

Amounts not borrowed under the Credit Agreement will be subject to a commitment fee of 0.5% per annum

on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, to be paid in arrears on the first business day of each calendar
quarter. At closing, the Company paid a one-time facility fee of 1.75% of the total commitments under the Credit
Agreement. The Company is also obligated to pay other customary administration fees for a credit facility of this
size and type.

Availability under the credit facility is up to the lesser of $40 million or the Borrowing Base, which may be

reduced from time to time pursuant to the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Credit Agreement contains a
financial covenant requiring that we maintain Excess Availability (as defined in the Credit Agreement) at or
above $6 million at any time. As of December 31, 2018, we were in compliance with all debt covenants.

We incurred $1.2 million of issuance costs in connection with the Credit Agreement, which were capitalized

as part of Other assets on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2018.

As of December 31, 2018, we had $5.0 million outstanding principal amount under our revolving credit

facility, which was repaid in full in January 2019.

As discussed in Note 13—Subsequent Event of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included
elsewhere in this Form 10-K, we entered into an underwriting agreement to issue 2,760,000 shares of common
stock, which includes the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase 360,000 additional shares of
common stock, at a price to the public of $48.50 per share. Net proceeds from the offering were
approximately $126.2 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and the estimated
expenses of the offering. We intend to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes,
including working capital.

We believe that cash generated from operations and our current cash and cash equivalents and credit facility

will be sufficient to fund our operations, including the additional amounts we are obligated to pay subject to the
terms of the acquisition agreement with GoMedigap, for at least twelve months after the filing date of this
Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our
expected membership and retention rates, our level of investment in technology, marketing and advertising and
our customer care initiatives. In addition, our cash position could be impacted by further acquisitions and
investments we make to pursue our growth strategy. To the extent that available funds are insufficient to fund our
future activities, we plan to raise additional capital through bank debt, or public or private equity or debt
financing to the extent such funding sources are available.

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Contractual Obligations and Commitments

The following table presents a summary of our future minimum payments under non-cancellable operating

lease agreements and contractual service and licensing obligations as of December 31, 2018 (in thousands):

Years Ending December 31,

2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2022 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2023 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Operating
Lease
Obligations

$ 4,804
5,209
3,766
3,878
3,100
10,863

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$31,620

Service
and
Licensing
Obligations

$3,844
2,222
568
18
—
—

$6,652

Total
Obligations

$ 8,648
7,431
4,334
3,896
3,100
10,863

$38,272

Operating Lease Obligations

We lease our operating facilities and certain of our equipment and furniture and fixtures under various
operating leases, the latest of which expires in February 2029. Certain of these leases have free or escalating rent
payment provisions. We recognize rent expense on our operating leases on a straight-line basis over the terms of
the leases, although actual cash payment obligations under certain of these agreements fluctuate over the terms of
the agreements.

In March 2018, we entered into an agreement to lease 26,878 square feet of office space in Austin, Texas.
The term of this lease agreement is 90 months, commencing in September 2018 and ending in May 2026. As of
December 31, 2018, future minimum payments are expected to be $4.4 million over the remaining term of the
lease plus our proportionate share of certain operating expenses, insurance costs and taxes for each calendar year
during the lease.

On April 25, 2018, we entered into a lease agreement to lease approximately 32,492 square feet of office
space located in Santa Clara, California. We entered into this lease agreement as a result of the expiration of one
of our leases in Mountain View, California on December 31, 2018. The term of the lease is approximately one
hundred twenty-three months, commencing on October 1, 2018 and ending on an estimated date of February 28,
2029. As of December 31, 2018, future minimum payments are expected to be $17.2 million over the remaining
term of the lease plus our proportionate share of certain operating expenses, insurance costs and taxes for each
calendar year during the lease.

In connection with the Santa Clara, California lease agreement, we entered into a financial guarantee
consisting of a standby letter of credit for $1.5 million, which may be reduced in increments of 20% of the
original amount thereof on the second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the commencement date, and may
be reduced by an additional 8% of the original amount on the sixth anniversary of the commencement date,
subject to our compliance with the applicable conditions to such reductions set forth in the lease.

In March 2012, we entered into an agreement to lease a building in Mountain View, California, adjacent to

our former headquarters office. The term of the operating lease is ten years from the date the building was
delivered to us in August 2013. The base rent increases annually by 3%. We entered into a sublease agreement
related to this lease on November 2, 2018. As of December 31, 2018, future minimum payments related to this
operating lease total $3.5 million, net of sublease income over the remaining term of the lease plus our
proportionate share of certain operating expenses, insurance costs and taxes for each calendar year during the
lease.

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In April 2013, we entered into an agreement to lease approximately 20,000 square feet of office space in

Westford, Massachusetts. The lease commenced in July 2013 and is for a term of 5 years and 3 months. In May
2018, we closed this facility.

In August 2014, we renewed our agreement to lease and expanded to approximately 44,738 square feet of
office space in Gold River, California. The lease commenced in August 2014 and is for a term of 4 years and 5
months. In 2015, we vacated approximately 11,200 square feet of this leased office space as a result of a
workforce reduction. We reoccupied approximately 5,400 square feet of this previously vacated office space in
2016. As of December 31, 2018, future minimum payments related to this operating lease totaled
approximately $2.3 million for the remaining term of the lease.

In August 2017, we entered into an agreement to amend our lease of approximately 28,000 square feet of

office space in South Jordan, Utah. This amendment extends the term of this facility lease by 5 years and 3
months from January 2018 to March 2023. As of December 31, 2018, future minimum payments related to this
operating lease totaled approximately $2.9 million for the remaining term of the lease.

Service and Licensing Obligations

We have entered into service and licensing agreements with third party vendors to provide various services,

including network access, equipment maintenance and software licensing. The terms of these services and
licensing agreements are generally up to three years. We record the related service and licensing expenses on a
straight-line basis, although actual cash payment obligations under certain of these agreements fluctuate over the
terms of the agreements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, investments in special purpose entities or undisclosed

borrowings or debt. Additionally, we are not a party to any derivative contracts or synthetic leases.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for recently issued accounting standards that

could have an effect on us.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk principally consist of cash and
cash equivalents and accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017 our cash and cash equivalents were
invested as follows (in thousands):

Cash (1)
Money market funds (2)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

December 31,
2018

December 31,
2017

$12,766
323

$13,089

$ 5,098
35,195

$40,293

(1) We deposit our cash and cash equivalents in accounts with major banks and financial institutions and such
deposits are in excess of federally insured limits. We also have deposits with major banks in China that are
denominated in both U.S. dollars and Chinese Yuan Renminbi and are not insured by the U.S. federal
government.

(2) At December 31, 2018 and 2017 money market funds consisted of investments in U.S. government-

sponsored enterprise bonds and discount notes, U.S. government treasury bills and notes and repurchase
agreements collateralized by U.S. government obligations.

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We do not require collateral or other security for our total accounts receivable. As of December 31,
2018, three customers represented 19%, 19% and 19%, respectively, for a combined total of 57% of our
$349.5 million total outstanding accounts receivable balance. As of December 31, 2017, three customers
represented 19%, 18% and 18%, respectively, or a combined total of 55%, of our $280.9 million total
outstanding accounts receivable balance. No other customers represented 10% or more of our total accounts
receivable at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. We believe the potential for collection issues with any
of our customers was minimal as of December 31, 2018. Accordingly, our estimate for uncollectible amounts at
December 31, 2018 was immaterial.

Significant Customers

Substantially all revenue for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 was generated from
customers located in the United States. Carriers representing 10% or more of our total revenue for the years
ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 are presented in the table below:

Humana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UnitedHealthcare (1)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aetna (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22%
19%
14%

20%
23%
10%

22%
19%
11%

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

(1) UnitedHealthcare also includes other carriers owned by UnitedHealthcare.
(2) Aetna also includes other carriers owned by Aetna.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

To date, substantially all of our revenue has been derived from transactions denominated in United States

Dollars. We have exposure to adverse changes in exchange rates associated with operating expenses of our
foreign operations, which are denominated in Chinese Yuan Renminbi. Foreign currency fluctuations have not
had a material impact historically on our results of operations; however, there can be no assurance that future
fluctuations will not have material adverse effects on our results of operations. We have not engaged in any
foreign currency hedging or other derivative transactions to date.

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ITEM 8.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Index to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consolidated Balance Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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84

85

86

87

88

The supplementary financial information required by this Item 8 is included in Note 12 to the Consolidated

Financial Statements under the caption “Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited).”

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of eHealth, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of eHealth, Inc. (the Company) as of
December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, stockholders’
equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes
(collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial
statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2018
and 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 2018, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

(United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018,
based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated March 13, 2019 expressed
an unqualified opinion thereon.

Adoption of New Accounting Standard

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of
accounting for revenue as a result of the full retrospective adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
No. 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” as amended.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to

express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm
registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with
the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we

plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the
risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing
procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of
the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2000.
Redwood City, California

March 13, 2019

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EHEALTH, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share information)

December 31,
2018

December 31,
2017 (1)

Current assets:

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commissions receivable—current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepaid expenses and other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 13,089
3,601
134,190
5,288

$ 40,293
1,475
109,666
4,305

Total current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commissions receivable—non-current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property and equipment, net
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intangible assets, net
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill

156,168
211,668
7,684
11,276
12,249
40,233

155,739
169,751
4,705
7,287
7,540
14,096

Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 439,278

$ 359,118

Current liabilities:

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued compensation and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued marketing expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Earnout liability—current
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Debt
Earnout liability—non-current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other non-current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock: $0.001 par value; Authorized shares: 10,000,000; Issued and

5,688
20,763
11,013
20,730
2,425

60,619
5,000
19,270
47,901
3,339

$

3,246
15,498
4,693
—
2,008

25,445
—
—
45,089
1,920

outstanding shares: none . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

—

—

Common stock: $0.001 par value; Authorized shares: 100,000,000; Issued
shares: 30,863,365 and 29,879,952 at December 31, 2018 and 2017,
respectively; Outstanding shares: 19,437,073 and 18,641,957 at
December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Additional paid-in capital
Treasury stock, at cost: 11,426,292 and 11,237,995 shares at December 31,

31
298,024

30
281,706

2018 and 2017, respectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accumulated other comprehensive income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(199,998)
204,965
127

(199,998)
204,724
202

Total stockholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

303,149

286,664

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 439,278

$ 359,118

(1) As adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606 using the full retrospective method.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017 (1)

2016 (1)

Revenue

Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$227,211
24,184

$176,883
13,823

$177,234
16,090

Total revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating costs and expenses:

251,395

190,706

193,324

Cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marketing and advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customer care and enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technology and content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acquisition costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Change in fair value of earnout liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring charge (benefit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,228
82,939
70,547
31,970
45,828
76
12,300
1,865
2,091

582
65,874
59,183
32,889
39,969
621
—
—
1,040

862
72,213
48,718
32,749
35,216
—
—
(297)
1,040

Total operating costs and expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

248,844

200,158

190,501

Income (loss) from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision (benefit) for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,551
755

3,306
3,065

(9,452)
1,182

(8,270)
(33,696)

2,823
1,149

3,972
3,668

Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

241

$ 25,426

$

304

Net income per share:

Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$
$

0.01
0.01

$
$

1.37
1.33

$
$

0.02
0.02

Weighted-average number of shares used in per share amounts:

Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19,294
20,409

18,512
19,047

18,272
18,314

Comprehensive income:

Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Comprehensive income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

241
(75)

$ 25,426
29

166

$ 25,455

$

$

304
(23)

281

(1) As adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606 using the full retrospective method.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands)

Common Stock

Shares Amount

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

Treasury Stock

Shares Amount

Retained
Earnings

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

Total
Stockholders’
Equity (1)

Balance at December 31, 2015 . . . . . . . . 29,171
Issuance of common stock in connection

$ 29

$266,699

(11,026) $(199,998) $169,252

$196

$236,178

with exercise of common stock
options and release of vested
restricted stock units, net of cash used
to net settle equity awards . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation expense . . . .
Foreign currency translation adjustment,
net of taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU

2016-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

321
—

—

—
—

—
—

—

—
—

(1,187)
7,266

(110)
—

—

—
—

—

—
—

—
—

—

—
—

—
—

—

9,742
304

Balance at December 31, 2016 . . . . . . . . 29,492
Issuance of common stock in connection

29

272,778

(11,136)

(199,998) 179,298

with exercise of common stock
options and release of vested
restricted stock units, net of cash used
to net settle equity awards . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation expense . . . .
Foreign currency translation adjustment,
net of taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

388
—

—
—

1

—

—
—

(766)
9,694

(102)
—

—
—

—
—

—
—

—
—

—
—

—
25,426

Balance at December 31, 2017 . . . . . . . . 29,880
Issuance of common stock in connection

30

281,706

(11,238)

(199,998) 204,724

with exercise of common stock
options and release of vested
restricted stock units, net of cash used
to net settle equity awards . . . . . . . . . .

Common stock traded for employee tax

obligation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock issued for GMG acquisition . . . . .
Stock-based compensation expense . . . .
Foreign currency translation adjustment,
net of taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

688

—
295
—

—
—

1

(1,817)

—

—
—
—

—
—

—
5,595
12,540

—
—

(188)
—
—

—
—

—

—
—
—

—
—

—

—
—

—
241

—
—

(23)

—
—

173

—
—

29
—

202

—

—
—
—

(75)
—

(1,187)
7,266

(23)

9,742
304

252,280

(765)
9,694

29
25,426

286,664

(1,816)

—
5,595
12,540

(75)
241

Balance at December 31, 2018 . . . . . . . . 30,863

$ 31

$298,024

(11,426) $(199,998) $204,965

$127

$303,149

(1) Balances and the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017 have been adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606

using the full retrospective method.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)

Operating activities
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating

activities:

Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of internally developed software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Change in fair value of earnout liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other non-cash items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commissions receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepaid expenses and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued compensation and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued marketing expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued restructuring charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investing activities
Capitalized internal-use software and website development costs . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purchases of property and equipment and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash used in investing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financing activities
Net proceeds from exercise of common stock options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash used to net-share settle equity awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from line of credit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Debt issuance costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Principal payments in connection with capital leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash . .
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities
Capital lease obligations incurred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Supplemental disclosure of cash flows
Cash paid for interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017 (1)

2016 (1)

$

241

$ 25,426

$

304

2,479
2,201
2,091
12,540
2,812
12,300
675

(2,127)
(50,967)
232
1,414
5,133
6,320
491
—
935
(3,230)

(6,294)
(4,534)
(14,929)
(25,757)

2,837
1,464
1,040
9,694
(30,341)
—
(101)

473
(21,640)
(1,933)
(1,866)
4,578
(3,365)
(466)
—
(1,341)
(15,541)

(3,210)
(1,868)
—
(5,078)

3,539
936
1,040
7,266
4,652
—
(143)

1,563
(8,032)
(486)
2,227
(3,466)
(3,906)
587
(433)
(1,565)
4,083

(1,837)
(1,889)
—
(3,726)

2,688
(4,504)
5,000
(1,221)
(103)
1,860
(77)
(27,204)
40,293
$ 13,089

1,037
(1,802)
—
—
(105)
(870)
1
(21,488)
61,781
$ 40,293

62
(1,248)
—
—
(83)
(1,269)
(17)
(929)
62,710
$61,781

$

$

$

112

44

139

$

$

$

76

20

219

$

$

$

51

14

628

(1) As adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606 using the full retrospective method.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Note 1—Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business—eHealth, Inc. (the “Company,” “eHealth,” “we” or “us”) is a leading private
health insurance exchange for individuals, families and small businesses in the United States. Through our
website addresses (www.eHealth.com, www.eHealthInsurance.com, www.eHealthMedicare.com,
www.Medicare.com, www.PlanPrescriber.com and www.GoMedigap.com), consumers can get quotes from
leading health insurance carriers, compare plans side-by-side, and apply for and purchase Medicare-related,
individual and family, small business and ancillary health insurance plans. We actively market the availability of
Medicare-related insurance plans and offer Medicare plan comparison tools and educational materials for
Medicare-related insurance plans, including Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement and Medicare Part D
prescription drug plans. Our ecommerce technology also enables us to deliver consumers’ health insurance
applications electronically to health insurance carriers. We are licensed to market and sell health insurance in
all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Adoption of New Accounting Standard—Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted the requirements of
Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606), as
discussed in detail below under Adoption of New Accounting Standards using the full retrospective method,
which requires adjusting prior periods as if ASC 606 had been in effect as of the beginning of the earliest period
presented. Thus, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 as well as the
accompanying statements of comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years ended
December 31, 2017 and 2016 have been adjusted to reflect the adoption of ASC 606 as have all related
disclosures, including segment information. See “Revenue Recognition” below for additional information on
ASC 606 and Note 14—Adoption Impact of New Revenue Standard for further discussion of the adoption and the
impact on our previously reported historical results.

Principles of Consolidation—The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of eHealth, Inc.

and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles.

Operating Segments—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 operations. The performance measures of our segments include total
revenue and profit (loss). Our business structure is comprised of two operating segments:

• Medicare; and

•

Individual, Family and Small Business

The Medicare segment consists primarily of commissions earned 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 customers, including but not limited
to, dental and vision insurance, as well as our advertising program that allows Medicare-related carriers to
purchase advertising on a separate website developed, hosted and maintained by us and our delivery and sale to
third parties of Medicare-related health insurance leads generated by our ecommerce platforms and our
marketing activities.

The Individual, Family and Small Business segment consists primarily of commissions earned from our sale

of individual and family and small business health insurance plans and ancillary products sold to our
non-Medicare-eligible customers, including but not limited to, dental, vision, life, short term disability and long

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term disability insurance. To a lesser extent, the Individual, Family and Small Business segment consists of
amounts earned from our online sponsorship program that allows carriers to purchase advertising space in
specific markets in a sponsorship area on our website, our licensing to third parties the use of our health
insurance ecommerce technology and our delivery and sale to third parties of individual and family health
insurance leads generated by our ecommerce platforms and our marketing activities.

Marketing and advertising, customer care and enrollment, technology and content and general and
administrative operating expenses that are directly attributable to a segment are reported within the applicable
segment. Indirect marketing and advertising, customer care and enrollment and technology and content operating
expenses are allocated to each segment based on usage. Other indirect general and administrative operating
expenses are managed in a corporate shared services environment and, since they are not the responsibility of
segment operating management, are not allocated to the two operating segments and are presented as a
reconciling item to our consolidated financial results.

Segment profit (loss) is calculated as total revenue for the applicable segment less direct and allocated
marketing and advertising, customer care and enrollment, technology and content and general and administrative
operating expenses, excluding stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization expense and
amortization of intangible assets.

Use of Estimates—The preparation of consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in

conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the
amounts reported and disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. On an ongoing
basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to, but not limited to, the useful lives of intangible
assets, fair value of investments, recoverability of intangible assets, the commissions we expect to collect for
each approved member cohort, valuation allowance for deferred income taxes, provision for income taxes and the
assumptions used in determining stock-based compensation. We base our estimates of the carrying value of
certain assets and liabilities on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be
reasonable. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Reclassifications—For presentation purposes, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to

conform to the reporting in the current period financial statements. Specifically, for the year ended December 31,
2016, we reclassified $0.8 million of operating expenses related to our licensing department, which were
previously reported as general and administrative expenses, to customer care and enrollment expenses due to a
realignment of our departmental structures. This reclassification did not affect previously reported operating
results, cash flows or stockholders’ equity.

Cash Equivalents—We consider all investments with an original maturity of 90 days or less from the date

of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at fair value.

Property and Equipment—Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and

amortization. Capital lease amortization expenses are included in depreciation expense in our Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income. Depreciation and amortization is computed using the straight-line method
based on estimated useful lives as follows:

Computer equipment and software
Office equipment and furniture
Leasehold improvements

3 to 5 years
5 years
Lesser of useful life (typically 5 to 10 years) or
related lease term

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Maintenance and minor replacements are expensed as incurred.

See Note 3—Balance Sheet Accounts of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional

information regarding our property and equipment.

Business Combinations—We allocate the fair value of the purchase consideration of our acquired

businesses to the tangible assets, liabilities and intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values at
the acquisition date. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of these
identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. Acquisition-related costs are recognized separately from
the business combination and are expensed as incurred.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets—Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration paid over the
estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. In the event that we
realign our reporting units, we allocate our goodwill to the new reporting units using the relative fair value
approach. We test our goodwill for impairment on an annual basis in the fourth quarter of each year or whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset may be impaired. Factors that we consider in deciding
when to perform an impairment test include significant negative industry or economic trends or significant
changes or planned changes in our use of the intangible assets.

We realigned our reporting units into two operating segments during the year ended December 31, 2016, at
which time we allocated $3.7 million and $10.4 million of the carrying value of the goodwill to the Medicare and
Individual, Family and Small Business segments, respectively, based on the relative fair value of the operating
segments. We continued to report the same two segments during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017,
and no goodwill impairment has been identified in any of the years presented.

Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate a
potential reduction in their fair values below their respective carrying amounts. Intangible assets with finite
useful lives, which include purchased technology, pharmacy and customer relationships, trade names, and certain
trademarks, are amortized over their estimated useful lives.

Goodwill and intangible assets are considered non-financial assets and therefore, subsequent to their initial

recognition are not revalued at fair value each reporting period unless an impairment charge is recognized.

We must make subjective judgments in determining the independent cash flows that can be related to
specific asset groupings. In addition, we must make subjective judgments regarding the remaining useful lives of
assets with finite useful lives. When we determine that the useful life of an asset is shorter than we had originally
estimated, we accelerate the rate of amortization over the assets’ new, remaining useful life. We evaluated the
remaining useful lives of our intangible assets with finite lives and determined no material adjustments to the
remaining lives were required.

Other Long-Lived Assets—We evaluate other long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes

in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If such assets are
considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying
amount of the asset exceeds its fair value.

Revenue Recognition—In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU
2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606), requiring an entity to recognize revenue when it
transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity

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expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. As noted above, we adopted ASC 606 using the
full retrospective method and, accordingly, our historical financial statements and related disclosures have been
restated herein to reflect the adoption of ASC 606 for all periods presented.

We are compensated by the receipt of commission payments from health insurance carriers whose health
insurance policies are purchased through our ecommerce platforms or our customer care centers. We may also
receive commission bonuses based on our attaining predetermined target sales levels for Medicare, individual
and family, small business and ancillary health insurance products, or other objectives, as determined by the
health insurance carrier, which we recognize as commission revenue when we achieve the predetermined target
sales levels or other objectives. In addition, we also generate revenue from non-commission revenue sources,
which include online sponsorship and advertising, technology licensing and lead referrals. Payment is typically
received within 60 days of approval.

The core principle of ASC 606 is to recognize revenue upon the transfer of promised goods or services to
customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those
goods or services. Accordingly, we recognize revenue for our services in accordance with the following five
steps outlined in ASC 606:

•

•

Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer. A contract with a customer exists when
(i) we enter into an enforceable contract with a customer that defines each party’s rights regarding the
goods or services to be transferred and identifies the payment terms related to these goods or services,
(ii) the contract has commercial substance and, (iii) we determine that collection of substantially all
consideration for goods or services that are transferred is probable based on the customer’s intent and
ability to pay the promised consideration.

Identification of the performance obligations in the contract. Performance obligations promised in a
contract are identified based on the goods or services that will be transferred to the customer that are
both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the goods or service either on its
own or together with other resources that are readily available from third parties or from us, and are
distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the goods or services is separately
identifiable from other promises in the contract.

• Determination of the transaction price. The transaction price is determined based on the consideration

to which we will be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to the customer.

• Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract. If the contract
contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single
performance obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation
of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price
(“SSP”) basis.

• Recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation. We satisfy performance
obligations either over time or at a point in time, as discussed in further detail below. Revenue is
recognized at the time the related performance obligation is satisfied by transferring the promised good
or service to the customer.

Commission Revenue—Our commission revenue is primarily comprised of commissions paid to us by
health insurance carriers related to insurance plans that have been purchased by a member through our health
insurance exchange service. We define a member as an individual currently covered by an insurance plan, which
include Medicare-related, individual and family, small business and ancillary plans. We are compensated by the
health insurance carrier, which we define as our customer.

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We typically enter into contractual agency relationships with health insurance carriers that are non-exclusive
and terminable on short notice by either party for any reason. In addition, health insurance carriers often have the
ability to terminate or amend our agreements unilaterally on short notice, including provisions in our agreements
relating to the commission rates paid to us by the health insurance carriers. The amendment or termination of an
agreement we have with a health insurance carrier may adversely impact the commissions we are paid on health
insurance plans purchased from the carrier by means of our health insurance exchange services.

For both Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, we receive a fixed, annual
commission payment from insurance carriers once the plan is approved by the carrier and either a fixed, monthly
or annual commission payment beginning with and subsequent to the second plan year. In the first plan year of a
Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, after the health insurance carrier approves the
application but during the effective year of the plan, we are paid a fixed commission that is prorated for the
number of months remaining in the calendar year. Additionally, if the plan is the first Medicare Advantage or
Medicare Part D plan issued to the member, we may receive a higher commission rate that covers a full twelve-
month period, regardless of the month the plan was effective. We earn commission revenue for Medicare
Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans for which we are the broker of record, typically until
either the policy is cancelled or we otherwise do not remain the agent on the policy.

For individual and family, Medicare Supplement, small business and ancillary plans, our commissions
generally represent a flat amount per member per month or a percentage of the premium amount collected by the
carrier during the period that a member maintains coverage under a plan. Premium-based commissions are
reported to us after the premiums are collected by the carrier, generally on a monthly basis. We generally
continue to receive the commission payment from the relevant insurance carrier until the health insurance plan is
cancelled or we otherwise do not remain the agent on the policy.

We utilize a practical expedient to estimate commission revenue for each insurance product by applying the
use of a portfolio approach to group approved members by the effective month of the relevant policy (referred to
as a “cohort”). This allows us to estimate the commissions we expect to collect for each approved member cohort
by evaluating various factors, including but not limited to, contracted commission rates, carrier mix and expected
member churn.

For Medicare-related, individual and family and ancillary health insurance plans, our services are complete

once a submitted application is approved by the relevant health insurance carrier. Accordingly, we recognize
commission revenue based upon the total estimated lifetime commissions we expect to receive for selling the
plan after the carrier approves an application, net of an estimated constraint. We refer to these estimated and
constrained lifetime values as the “constrained LTV” for the plan. We provide annual services in selling and
renewing small business health insurance plans; therefore, we recognize small business health insurance plan
commission revenue at the time the plan is approved by the carrier, and when it renews each year thereafter,
equal to the estimated commissions we expect to collect from the plan over the following 12-months. Our
estimate of commission revenue for each product line is based on a number of assumptions, which include, but
are not limited to, estimating conversion of an approved member to a paying member, forecasting member churn
and forecasting the commission amounts likely to be received per member. These assumptions are based on
historical trends and incorporate management’s judgment in interpreting those trends and in applying constraints
discussed below. To the extent we make changes to the assumptions, we will recognize any material impact of
the changes to commission revenue in the reporting period in which the change is made, including revisions of
estimated lifetime commissions either below or in excess of previously estimated constrained LTV recognized as
revenue.

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For Medicare-related, individual and family and ancillary health insurance plans, we apply constraints to

determine the amount of commission revenue to recognize per approved member. The constraints are applied to
help ensure that the total estimated lifetime commissions expected to be collected for an approved member’s plan
are recognized as revenue only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of
cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with future commissions
receivable from the plan is subsequently resolved. We evaluate the appropriateness of these constraints on at
least an annual basis, including assessing factors affecting our estimate of the estimated lifetime value of
commissions per approved member based on current trends impacting our business and assessing whether any
adjustment to those constraints should be made. We update the assumptions when we observe a sufficient level
of evidence that would suggest that the long term expectation of the assumption has changed.

For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the constraints applied to the total estimated
lifetime commissions we expect to receive for selling the plan after the carrier approves an application in order to
derive the constrained lifetime value of commissions per approved member are as follows:

Year Ended
December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Medicare

Medicare Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicare Supplement
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicare Part D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7% 7% 7%
5% 5% 5%
5% 5% 5%

Individual and Family

15% 15% 15%
Non-Qualified Health Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20% 20% 20%
Qualified Health Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10% 10% 10%
Ancillary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Small Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . —% —% —%

See Note 14—Adoption Impact of New Revenue Standard for discussion of our adoption of ASC 606.

Other Revenue—Our sponsorship and advertising program allows carriers to purchase advertising space in

specific markets in a sponsorship area on our website. In return, we are typically paid a monthly fee, which is
recognized over the period that advertising is displayed, and often a performance fee based on metrics such as
submitted health insurance applications, which is recognized when control has been transferred. We also offer
Medicare advertising services, which include website development, hosting and maintenance. In these instances,
we are typically paid a fixed, up-front fee, which we recognize as revenue as control is transferred ratably over
the service period.

Our commercial technology licensing business allows carriers the use of our ecommerce platform to offer
their own health insurance policies on their websites and agents to utilize our technology to power their online
quoting, content and application submission processes. Typically, we are paid a one-time implementation fee,
which we recognize as control is transferred on a straight-line basis over the estimated term of the customer
relationship (generally the initial term of the agreement), commencing once the technology is available for use by
the third party, and a performance fee based on metrics such as submitted health insurance applications. The
metrics used to calculate performance fees for both sponsorship and advertising and technology licensing are
based on performance criteria that are either measured based on data tracked by us, or based on data tracked by
the third party. In instances where the performance criteria data is tracked by us, we recognize revenue in the
period of performance and when all other revenue recognition criteria has been met. In instances where the

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performance criteria data is tracked by the third party, we recognize revenue as control is transferred at amounts
where reversal of such amounts is not likely to occur. Typically, this occurs through our receipt of a cash
payment from the third party along with a detailed statement containing the data that is tracked by the third party.

Deferred Revenue—Deferred revenue includes deferred technology licensing implementation fees and
amounts billed for amounts billed or collected from sponsorship or technology licensing customers in advance of
our performing our service for such customers. It also includes the amount by which both unbilled and billed
services provided under our technology licensing arrangements exceed the straight-line revenue recognized to
date.

Disaggregation of Revenue—The table below depicts the disaggregation of revenue by product for the

years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, and is consistent with how we evaluate our financial
performance (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017 (1)

2016 (1)

Medicare

Medicare Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicare Supplement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicare Part D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$143,445
31,166
14,609

$107,567
15,436
11,085

$ 95,736
11,561
8,800

Total Medicare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

189,220

134,088

116,097

Individual and Family

Non-Qualified Health Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Qualified Health Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6,470
5,789

Total Individual and Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12,259

Ancillary

Short-term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5,583
2,717
1,467
4,941

10,024
7,055

17,079

5,503
5,062
1,607
3,877

18,852
14,365

33,217

7,276
6,968
2,013
2,189

Total Ancillary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14,708

16,049

18,446

Small Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commission Bonus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8,595
2,429

7,501
2,166

6,133
3,341

Total Commission Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

227,211

176,883

177,234

Other Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24,184

13,823

16,090

Total Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$251,395

$190,706

$193,324

(1) As adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606 using the full retrospective method

Book-of-Business Transfers—We entered into several agreements with a broker partner, whereby the
partner transferred certain of its existing Medicare plan members to us as the broker of record on the underlying
policies. The first of these book-of-business transfers occurred in November 2010 and the most recent in June
2012. Total consideration paid by us for these books-of-business amounted to $13.9 million. The consideration
we paid to the broker partner was based on the discounted commissions expected to be received over the
remaining life of each transferred Medicare plan member. As we receive commission payments from health

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insurance carriers for these plan members, we record the margin earned to other income (expense), net in the
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The margin earned and recorded to other income, net for
these books-of-business for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 totaled $0.8 million,
$0.9 million, and $1.0 million respectively.

Incremental Costs to Obtain a Contract—We reviewed our sales compensation plans, which are directed at

converting leads into approved members, and concluded that they are fulfillment costs and not costs to obtain a
contract with a health insurance carrier, which we define as our customer. Additionally, we reviewed
compensation plans related to personnel responsible for identifying new health insurance carriers and entering
into contracts with new health insurance carriers and concluded that no incremental costs are incurred to obtain
such contracts.

Cost of Revenue—Included in cost of revenue are payments related to health insurance policies sold to

members who were referred to our website by marketing partners with whom we have revenue-sharing
arrangements. In order to enter into a revenue-sharing arrangement, marketing partners must be licensed to sell
health insurance in the state where the policy is sold. Costs related to revenue-sharing arrangements are expensed
as the related revenue is recognized.

Marketing and Advertising Expenses—Marketing and advertising expenses consist primarily of member

acquisition expenses associated with our direct, marketing partner and online advertising member acquisition
channels, in addition to compensation and other expenses related to marketing, business development, partner
management, public relations and carrier relations personnel who support our offerings. Advertising costs
incurred in the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 totaled $64.4 million, $56.0 million and
$64.8 million, respectively.

Our direct channel expenses primarily consist of costs for direct mail, email marketing and television and
radio advertising. Advertising costs for our direct channel are expensed the first time the related advertising takes
place. Our marketing partner channel expenses primarily consist of fees paid to marketing partners with which
we have a relationship. Our online advertising channel expenses primarily consist of paid keyword search
advertising on search engines and retargeting campaigns. Advertising costs for our marketing partner channel
and our online advertising channel are expensed as incurred.

Research and Development Expenses—Research and development expenses consist primarily of

compensation and related expenses incurred for employees on our engineering and technical teams. Research and
development costs, which totaled $6.9 million, $7.6 million and $8.9 million for the years ended December 31,
2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, are included in technology and content expense in the accompanying
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

Deferred Contract Costs—Deferred contract costs primarily represent direct costs related to professional
services provided in connection with technology licensing arrangements that are accounted for as a single unit of
accounting. The direct professional services costs are deferred up until the commencement of revenue
recognition of the single unit and then recognized as cost of revenue ratably over the same period as the related
revenue.

Internal-Use Software and Website Development Costs—We capitalize costs of materials, consultants and

compensation and benefits costs of employees who devote time to the development of internal-use software

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during the application development stage. Our judgment is required in determining the point at which various
projects enter the phases at which costs may be capitalized, in assessing the ongoing value of the capitalized
costs and in determining the estimated useful lives over which the costs are amortized, which is generally three
years. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, we capitalized internal-use software and website
development costs of $6.3 million, $3.2 million and $1.8 million respectively, and recorded amortization expense
of $2.2 million, $1.5 million, and $0.9 million respectively.

Stock-Based Compensation—We recognize stock-based compensation expense in the accompanying
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income based on the fair value of our stock-based awards over their
respective vesting periods, which is generally four years. The estimated grant date fair value of our stock options
is determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model and a single option award approach. The weighted-
average expected term for stock options granted is calculated using historical option exercise behavior. The
dividend yield is determined by dividing the expected per share dividend during the coming year by the grant
date stock price. Through December 31, 2018, we had not declared or paid any cash dividends, and we do not
expect to pay any in the foreseeable future. We base the risk-free interest rate on the implied yield currently
available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with a remaining term equal to the expected term of our stock
options. Expected volatility is determined using a combination of the implied volatility of publicly traded options
in our stock and historical volatility of our stock price. The estimated attainment of performance-based awards
and related expense is based on the expectations of revenue and earnings target achievement. The estimated fair
value of performance awards with market conditions is determined using the Monte-Carlo simulation model. The
assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based payment awards and expected attainment of
performance-based awards represent our best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the
application of management judgment. We will continue to use judgment in evaluating the expected term and
volatility related to our own stock-based awards on a prospective basis, and incorporating these factors into the
model. Changes in key assumptions could significantly impact the valuation of such instruments.

401(k) Plan—In September 1998, our board of directors adopted a defined contribution retirement plan
(“401(k) Plan”), which qualifies under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Participation in the
401(k) Plan is available to substantially all employees in the United States. Employees can contribute up
to 25% of their salary, up to the federal maximum allowable limit, on a before-tax basis to the 401(k) Plan.
Employee contributions are fully vested when contributed. Our contributions to the 401(k) Plan are discretionary
and are expensed when incurred. We also match employee contributions to our 401(k) Plan at 25% of an
employee’s contribution each pay period, up to a maximum of 2% of the employee’s salary during such pay
period for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to a maximum of 1% for the years ended December 31,
2017 and 2016. Our matching contributions are expensed as incurred and vest one-third for each of the first three
years of the recipient’s service. The recipient is fully vested in all 401(k) Plan matching contributions after three
years of service. We recognized expense of $1.0 million, $0.4 million and $0.3 million for the years ended
December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, related to 401(k) matching contributions.

Income Taxes—We account for income taxes using the liability method. Deferred income taxes are
determined based on the differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, using
enacted statutory tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.

We utilize a two-step approach for evaluating uncertain tax positions. Step one, Recognition, requires a
company to determine if the weight of available evidence indicates that a tax position is more likely than not
to be sustained upon audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. Step two,

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Measurement, is based on the largest amount of benefit, which is more likely than not to be realized on ultimate
settlement. We record interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the
consolidated financial statements.

Seasonality—A greater number of our Medicare-related health insurance plans are sold in our fourth quarter

during the Medicare annual enrollment period when Medicare-eligible individuals are permitted to change their
Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage for the following year. As a result, our
Medicare plan-related commission revenue is highest in our fourth quarter.

The majority of our individual and family health insurance plans are sold in the fourth quarter during the

annual open enrollment period as defined under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and
related amendments in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. Individuals and families generally are
not able to purchase individual and family health insurance outside of these open enrollment periods, unless they
qualify for a special enrollment period as a result of certain qualifying events, such as losing employer-sponsored
health insurance or moving to another state.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718)—In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No 2017-09,

Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting, which provides guidance
about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply
modification accounting in Topic 718. ASU 2017-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years. ASU 2017-09 is to be applied on a prospective basis to an
award modified on or after the adoption date. We adopted ASU 2017-09 in the first quarter of 2018 and the
adoption of this new standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Topic 350-40)—In August 2018, the FASB

issued ASU 2018-15, Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing
Agreement That is a Service Contract, which provides guidance for accounting for implementation costs incurred
in internal-use cloud computing agreements. We early adopted ASU 2018-15 in the third quarter of fiscal 2018
prospectively. It did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Goodwill Impairment (Topic 350)—In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Simplifying the
Test for Goodwill Impairment (Topic 350). Under the new standard, goodwill impairment would be measured as
the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying value of
goodwill. This ASU eliminates existing guidance that requires an entity to determine goodwill impairment by
calculating the implied fair value of goodwill by hypothetically assigning the fair value of a reporting unit to all
of its assets and liabilities as if that reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. The new standard
is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15,
2019 with early adoption permitted for annual goodwill impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. The
standard must be applied prospectively. We early adopted ASU 2017-04 in the first quarter of 2018 and perform
our annual impairment test in the fourth fiscal quarter of each year. The adoption of this new standard did not
have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230)—In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of

Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash, which clarifies guidance on the classification and presentation of restricted
cash in the statement of cash flows. Under the ASU, changes in restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents would

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be included along with those of cash and cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. As a result, entities would
no longer present transfers between cash/equivalents and restricted cash/equivalents in the statement of cash flows. In
addition, a reconciliation between the balance sheet and the statement of cash flows would be disclosed when the
balance sheet includes more than one line item for cash/equivalents and restricted cash/equivalents. ASU 2016-18
was effective for us beginning on January 1, 2018 and was applied on a retrospective basis. The adoption of this new
standard did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification

of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. ASU 2016-15 provides guidance on how certain cash receipts and
cash payments are presented on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 is effective for annual reporting
periods beginning after December 15, 2017. We adopted ASU 2016-15 in the first quarter of 2018 and the
adoption of this new standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Leases (Topic 842)—In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). ASU
2016-02 requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and lease liability for all leases with terms of more than
12 months. Recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses will depend on classification as a finance or
operating lease; for lessors, the guidance modifies the classification criteria and the accounting for sales-type and
direct finance leases. The guidance also eliminates existing real estate-specific provisions for all entities. The
new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim
periods within that reporting period. We plan to adopt the standard using the modified retrospective method, and
we are substantially complete with our implementation efforts. We estimate the total right-of-use asset and lease
liability to be approximately $23 million to $26 million.

Note 2—Acquisition

On January 22, 2018, we completed our acquisition of all outstanding membership interests of Wealth,

Health and Life Advisors, LLC, more commonly known as GoMedigap, a technology-enabled provider of
Medicare Supplement enrollment services. The acquisition consideration consisted of cash of $15.0 million, less
$0.1 million of cash acquired, and 294,637 shares of our common stock. In addition, the members of GoMedigap
are entitled to receive earnout payments (“Earnout Consideration”) consisting of up to $20 million in cash and
589,275 shares of our common stock. The Earnout Consideration will become payable, subject to the terms and
conditions of the purchase agreement relating to the acquisition, upon the final determination of the achievement
of certain milestones in 2018 and 2019.

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The GoMedigap acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting under ASC 805,
Business Combinations. The acquisition method of accounting requires, among other things, that assets acquired
and liabilities assumed be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The major classes of assets
and liabilities to which we have allocated the acquisition consideration were as follows (in thousands):

Acquisition Consideration

Cash paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fair value of equity awards issued to GoMedigap members (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estimated fair value of earnout liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Allocation

Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commission receivable—current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepaid expenses and other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commission receivable—non-current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued compensation and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net tangible assets acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$15,000
5,595
27,700

$48,295

$

71
4,371
11
11,103
174
(110)
(132)
(130)

15,358
6,800
26,137

Total intangible assets acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

32,937

Total net assets acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$48,295

(1) The fair value of equity awards issued was determined based on the January 22, 2018 closing price of our

common stock of $18.99 per share.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets—Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of the acquired
business over the acquisition date fair value of the net assets acquired. Goodwill is primarily attributable to the
assembled workforce, new product development capabilities and anticipated synergies and economies of scale
expected from the operations of the combined company. The goodwill was assigned to our Medicare segment.
Goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis in the fourth quarter of each year or whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the asset may be impaired. Factors that we consider in deciding when to
perform an impairment test include significant negative industry or economic trends or significant changes or
planned changes in our use of the intangible assets. Goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes over 15 years.

Earnout liability—The earnout liability represents the fair value of the earnout consideration payable and

will be adjusted to fair value at each reporting date until settled. Changes in fair value will be recognized in
income (loss) from operations. The earnout liability will be adjusted to the extent the enrollment targets in the
acquisition agreement are not achieved. The first earnout liability payment was made in February 2019. The
second payment is expected to be made in the first quarter of 2020.

Fair Value Measurements—The assets acquired and liabilities assumed of GoMedigap have been
recognized at fair value in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. ASC 820 defines fair value as
the price that would be received to sell an asset or would be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction

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between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 requires three levels of hierarchy, which
prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy level assigned to each
asset and liability is based on the assessment of the transparency and reliability of inputs used in the valuation of
such items based on the lowest level of input that is significant to fair value measurement. The hierarchy gives
the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1
measurements) and lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Assets acquired and liabilities assumed measured and reported at fair value are classified in one of the

following categories based on inputs:

Level 1

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities; or unadjusted
quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or
inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability.

Level 3

Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The fair value of prepaid expenses and other current assets, property and equipment, net, accounts payable,
accrued compensation and benefits and other current liabilities approximated their carrying value at the date of
acquisition. The fair value of commissions receivable was determined using a discounted rate of interest, which
is a Level 2 input. Intangible assets and the earnout liability were valued using Level 3 inputs.

The fair values of the acquired intangible assets were determined using the profit allocation method, which

is based on determining the estimated royalties we are relieved from paying because we own the assets.

The fair value of the earnout consideration payable was measured using probability-weighted analysis and is

discounted using a rate that appropriately captures the risk associated with the obligation. Key assumptions
included new enrollments and volatility for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the year ending December 31,
2019, as well as eHealth’s simulated stock price at the time of payment. The earnout consideration payable was
part of the acquisition consideration and will be adjusted to fair value at each reporting date until settled. The fair
value adjustments to the earnout liability during the year ended December 31, 2018 totaled $12.3 million. We
will continue to update the key assumptions each period and record any fair value adjustments, as necessary.

Following are the details of the acquisition consideration allocated to the intangible assets acquired (in

thousands):

Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade names, trademarks and website addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,000
4,800

Total intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$6,800

We are amortizing the existing technology, trade names, trademarks, and website addresses using the
straight-line method over an estimated life of 3 and 10 years, respectively. The estimated useful lives are based
on the time periods during which the intangibles are expected to result in incremental cash flows.

We incurred $0.1 million of acquisition-related costs during the year ended December 31, 2018, which were

expensed as incurred.

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Prior to the acquisition date, GoMedigap recognized revenue and expenses on the cash basis of accounting.

GoMedigap’s historical books and records did not contain the information required to recognize revenue or
prepare financial statements on a basis that would be comparable to us. Thus, the required pro-forma financial
disclosures are not presented herein.

GoMedigap generated revenue of $15.2 million for the period from the acquisition date of January 22, 2018

through December 31, 2018.

Note 3—Balance Sheet Accounts

Cash and Cash Equivalents—As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, our cash equivalents consisted of money

market accounts that invested in U.S. government-sponsored enterprise bonds and discount notes, U.S.
government treasury bills and notes and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government obligations.
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, our cash equivalents carried no unrealized gains or losses and we did not
realize any significant gains or losses on sales of cash equivalents during the years ended December 31, 2018 and
2017.

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, our cash and cash equivalent balances were invested as follows (in

thousands):

Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Money market funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

December 31,
2018

December 31,
2017

$12,766
323

$13,089

$ 5,098
35,195

$40,293

Concentration of Credit Risk—Our financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk
principally consist of cash, cash equivalents and total accounts receivable (which includes commissions receivable).
We invest our cash and cash equivalents with major banks and financial institutions and, at times, such investments
are in excess of federally insured limits. We also have deposits with major banks in China that are denominated in
both U.S. dollars and Chinese Yuan Renminbi and are not insured by the U.S. federal government.

We do not require collateral or other security for our total accounts receivable. As of December 31,
2018, three customers represented 19%, 19% and 19%, respectively, for a combined total of 57% of our
$349.5 million total outstanding accounts receivable balance. As of December 31, 2017, three customers
represented 19%, 18% and 18%, respectively, or a combined total of 55%, of our $280.9 million total
outstanding accounts receivable balance. No other customers represented 10% or more of our total accounts
receivable at either December 31, 2018 or 2017. We believe the potential for collection issues with any of our
customers was minimal as of December 31, 2018. Accordingly, our estimate for uncollectible amounts at
December 31, 2018 was immaterial.

Accounts Receivable—As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, our total accounts receivable consisted of the

following (in thousands):

Commissions receivable—current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commissions receivable—non-current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$134,190
211,668
3,601

Total accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$349,459

$109,666
169,751
1,475

$280,892

December 31,
2018

December 31,
2017

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The commissions receivable balance as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, primarily relates to Medicare
Advantage and Medicare Part D plans sold during the fourth quarters of 2018 and 2017 with effective dates in
2019 and 2018, respectively.

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets—As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, prepaid expenses and

other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

December 31,
2018

December 31,
2017

Prepaid maintenance contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity issuance costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepaid insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepaid rent
Income tax receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prepaid expenses and other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,937
294
161
324
1,108
1,464

$5,288

$1,944
—
490
311
195
1,365

$4,305

Property and Equipment—As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, property and equipment consisted of the

following (in thousands):

Computer equipment and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Office equipment and furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leasehold improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Property and equipment, gross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . .

December 31,
2018

December 31,
2017

$ 17,246
3,319
6,345

26,910
(19,226)

$ 17,112
3,583
3,156

23,851
(19,146)

Property and equipment, net

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 7,684

$ 4,705

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment totaled $2.5 million, $2.8 million,

and $3.5 million in the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Other Assets—As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

December 31,
2018

December 31,
2017

Capitalized software project costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Security deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Debt issuance costs—non-current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income tax receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 8,308
483
1,099
232
913
241

$11,276

$4,481
545
—
232
1,826
203

$7,287

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Intangible Assets—The carrying amounts, accumulated amortization, net carrying value and weighted

average remaining life of our definite-lived amortizable intangible assets, as well as our indefinite-lived
intangible trademarks, are presented in the tables below (dollars in thousands, weighted-average useful life is as
of December 31, 2018):

December 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

Gross
Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Net
Carrying
Amount

Weighted-
average
remaining
useful life

Gross
Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Net
Carrying
Amount

$ 2,000

$

(611)

$ 1,389

2.1

$ 1,700

$ (1,700)

$ —

Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pharmacy and customer

relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9,500

(8,234)

1,266

1.3

10,100

(7,884)

2,216

Trade names, trademarks and

website addresses . . . . . . . . .

5,700

(1,220)

4,480

8.9

907

(697)

210

Total intangible assets subject

to amortization . . . . . . . . . . .

$17,200

$(10,065)

7,135

$12,707

$(10,281)

$2,426

Indefinite-lived trademarks and
domain names . . . . . . . . . . .

Intangible assets . . . . . . . .

5,114

Indefinite

$12,249

5,114

$7,540

During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, amortization expense related to intangible

assets totaled $2.1 million, $1.0 million, and $1.0 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2018, expected amortization expense in future periods is as follows (in thousands):

Years Ending December 31,

2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2022 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2023 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Technology

$ 667
667
55
—
—
—

Total

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,389

Pharmacy
and
Customer
Relationships

Trade Names,
Trademarks and
Website
Addresses

$ 950
316
—
—
—
—

$1,266

$ 570
510
480
480
480
1,960

$4,480

Total

$2,187
1,493
535
480
480
1,960

$7,135

Other Current Liabilities—As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, other current liabilities consisted of the

following (in thousands):

December 31,
2018

December 31,
2017

Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taxes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Payable to carriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total other current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 876
224
537
418
370

$2,425

$ 385
169
1,012
—
442

$2,008

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Non-current Liabilities—As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, non-current liabilities consisted of the

following (in thousands):

December 31,
2018

December 31,
2017

Deferred rent—non-current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued affiliate commissions—non-current
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sublease security deposit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other non-current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total non-current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,081
1,268
820
170

$3,339

$ 724
1,092
—
104

$1,920

Note 4—Fair Value Measurements

We define fair value as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit
price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between
market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques we use to measure fair value maximize the
use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. We classify the inputs used to measure
fair value into the following hierarchy:

Level 1

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities; unadjusted
quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active;
inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability.

Level 3

Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The following table is a summary of financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and their

classification within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands).

December 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

Carrying
Value

Level 1

Level 3

Total

Carrying
Value

Level 1

Total

Assets

Money market funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total assets measured and recorded
at fair value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

Liability

323

$323

$ — $

323

$35,195

$35,195

$35,195

323

$323

$ — $

323

$35,195

$35,195

$35,195

Earnout liability—current . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
Earnout liability—non-current

$20,730
$— $20,730
19,270 — $19,270

$20,730
$19,270

Total liabilities measured and

$ — $ — $ —
—

—

—

recorded at fair value . . . . . . . . . .

$40,000

$— $40,000

$40,000

$ — $ — $ —

Our cash equivalents were invested in money market funds and were classified as Level 1. We endeavor to

utilize the best available information in measuring fair value. We used observable prices in active markets in
determining the classification of our money market funds as Level 1.

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We measure the earnout liability using internally developed assumptions, therefore it is classified as

Level 3. The fair value of the earnout liability was measured using probability-weighted analysis and is
discounted using a rate that appropriately captures the risk associated with the obligation. Key assumptions
included new enrollments and volatility for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the year ending December 31,
2019 and our simulated stock price at the time of payment.

Earnout liability activity during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows (in thousands):

Balance at December 31, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ —

Recognition of earnout liability upon acquisition of GoMedigap on January 22,

2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Change in fair value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27,700
12,300

Balance at December 31, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$40,000

Note 5—Stockholder’s Equity

Preferred Stock—Our board of directors has the authority, without any further action by our stockholders,

to issue up to 110,000,000 shares, par value $0.001 per share, of which 10,000,000 shares are designated as
preferred stock. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, there were no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

Common Stock—On all matters submitted to our stockholders for vote, our common stockholders are

entitled to one vote per share, voting together as a single class, and do not have cumulative voting rights.
Accordingly, the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors
can elect all of the directors standing for election, if they so choose. Subject to preferences that may apply to any
shares of preferred stock outstanding, the holders of common stock are entitled to share equally in any dividends,
when and if declared by our board of directors. Upon the occurrence of a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up,
the holders of common stock are entitled to share equally in all assets remaining after the payment of any
liabilities and the liquidation preferences on any outstanding preferred stock. Holders of common stock have no
preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights and there are no redemption or sinking funds
provisions applicable to the common stock.

Shares Reserved—We generally issue previously unissued common stock upon the exercise of stock
options, the vesting of restricted stock units and upon granting of restricted common stock awards; however we
may reissue previously acquired treasury shares to satisfy these future issuances. Shares of authorized but
unissued common stock reserved for future issuance were as follows (in thousands):

Common stock:

Stock options issued and outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restricted stock units issued and outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shares available for grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total shares reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

December 31,
2018

1,005
1,869
512

3,386

Stock Plans—On June 12, 2014, upon approval at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, we adopted the

2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”). The 2014 Plan replaced the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and
4,500,000 shares were authorized for issuance under the 2014 Plan. The 2014 Plan does not include an evergreen

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provision to automatically increase the number of shares available under it and increases in the number of shares
authorized for issuance under the 2014 Plan require stockholder approval. Also, under the 2014 Plan the
following shares are not recycled for future grant under the 2014 Plan: (i) shares used in connection with the
exercise of an option and/or stock appreciation right to pay the exercise price or purchase price of such award or
satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations; and (ii) the gross number of shares subject to stock appreciation
rights that are exercised. Furthermore, the 2014 Plan included a provision that prohibits repricing of outstanding
stock options or stock appreciation rights and formalized and updated procedures to qualify awards as
“performance-based” compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code in order to preserve full
tax deductibility of such awards.

We previously granted options to purchase shares of our common stock and restricted stock units under our
2006 Equity Incentive Plan and 2005 Stock Plan. The 2006 Equity Incentive Plan was terminated with respect to
the grant of additional awards on June 12, 2014, upon adoption of our 2014 Plan. The 2005 Stock Plan was
terminated with respect to the grant of additional awards upon the effectiveness of the 2006 Equity Incentive
Plan.

Our stock options granted under the 2014 Plan generally vest over four years at a rate of 25% after one year

and 1/48th per month thereafter. Stock options granted under the 2014 Plan generally expire after seven years
from the date of grant. On December 31, 2018, no shares were subject to repurchase.

Our restricted stock unit awards granted under the 2014 Plan, 2006 Plan and 2005 Stock Plan generally vest

over four years at a rate of 25% after one year and 25% annually thereafter.

We have granted market-based restricted stock units to our executive officers and certain members of our

senior management team. Each market-based stock unit represents a contingent right to receive certain shares of
our common stock upon the attainment of certain stock prices over a four-year performance period. Once a stock
price threshold is achieved, the portion of the award related to that threshold will vest on the one-year
anniversary of the date of achievement, subject to the employee’s continued service through each vesting date.
Compensation expense related to these awards is recognized on an accelerated basis over the requisite service
period.

The following table summarizes activity under our 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) for the

year ended December 31, 2018 (in thousands):

Shares Available
for Grant (1)

Shares available for grant December 31, 2017 (1)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restricted stock units granted (2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Options granted (3)
Restricted stock units cancelled (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Options cancelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shares available for grant December 31, 2018 (1)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,409
(827)
(317)
198
49

512

(1) Shares available for grant do not include treasury stock shares that could be granted if we determined to do

so.
Includes grants of restricted stock units with service, performance-based or market-based vesting criteria.
Includes grants of stock options with service, performance-based or market-based vesting criteria.
Includes cancelled restricted stock units with service, performance-based or market-based vesting criteria.

(2)
(3)
(4)

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The following table summarizes stock option activity under the Stock Plans (in thousands, except weighted-

average exercise price and weighted-average remaining contractual life data):

Number
of Stock
Options (1)

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (years)

Balance outstanding at December 31, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

983
317
(165)
(130)

Balance outstanding at December 31, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,005

Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exercisable at December 31, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

953

451

$17.38
$23.42
$16.69
$24.37

$18.34

$18.13

$16.40

4.6

5.0

4.9

3.9

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (2)

$ 2,522

$20,226

$19,390

$ 9,987

Includes certain stock options with service, performance-based or market-based vesting criteria.
(1)
(2) The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the product between eHealth’s closing stock price as of

December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 at the exercise price of in-the-money options as of those dates.

The following table provides information pertaining to our stock options for the years ended December 31,

2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands, except weighted-average fair values):

Weighted average fair value of options granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total fair value of options vested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intrinsic value of options exercised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$12.78
$2,263
$1,461

$9.03
$ 799
$ 430

$ 4.46
$1,243
4
$

The following table summarizes restricted stock unit activity under the Stock Plans (in thousands, except

weighted-average grant date fair value and weighted-average remaining contractual life data):

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Number
of
Restricted
Stock
Units 1

Weighted-
Average
Grant
Date Fair
Value

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Service
Period

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (2)

Unvested as of December 31, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,745
846
(524)
(198)

Unvested as of December 31, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,869

$14.24
$21.14
$14.26
$16.08

$16.95

2.3

$30,313

4.8

$71,816

Includes certain restricted stock units with service, performance-based or market-based vesting criteria.

(1)
(2) The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference of our closing stock price as of December 31,

2018 and December 31, 2017 multiplied by the number of restricted stock units outstanding as of
December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

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Stock Repurchase Programs—We had no stock repurchase activity during the years ended December 31,

2018, 2017 or 2016. In addition to 10,663,888 shares repurchased under our past repurchase programs as of
December 31, 2018, we had in treasury 762,404 shares that were previously surrendered by employees to satisfy
tax withholdings due in connection with the vesting of certain restricted stock units. As of December 31, 2018
and 2017, we had a total of 11,426,292 shares and 11,237,995, respectively, held in treasury.

For accounting purposes, common stock repurchased under our stock repurchase programs is recorded
based upon the settlement date of the applicable trade. Such repurchased shares are held in treasury and are
presented using the cost method.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense—The fair value of stock options granted to employees for the years

ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 was estimated using the following weighted average assumptions:

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Expected term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Expected volatility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Expected dividend yield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Risk-free interest rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.4

4.3
4.3
68.3% 69.8% 65.4%
—% —% —%
2.7% 1.8% 1.1%

The weighted-average fair value of the market-based options and restricted stock units was determined

using the Monte Carlo simulation model using the following weighted average assumptions:

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Expected term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Expected volatility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Expected dividend yield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Risk-free interest rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weighted-average grant date fair value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.1

1.6
1.6
69.8% 70.9% 67.9%
—% —% —%
1.1%
1.7%
2.5%

$13.48

$9.42

$9.64

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense recorded during the years ended

December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

Common stock options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restricted stock units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 1,991
10,549

$1,863
7,831

$1,015
6,251

Total stock-based compensation expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$12,540

$9,694

$7,266

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

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The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense by operating function for the years

ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Marketing and advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customer care and enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technology and content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 1,974
816
1,675
7,824
251

$1,033
418
1,410
6,833
—

$1,237
497
1,836
3,696
—

Total stock-based compensation expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$12,540

$9,694

$7,266

As of December 31, 2018, there were $4.8 million of total unamortized compensation costs, net of estimated
forfeitures, related to stock options, and these costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period
of 2.8 years. As of December 31, 2018, there were $21.9 million of total unamortized compensation costs, net of
estimated forfeitures, related to restricted stock units, and these costs are expected to be recognized over a
weighted average period of 2.8 years.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, due to changes in our senior management, we accelerated the

vesting dates of certain stock options and restricted stock units granted to two former employees. We recorded a
$0.5 million incremental stock-based compensation expense in connection with this modification.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, due to changes in our senior management, we accelerated the
vesting dates of certain stock options and restricted stock units granted to three former employees. We recorded a
$0.5 million incremental stock-based compensation expense in connection with this modification.

Note 6—Income Taxes

The components of our income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes were as follows (in thousands):

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,458
848

$(9,242)
972

$3,087
885

Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes . . . . . . .

$3,306

$(8,270)

$3,972

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

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The federal and state income tax provision (benefit) is summarized as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Current:

Federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total current

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

5
48
213

266

$

(275)
(1,433)
179

(1,529)

$ (948)
(214)
178

(984)

Deferred:

Federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

165
2,648
(14)

2,799

(28,161)
(3,992)
(14)

4,306
361
(15)

(32,167)

4,652

Provision (benefit) for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$3,065

$(33,696)

$3,668

In 2018, we had worldwide consolidated income before tax of $3.3 million, and tax expense of $3.1 million,

with an annual effective tax rate of 92.7%. Our 2018 effective income tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory
rate primarily due to a $2.4 million valuation allowance related to state net operating loss carryforwards that are
expected to expire unutilized.

The effective tax rate of our provision (benefit) for income taxes differs from the federal statutory rate as

follows:

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Statutory rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State income taxes, net of federal benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-qualified stock option shortfalls (windfalls), net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lobbying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Research and development credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changes in valuation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tax reform—tax rate change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign income tax and income inclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-deductible parking expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other permanent differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14.1
23.0
18.3
8.9
(20.4)

21.0% 35.0% 35.0%
31.7
(7.2)
1.9
(29.4)
(9.7)
21.6
(9.1)
15.2
(17.1)
(1.5)
72.8
—
6.8
3.1
5.9

355.9
2.7
—
0.7

—
10.9
—
2.4

Effective tax rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

92.7% 407.6% 92.2%

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Jobs Act”) was passed on December 22, 2017, which has various impacts on

our income tax provision. The main impact of the Jobs Act on our provision (benefit) for income taxes is the
decrease in our statutory federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%. During the year ended December 31, 2017,
we made reasonable estimates of the effects of the Jobs Act and recorded provisional amounts. During the year
ended December 31, 2018, we finalized the accounting for the enactment of the Jobs Act, without any material
adjustments to our previous estimates. In addition, our tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2018 has
been adjusted for other impacts of the Jobs Act including, among other things, certain limitations on deductions,
taxes on Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) earned by our China subsidiary and changes to the

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Section 162(m) limitation rules for executive compensation. An accounting policy election is allowed to either
treat taxes due to GILTI inclusions as a current period expense or account for GILTI in the measurement of
deferred tax assets. We have elected to treat GILTI as a current period expense. As such, we have not recognized
any deferred taxes related to GILTI.

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of

assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes, together with
operating losses and tax credit carryforwards.

The tax effects of significant items comprising our deferred taxes as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 were

as follows (in thousands):

Deferred tax assets:

Accruals and reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net operating losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tax credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other

Total deferred tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Valuation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred tax liabilities:

Intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commissions receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fixed assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

December 31,
2018

December 31,
2017

$ 6,349
2,388
61
22,181
4,508
250

35,737
(2,407)

33,330

(710)
(80,289)
—

$ 2,499
2,443
448
12,055
3,569
178

21,192
—

21,192

(1,083)
(64,911)
(55)

Total deferred tax liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$(80,999)

$(66,049)

Net deferred tax liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$(47,669)

$(44,857)

As a result of our adoption of ASC 606 using the full retrospective method, we recognized a significant

deferred tax liability in our recasted opening balance sheet due to the resulting acceleration of revenue
recognition while revenue for tax purposes will continue to be recognized as we collect cash. This deferred tax
liability is a source of income that can be used to support the realizability of our deferred tax assets. As a result of
the significantly increased deferred tax liability, we reversed the valuation allowance recorded against our U.S.
deferred tax assets as of January 1, 2015, the earliest period to which the retrospective adoption of ASC 606 was
applied. We continue to recognize all our deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2018, as we believe it is more
likely than not that the net deferred tax assets will be fully realized, other than $2.4 million of deferred tax assets
related to California net operating losses that is not expected to be realized prior to expiration.

Assessing the realizability of our deferred tax assets is dependent upon several factors, including the

likelihood and amount, if any, of future taxable income in relevant jurisdictions during the periods in which those
temporary differences become deductible. We forecast taxable income by considering all available positive and
negative evidence, including our history of operating income and losses and our financial plans and estimates
that we use to manage the business. These assumptions require significant judgment about future taxable income.
As a result, the amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable is subject to adjustment in future periods if

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estimates of future taxable income change. As of December 31, 2018, a partial valuation allowance of
$2.4 million is recorded against California net operating losses. The valuation allowance was recorded as a result
of increased uncertainty regarding our future taxable income and a lack of sources of other taxable income to
realize those net operating losses.

We had net operating loss carryforwards at December 31, 2018 of approximately $81.0 million and

$82.6 million for federal income tax and state income tax purposes, respectively. Federal and state net operating
loss carry forwards begin expiring in 2034 and 2021, respectively. At December 31, 2018, we had tax credit
carry forwards of approximately $3.9 million and $4.9 million for federal income tax and state income tax
purposes, respectively. The federal tax credit carryforwards begin expiring in 2021. The state tax credits carry
forward indefinitely.

Utilization of the net operating loss carryforwards and credits may be subject to a substantial annual
limitation due to ownership changes that may have occurred or that could occur in the future, as required by
Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and similar state provisions. These
ownership change limitations may limit the amount of net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes
that can be utilized annually to offset future taxable income and tax, respectively. In general, an “ownership
change” as defined by Section 382 of the Code results from a transaction or series of transactions over a three-
year period resulting in an ownership change of more than 50 percentage points (by value) of the outstanding
stock of a company by certain stockholders. Our ability to use the remaining net operating loss carryforwards
may be further limited if we experience a Section 382 ownership change as a result of future changes in our stock
ownership.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of our unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in

thousands):

Balance at December 31, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lapse of statute of limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Balance at December 31, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Decrease based on tax positions related to the prior year
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lapse of statute of limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Balance at December 31, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Increase based on tax positions related to the prior year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lapse of statute of limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Unrecognized
Tax Benefits

$ 6,184
(1,236)
305

5,253
(862)
(1,637)
342

3,096
579
(5)
70

Balance at December 31, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 3,740

Tax positions are evaluated in a two-step process. We first determine whether it is more likely than not that

a tax position will be sustained upon examination. If a tax position meets the more-likely-than-not recognition
threshold it is then measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The tax
position is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon
ultimate settlement.

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As of December 31, 2018, the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits was $3.7 million, of which

$3.3 million, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. As of December 31, 2017, the total amount of
gross unrecognized tax benefits was $3.1 million, of which $2.7 million, if recognized, would affect our effective
tax rate.

We record interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. As of

December 31, 2018, the amount accrued for estimated interest related to uncertain tax positions was immaterial.
We did not record an accrual for penalties.

Included in the balance of income tax liabilities and accrued interest at December 31, 2018 is an immaterial

amount related to tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the statute of limitations will expire in
various jurisdictions and income tax exams will close within the next twelve months.

We are subject to taxation in various jurisdictions, including federal, state and foreign. Our federal and state
income tax returns are generally not subject to examination by taxing authorities for fiscal years before 2007 due
to our net operating losses. The examination of our 2009 and 2010 California income tax returns by the
California Franchise Tax Board was completed in the first quarter of 2017. We assessed the impact on our
unrecognized tax benefits for all open years and recorded any necessary adjustments in the first quarter of 2017.

Note 7—Net Income Per Share

Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of

common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing the net income
for the period by the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the
period. Diluted net income per share is computed giving effect to all potential dilutive common stock equivalent
shares, including options and restricted stock units. The dilutive effect of outstanding awards is reflected in
diluted net income per share by application of the treasury stock method.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share (in thousands,

except per share amounts):

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Basic:
Numerator:

Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

241

$25,426

$

304

Denominator:

Net weighted-average number of common stock shares outstanding . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net income per share—basic:

19,294
0.01

$

18,512
1.37

$

18,272
0.02

$

Diluted:
Numerator:

Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

241

$25,426

$

304

Denominator:

Net weighted average number of common stock shares outstanding . . . . . . .
Dilutive effect of common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19,294
1,115

18,512
535

18,272
42

Total common stock shares used in per share calculation . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income per share—diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20,409
0.01

$

19,047
1.33

$

18,314
0.02

$

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For each of the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, we had securities outstanding that could
potentially dilute net income per share, but the shares from the assumed conversion or exercise of these securities
were excluded in the computation of diluted net income per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
The number of outstanding anti-dilutive shares that were excluded from the computation of diluted net income
per share consisted of the following (in thousands):

Common stock options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restricted stock units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

291
13

304

908
1,296

1,222
768

2,204

1,990

Note 8—Commitments and Contingencies

Contingencies

From time to time, we receive inquiries from governmental bodies and also may be subject to various legal

proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. We assess contingencies to determine the
degree of probability and range of possible loss for potential accrual in our consolidated financial statements. An
estimated loss contingency is accrued in the consolidated financial statements if it is probable that a liability has
been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Legal proceedings or other contingencies
could result in material costs, even if we ultimately prevail.

Legal Proceedings

On April 6, 2018, a former California employee filed a complaint against us in the Superior Court of the

State of California for the County of Sacramento. The plaintiff’s complaint was filed pursuant to the California
Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, purportedly on behalf of all current and former hourly-paid
or non-exempt employees who work or have worked for us in California. The complaint alleges that we violated
a number of wage and hour laws with respect to these non-exempt employees, including, among other things, the
failure to comply with California law as to (i) the payment of overtime wages; (ii) the payment of minimum
wages; (iii) providing uninterrupted meal and rest periods, (iv) the payment of wages earned during employment
and owed upon the termination of employment; (v) providing complete and accurate wage statements,
(vi) keeping of accurate payroll records; and (vii) the proper reimbursement for necessary business-related
expenses and costs. The complaint seeks allegedly unpaid wages, civil penalties and costs, expenses and
attorneys’ fees. Discovery has only recently commenced, and as a result we cannot estimate the likelihood of
liability or the amount of potential damages.

On May 8, 2018, an individual filed a putative class action complaint against us. The complaint alleges that

we violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227(c) and certain provisions of 47 C.F.R.
§ 64.1200 promulgated thereunder by initiating or causing to be initiated telephone solicitations to telephone
subscribers who registered their respective telephone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. The
complaint alleged, among other things, that we (i) made more than one unsolicited telephone call to Plaintiff and
putative class members within a 12-month period without express consent to place such calls in violation of 47
U.S.C. § 227(c)(5); and (ii) initiated calls for telemarketing purposes without instituting procedures that comply
with regulatory minimum standards for implementing Do Not Call in violation of 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(d). The
complaint sought (i) an order certifying a class of individuals in the United States who (A) received more than
one telephone call made by or on behalf of eHealth within a 12-month period; and (B) to a telephone number that

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had been registered with the National Do Not Call Registry for at least 30 days; (ii) an award of actual and
statutory damages for each negligent violation to each member of the class pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(3)(B);
(iii) an award of actual and statutory damages for each knowing and/or willful violation to each member of the
class pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(3)(A); (iv) an injunction requiring us and our agents to cease all unsolicited
telephone activities and otherwise protecting the interest of the class pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(3)(A); and
(v) pre-judgment and post-judgment interest on monetary relief. A first amended complaint was filed in the
action in September 2018 to add an additional plaintiff, and we answered the first amended complaint in October
2018. In October 2018, we also entered into a settlement agreement with the original plaintiff that included a
release of the original plaintiff’s individual claims. The second plaintiff dismissed the first amended complaint
without prejudice in November 2018. This did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial
statements.

Operating Lease Obligations

We lease our operating facilities and certain of our equipment and furniture and fixtures under various
operating leases, the latest of which expires in February 2029. Certain of these leases have free or escalating rent
payment provisions. We recognize rent expense on our operating leases on a straight-line basis over the terms of
the leases, although actual cash payment obligations under certain of these agreements fluctuate over the terms of
the agreements.

On April 25, 2018, we entered into a lease agreement to lease approximately 32,492 square feet of office

space located in Santa Clara, California. We entered into this lease agreement as a result of the upcoming
expiration of one of our leases in Mountain View, California on December 31, 2018. The term of the lease is
approximately one hundred twenty-three months, commencing on October 1, 2018 and ending on an estimated
date of February 28, 2029. As of December 31, 2018, future minimum payments are expected to be $17.2 million
over the remaining term of the lease plus our proportionate share of certain operating expenses, insurance costs
and taxes for each calendar year during the lease.

In connection with the Santa Clara, California lease agreement, we entered into a financial guarantee
consisting of a standby letter of credit for $1.5 million, which may be reduced in increments of 20% of the
original amount thereof on the second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the commencement date, and may
be reduced by an additional 8% of the original amount on the sixth anniversary of the commencement date,
subject to our compliance with the applicable conditions to such reductions set forth in the lease.

In March 2018, we entered into an agreement to lease 26,878 square feet of office space in Austin, Texas.
The term of this lease agreement is 90 months, commencing in September 2018 and ending in May 2026. As of
December 31, 2018, future minimum payments are expected to be $4.4 million over the remaining term of the
lease plus our proportionate share of certain operating expenses, insurance costs and taxes for each calendar year
during the lease.

In connection with the Austin, Texas office lease agreement, we entered into a financial guarantee
consisting of a standby letter of credit for $0.6 million, which may be reduced on the third and subsequent
anniversaries of the commencement date, subject to our compliance with the applicable conditions to such
reductions set forth in the lease.

In connection with our Mountain View, California lease agreement in March 2012, we entered into a
financial guarantee consisting of a standby letter of credit for $0.6 million, which may be reduced in increments
of 25% of the original amount thereof on the first, second and third anniversaries of the commencement date,
subject to our compliance with the applicable conditions to such reductions set forth in the lease. The remaining
balance on the financial guarantee is $0.1 million as of December 31, 2018.

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Total rent expense under all operating leases was approximately $5.3 million, $4.6 million and $4.5

million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Service and Licensing Obligations

We have entered into service and licensing agreements with third party vendors to provide various services,

including network access, equipment maintenance and software licensing. The terms of these services and
licensing agreements are generally up to three years. As the benefits of these agreements are experienced
uniformly over the applicable contractual periods, we record the related service and licensing expenses on a
straight-line basis, although actual cash payment obligations under certain of these agreements fluctuate over the
terms of the agreements.

The following table presents a summary of our future minimum payments under non-cancellable operating

lease agreements and contractual service and licensing obligations as of December 31, 2018 (in thousands):

For the Years Ending December 31,

Operating
Lease
Obligations

Service and
Licensing
Obligations

Total
Obligations

2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2022 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2023 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 4,804
5,209
3,766
3,878
3,100
10,863

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$31,620

$3,844
2,222
568
18
—
—

$6,652

$ 8,648
7,431
4,334
3,896
3,100
10,863

$38,272

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Note 9—Operating Segments, Geographic Information and Significant Customers

Operating Segments

The following table presents summary results of our operating segments for the years ended December 31,

2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Revenue

Medicare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Individual, Family and Small Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$210,570
40,825

$142,448
48,258

$122,156
71,168

Total revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$251,395

$190,706

$193,324

Segment profit

Medicare segment profit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Individual, Family and Small Business segment profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 60,844
5,803

$ 22,137
9,573

$ 10,394
33,050

Total segment profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Change in fair value of earnout liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring (charge) benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acquisition costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income (expense), net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

66,647
(32,996)
(12,289)
(2,479)
(12,300)
(1,865)
(76)
(2,091)
755

31,710
(26,970)
(9,694)
(2,837)
—
—
(621)
(1,040)
1,182

43,444
(29,073)
(7,266)
(3,539)
—
297
—
(1,040)
1,149

$

Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

3,306

$ (8,270) $

3,972

There are no internal revenue transactions between our operating segments. Our CODM does not separately

evaluate assets by segment, and therefore assets by segment are not presented.

Geographic Information

Our long-lived assets consist primarily of property and equipment, internally-developed software, goodwill

and other indefinite-lived intangible assets and finite-lived intangible assets. All of our intangible assets are
located in the United States. Our long-lived assets are attributed to the geographic location in which they are
located. Long-lived assets by geographical area as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows (in
thousands):

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$70,710
499

$71,209

$32,876
550

$33,426

December 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

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Significant Customers

Substantially all revenue for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 was generated from

customers located in the United States. Carriers representing 10% or more of our total revenue for the years
ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 are presented in the table below:

Year Ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Humana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UnitedHealthcare (1)
Aetna (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22%
19%
14%

20%
23%
10%

22%
19%
11%

(1) UnitedHealthcare also includes other carriers owned by UnitedHealthcare.
(2) Aetna includes other carriers owned by Aetna.

Note 10—Debt

On September 17, 2018, we entered into a Credit Agreement with Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”), as

administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for a
$40 million secured asset-backed revolving credit facility with a $5 million letter of credit subfacility. The
commitments under the Credit Agreement expire on September 17, 2021, at which time any amounts drawn
under facility are contractually due.

The borrowing base under the Credit Agreement is comprised of an amount equal to (a) the lesser of
(i) eighty percent (80%) of Eligible Commissions Receivables (as defined in the Credit Agreement) we actually
collected by during the immediately preceding period of three months or (ii) eighty percent (80%) of our Eligible
Commission Receivables for the immediately succeeding period of three months, plus (b) fifty percent (50%) of
our Eligible Commission Receivables for the immediately succeeding period of six months (excluding the
immediately succeeding period of three months), in each case subject to reserves established by RBC (the
“Borrowing Base”). The proceeds of the loans under the Credit Agreement may be used for working capital and
general corporate purposes. The Borrowers have the right to prepay the loans under the Credit Agreement in
whole or in part at any time without penalty. Subject to availability under the Borrowing Base, amounts repaid
may be reborrowed.

Amounts not borrowed under the Credit Agreement will be subject to a commitment fee of 0.5% per annum

on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, to be paid in arrears on the first business day of each calendar
quarter. At closing, the Company paid a one-time facility fee of 1.75% of the total commitments under the Credit
Agreement. The Company is also obligated to pay other customary administration fees for a credit facility of this
size and type.

Availability under the credit facility is up to the lesser of $40 million or the Borrowing Base, which may be

reduced from time to time pursuant to the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Credit Agreement contains a
financial covenant requiring that we maintain Excess Availability (as defined in the Credit Agreement) at or
above $6 million at any time. As of December 31, 2018, we were in compliance with all debt covenants.

We incurred $1.2 million of issuance costs in connection with the Credit Agreement, which were capitalized

as part of Other assets on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2018.

As of December 31, 2018, we had $5.0 million outstanding principal amount under our revolving credit

facility, which was repaid in full in January 2019.

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Note 11—Restructuring Charges

In February 2018, our Board of Directors approved a plan to close our sales call center in Massachusetts and

to terminate the employment of other employees in certain other locations. As part of this plan, we eliminated
approximately 110 full-time positions, representing approximately 10% of our workforce, primarily within
customer care and enrollment, and to a lesser extent, in our marketing and advertising and general and
administrative groups.

We recognized $1.9 million in pre-tax restructuring charges, which included approximately $1.6 million for

employee termination benefits and $0.3 million in non-cash accelerated stock-based compensation in the year
ended December 31, 2018. The restructuring activities comprising the plan were completed during the three
months ended June 30, 2018.

The following table summarizes the total cash and non-cash restructuring charges recognized during the

year ended December 31, 2018 (in thousands):

Employee termination costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-cash employee termination costs—stock-based compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other restructuring related costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,605
251
9

Total restructuring charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,865

The following table summarizes the accrued restructuring charges activity during the year ended

December 31, 2018 (in thousands):

Employee termination costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Accrued restructuring charges—current

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Year Ended December 31, 2018

Beginning
balance

Charges

Payments

Ending
balance

$—

$—

$1,605

$(1,605)

$1,605

$(1,605)

$—

$—

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Note 12—Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

Selected summarized quarterly financial information for 2018 and 2017 is as follows (in thousands, except

per share amounts):

For the Year Ended December 31, 2018

Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income (loss) from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income (loss) per share:

First
Quarter

Second
Quarter

Third
Quarter

Fourth
Quarter

Year

$43,070
(6,720)
(4,845)

$ 32,657
(16,920)
(12,014)

$ 40,751
(15,454)
(8,972)

$134,917
41,645
26,072

$251,395
2,551
241

Basic (2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ (0.26)
$ (0.26)

$
$

(0.63) $
(0.63) $

(0.47) $
(0.47) $

1.32
1.25

$
$

0.01
0.01

For the Year Ended December 31, 2017

Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income (loss) from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income (loss) per share:

First
Quarter (1)

Second
Quarter (1)

Third
Quarter (1)

Fourth
Quarter (1)

Year (1)

$41,556
(4,113)
1,080

$ 34,566
(10,468)
(1,506)

$ 31,466
(15,673)
(2,176)

$ 83,118
20,802
28,028

$190,706
(9,452)
25,426

Basic (2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$
$

0.06
0.06

$
$

(0.08) $
(0.08) $

(0.12) $
(0.12) $

1.50
1.47

$
$

1.37
1.33

(1) As adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606 using the full retrospective method
(2) Computed using weighted-average share amounts outstanding for the respective periods presented

Note 13—Subsequent Event

Public offering of common stock

Pursuant to the effective registration statement which was filed on December 17, 2018, and amended on
January 22, 2019, we entered into an underwriting agreement to issue 2,400,000 shares of common stock, which
included the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase 360,000 additional shares of common stock,
at a price to the public of $48.50 per share in January 2019, for a total of 2,760,000 shares issued in connection
with the offering. Net proceeds from the offering were approximately $126.2 million after deducting
underwriting discounts, commissions and estimated expenses of the offering. We intend to use the net proceeds
of the offering for general corporate purposes, including working capital.

Note 14—Adoption Impact of New Revenue Standard

As discussed in Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 in

2014, which, as amended, created ASC 606. The core principle of ASC 606 is that an entity shall recognize
revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the
consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard also
contains significant new disclosure requirements regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue
and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. We adopted ASC 606 effective January 1, 2018, on a
retrospective basis. We have applied the standard to all contracts.

We reviewed our sales compensation plans, which are directed at converting leads into approved members,

and concluded that they are fulfillment costs and not costs to obtain a contract with a health insurance carrier,

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which we define as our customer. Additionally, we reviewed compensation plans related to personnel responsible
for identifying new health insurance carriers and entering into contracts with new health insurance carriers and
concluded that no incremental costs are incurred to obtain such contracts.

The following tables present the impact of the adoption of ASC 606 on our previously reported historical

results for the periods presented (in thousands):

2017 Balance Sheet Impact

December 31, 2017

As
Reported

ASC 606
Adoption
Adjustment

As
Adjusted

Assets
Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commissions receivable—current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepaid expenses and other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 40,293
9,894
—
4,845

$ — $ 40,293
1,475
109,666
4,305

(8,419)
109,666
(540)

Total current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commissions receivable—non-current
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intangible assets, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55,032
—
4,705
7,317
7,540
14,096

100,707
169,751
—
(30)
—
—

155,739
169,751
4,705
7,287
7,540
14,096

Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 88,690

$270,428

$ 359,118

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:

Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued compensation and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued marketing expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred income taxes—non-current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other non-current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stockholders’ equity:

3,246
15,498
4,088
3,815

26,647
—
900

$ — $
—
605
(1,807)

(1,202)
45,089
1,020

3,246
15,498
4,693
2,008

25,445
45,089
1,920

Common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Additional paid-in-capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treasury stock, at cost
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accumulated other comprehensive income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30
281,706
(199,998)
(20,796)
201

—
—
—
225,520
1

30
281,706
(199,998)
204,724
202

Total stockholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

61,143

225,521

286,664

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 88,690

$270,428

$ 359,118

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2017 Income Statement Impact

Statement of Operations

Revenue:

Year Ended December 31, 2017
ASC 606
Adoption
Adjustment

As
Reported

As
Adjusted

Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$158,424
13,931

$ 18,459
(108)

$176,883
13,823

Total revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating costs and expenses:

172,355

18,351

190,706

Cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marketing and advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customer care and enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technology and content
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acquisition costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total operating costs and expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income (loss) from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income, net

Income (loss) before income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benefit from income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,273
65,874
59,183
32,889
39,969
621
1,040

201,849
(29,494)
327

(29,167)
(3,755)

(1,691)
—
—
—
—
—
—

(1,691)
20,042
855

20,897
(29,941)

582
65,874
59,183
32,889
39,969
621
1,040

200,158
(9,452)
1,182

(8,270)
(33,696)

Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ (25,412)

$ 50,838

$ 25,426

Net income (loss) per basic share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income (loss) per diluted share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$
$

(1.37)
(1.37)

$
$

2.74
2.70

$
$

1.37
1.33

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2016 Income Statement Impact

Statement of Operations

Revenue:

Year Ended December 31, 2016
ASC 606
Adoption
Adjustment

As
Reported

As
Adjusted

Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$170,850
16,110

$ 6,384
(20)

$177,234
16,090

Total revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating costs and expenses:

186,960

6,364

193,324

Cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marketing and advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customer care and enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technology and content
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring charges (benefit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total operating costs and expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income (loss) from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income, net

Income (loss) before income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision (benefit) for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3,176
72,213
48,718
32,749
35,216
(297)
1,040

192,815
(5,855)
102

(5,753)
(871)

(2,314)
—
—
—
—
—
—

(2,314)
8,678
1,047

9,725
4,539

Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ (4,882)

$ 5,186

Net income (loss) per basic share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income (loss) per diluted share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$
$

(0.27)
(0.27)

$ 0.29
$ 0.29

862
72,213
48,718
32,749
35,216
(297)
1,040

190,501
2,823
1,149

3,972
3,668

304

0.02
0.02

$

$
$

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2017 Operating Segment Impact

Year Ended December 31, 2017

As
Reported

ASC 606
Adoption
Adjustment

As
Adjusted

Revenue

Medicare segment revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Individual, Family and Small Business segment revenue . . . . . . . . . . . .

$102,584
69,771

$ 39,864
(21,513)

$142,448
48,258

Total revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$172,355

$ 18,351

$190,706

Segment profit (loss)

Medicare segment profit (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Individual, Family and Small Business segment profit

$ (18,760) $ 40,897
(20,854)

30,427

$ 22,137
9,573

Total segment profit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acquisition costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income, net

11,667
(26,969)
(9,694)
(2,837)
(621)
(1,040)
327

20,043
(1)

—
—

—
855

31,710
(26,970)
(9,694)
(2,837)
(621)
(1,040)
1,182

Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ (29,167) $ 20,897

$ (8,270)

2016 Operating Segment Impact

Year Ended December 31, 2016

As
Reported

ASC 606
Adoption
Adjustment

As
Adjusted

Revenue

Medicare segment revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Individual, Family and Small Business segment revenue . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 80,269
106,691

$ 41,887
(35,523)

$122,156
71,168

Total revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$186,960

$ 6,364

$193,324

Segment profit (loss)

Medicare segment profit (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Individual, Family and Small Business segment profit

$ (33,141) $ 43,535
(34,855)

67,905

$ 10,394
33,050

Total segment profit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring (charge) benefit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income, net

34,764
(29,071)
(7,266)
(3,539)
297
(1,040)
102

8,680
(2)

—
—
—
—
1,047

43,444
(29,073)
(7,266)
(3,539)
297
(1,040)
1,149

Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ (5,753) $ 9,725

$

3,972

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2017 Cash Flow Impact—Operating Activities

Operating activities
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

Year Ended December 31, 2017

As
Reported

ASC 606
Adoption
Adjustment

As
Adjusted

$(25,412) $ 50,838

$ 25,426

Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of internally developed software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of book-of-business consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other non-cash items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commissions receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepaid expenses and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued compensation and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued marketing expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued restructuring charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,837
1,464
1,167
1,040
9,694
(401)
(101)

(681)
—
(1,933)
(1,866)
4,578
(3,070)
(574)
—
(2,283)

—
—
(1,167)
—
—
(29,940)
—

1,154
(21,640)
—
—
—
(295)
108
—
942

2,837
1,464
—
1,040
9,694
(30,341)
(101)

473
(21,640)
(1,933)
(1,866)
4,578
(3,365)
(466)
—
(1,341)

Net cash used in operating activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$(15,541) $ — $(15,541)

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2016 Cash Flow Impact—Operating Activities

Operating activities
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating

activities:

Year Ended December 31, 2016

As
Reported

ASC 606
Adoption
Adjustment

As
Adjusted

$(4,882)

$ 5,186

$

304

Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of internally developed software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of book-of-business consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other non-cash items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commissions receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepaid expenses and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued compensation and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued marketing expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued restructuring charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3,539
936
1,649
1,040
7,266
114
(233)

434
—
(486)
2,227
(3,466)
(3,540)
567
(433)
(649)

—
—
(1,649)
—
—
4,538
90

1,129
(8,032)
—
—
—
(366)
20
—
(916)

3,539
936
—
1,040
7,266
4,652
(143)

1,563
(8,032)
(486)
2,227
(3,466)
(3,906)
587
(433)
(1,565)

Net cash provided by operating activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 4,083

$ — $ 4,083

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Our Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated
the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on
Form 10-K.

Based on management’s evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that

our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are
required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that
such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer
and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive
officer and chief financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2018 based on the guidelines established in Internal Control—Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013
framework). Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Based on the results of our evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial

reporting was effective as of December 31, 2018. We reviewed the results of management’s assessment with our
Audit Committee.

Ernst & Young LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, has issued a report on the

Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, which is presented below.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months
ended December 31, 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal
control over financial reporting.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, believes that our

disclosure controls and our internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance
of achieving their objectives and are effective at the reasonable assurance level. However, our management does
not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and
all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not

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absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must
reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their
costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute
assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations
include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a
simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by
collusion of two or more people or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls
also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance
that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls
may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or
procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements
due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

128

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of eHealth, Inc.

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited eHealth, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on

criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, eHealth, Inc.
(the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2018, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

(United States) (PCAOB), the 2018 consolidated financial statements of the Company and our report dated
March 13, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial
reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the
accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a
public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the
Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we

plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial
reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk

that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control
based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the
circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting
includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made
only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the
company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

129

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that
controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Redwood City, California
March 13, 2019

130

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

131

PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information concerning our directors, executive officers, compliance with Section 16(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and corporate governance required by this Item 10 of Form 10-K
is incorporated by reference from the information contained in the Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, which is expected to be filed within 120 days after our fiscal year ended December 31,
2018.

We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to all employees, including our principal executive officer,
Scott Flanders, principal financial officer, Derek Yung, and all other executive officers. The code of ethics is
available on the about us/investor relations/corporate governance page of our website at www.eHealth.com. A
copy may also be obtained without charge by contacting investor relations, attention Vice President of Investor
Relations, 2625 Augustine Drive, Second Floor, Santa Clara, CA, 95054 or by calling (650) 584-2700.

We plan to post on our website at the address described above any future amendments or waivers of our

Code of Conduct.

ITEM 11.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by Item 11 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference from the information

contained in the Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is expected to be
filed within 120 days after our fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

ITEM 12.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by Item 12 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference from the information

contained in the Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is expected to be
filed within 120 days after our fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENCE

The information required by Item 13 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference from the information

contained in the Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is expected to be
filed within 120 days after our fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

ITEM 14.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by Item 14 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference from the information

contained in the Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is expected to be
filed within 120 days after our fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

132

ITEM 15.

EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a) We have filed the following documents as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

PART IV

1. Consolidated Financial Statements

Information in response to this Item is included in Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report on

Form 10-K.

2. Financial Statement Schedules

All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, not required or because the required

information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

3. Exhibits

See Item 15(b) below.

(b) Exhibits—We have filed, or incorporated into this Annual Report on Form 10-K by reference, the exhibits
listed on the accompanying Index to Exhibits of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(c) Financial Statement Schedule—See Item 15(a) above.

ITEM 16.

FORM 10-K SUMMARY

None.

133

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the

registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

SIGNATURES

March 13, 2019

eHealth, Inc.

/S/ SCOTT N. FLANDERS

Scott N. Flanders
Chief Executive Officer

/S/ DEREK N. YUNG

Derek N. Yung
Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by

the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on March 13, 2019.

Signature

Title

/S/ SCOTT N. FLANDERS

Scott N. Flanders

/S/ DEREK N. YUNG

Derek N. Yung

Ellen O. Tauscher

/S/ MICHAEL D. GOLDBERG

Michael D. Goldberg

/S/ RANDALL S. LIVINGSTON

Randall S. Livingston

/S/

JACK L. OLIVER III

Jack L. Oliver III

/S/ ANDREA BRIMMER

Andrea Brimmer

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
and Director

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)

Chairperson of the Board of Directors

Director

Director

Director

Director

134

Exhibit
Number

2.1

3.1

3.2

4.1

10.1*

10.2*

10.3*

10.4*

10.5*

10.6*

10.7

EXHIBIT INDEX

Incorporation by Reference Herein

Description of Exhibit

Form

Date

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

January 16, 2018

Purchase Agreement dated
January 16, 2018 by and among
eHealth, Inc., Wealth, Health and
Life Advisors, LLC (d/b/a
GoMedigap), WHL Advisors, Inc.,
Qavah Ventures, LLC, Richard
Cantu, Kevin Walbrick, and Kevin
Walbrick as the exclusive member
representative thereunder

Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation of the Registrant

Registration Statement on Form S-l,
as amended (File No. 333-133526)

April 25, 2006

Amended and Restated Bylaws of
the Registrant

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

November 17, 2008

Form of the Registrant’s Common
Stock Certificate

Registration Statement on Form S-l,
as amended (File No. 333-133526)

June 28, 2006

Form of Indemnification
Agreement entered into between
the Registrant and its directors and
officers

Employment Agreement, dated
May 31, 2016, between Scott N.
Flanders and eHealth, Inc.

Employment Agreement, dated
July 11, 2016, between David
Francis and eHealth, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form S-l,
as amended (File No. 333-133526)

April 25, 2006

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

August 8, 2016

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

August 8, 2016

Form of Severance Letter with
Robert Hurley

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

August 8, 2016

Registration Statement on Form S-l,
as amended (File No. 333-133526)

April 25, 2006

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

August 7, 2018

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

September 19, 2018

Letter Agreement, dated
November 17, 2005, between Jack
L. Oliver III and the Registrant

Employment Agreement, dated
June 4, 2018, between Derek Yung
and eHealth, Inc.

Credit Agreement, dated
September 17, 2018, by and among
eHealth, Inc., eHealthInsurance
Services, Inc., Wealth, Health and
Life Advisors, LLC,
PlanPrescriber, Inc., Royal Bank of
Canada and other lenders identified
therein

135

Exhibit
Number

10.8

10.9

10.10

10.11

10.12

10.12.1

10.12.2

10.12.3

10.12.4

Description of Exhibit

Form

Date

Incorporation by Reference Herein

Security Agreement, dated
September 17, 2018, by and among
eHealth, Inc., eHealthInsurance
Services, Inc., PlanPrescriber, Inc.,
Wealth, Health and Life Advisors,
LLC, and Royal Bank of Canada

Guaranty, dated September 17,
2018, by and between
PlanPrescriber, Inc. and Royal
Bank of Canada

Lease Agreement, dated March 29,
2018, between Ascentris-116b,
LLC and eHealth, Inc.

Lease Agreement, dated April 25,
2018, between Augustine Bowers
LLC and eHealthInsurance
Services, Inc.

Lease Agreement, dated May
2004, between eHealthInsurance
Services, Inc. and Brian Avery,
Trustee of the 1983 Avery
Investments Trust, as amended

First Amendment to Lease
Agreement, effective as of May 15,
2009, between eHealthInsurance
Services, Inc. and Brian Avery,
Trustee of the 1983 Avery
Investments Trust

Second Amendment to Lease
Agreement, effective as of
August 5, 2010 between eHealth
Insurance Services, Inc. and Brian
Avery, Trustee of the 1983 Avery
Investments Trust

Third Amendment to Lease
Agreement, effective as of July 8,
2011, between eHealthInsurance
Services, Inc. and Brian Avery,
Trustee of the 1983 Avery
Generations Trust

Fourth Amendment to Lease
Agreement, effective as of July 13,
2018, between eHealthInsurance
Services, Inc. and Brian Avery,
Trustee of the 1983 Avery
Investments Trust

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

September 19, 2018

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

September 19, 2018

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

April 2, 2018

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

April 30, 2018

Registration Statement on Form S-l,
as amended (File No. 333-133526)

April 25, 2006

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

May 21, 2009

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

August 18, 2010

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

July 12, 2011

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

November 6, 2018

136

Incorporation by Reference Herein

Description of Exhibit

Form

Registration Statement on Form S-l,
as amended (File No. 333-133526)

Date

April 25, 2006

Exhibit
Number

10.13

10.13.1

10.13.2

10.13.3

10.13.4

10.13.5

Standard Lease Agreement, dated
June 10, 2004, between
eHealthInsurance Services, Inc.
and Gold Pointe E LLC, as
amended

Fourth Amendment to Standard
Lease Agreement (Office),
effective as of November 6, 2007,
between eHealthInsurance
Services, Inc. and Carlsen
Investments, LLC

Sixth Amendment to Lease and
Acknowledgment to Standard
Lease Agreement, dated
August 29, 2012, between Carlsen
Investments, LLC and
eHealthInsurance Services, Inc.

Seventh Amendment to Lease and
Acknowledgment to Standard
Lease Agreement, dated August 6,
2014, between Carlsen
Investments, LLC and
eHealthInsurance Services, Inc.

Eighth Amendment to Standard
Lease Agreement (Officer) and
Partial Termination of Lease dated
June 23, 2016 between Carlsen
Investments, LLC and
eHealthInsurance Services, Inc.

Ninth Amendment to Lease and
Acknowledgment to Standard
Lease Agreement (Office) dated
August 17, 2016 between Carlsen
Investments, LLC and
eHealthInsurance Services, Inc.

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

November 7, 2007

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

August 31, 2012

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

August 8, 2014

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

June 28, 2016

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

August 22, 2016

137

Incorporation by Reference Herein

Description of Exhibit

Form

Registration Statement on Form S-l,
as amended (File No. 333-133526)

Date

April 25, 2006

Exhibit
Number

10.14

10.14.1

10.14.2

10.14.3

Office Lease Contract, dated
March 31, 2006, among Xiamen
Torch Hi-tech Industrial
Development Zone Finance
Services Center, Xiamen Software
Industry Investment &
Development Co., Ltd. and eHealth
China (Xiamen) Technology Co.,
Ltd.; Appendix 1 to Office Lease
Contract; and Property
Management Service Contract,
dated April 4, 2006, between
Xiamen Software Industry
Investment & Development Co.,
Ltd. and eHealth China (Xiamen)
Technology Co., Ltd.

Appendix 3 to Office Lease
Contract, dated November 25,
2007, among Xiamen Torch
Hi-tech Industrial Development
Zone Finance Services Center,
Xiamen Software Industry
Investment & Development Co.,
Ltd. and eHealth China (Xiamen)
Technology Co., Ltd.

Amendment Two to Property
Management Service Contract,
effective January 16, 2008,
between Xiamen Software Industry
Investment & Development Co.,
Ltd. and eHealth China (Xiamen)
Technology Co., Ltd.

Appendix 4 to Office Lease
Contract, dated March 27, 2008,
among Xiamen Torch Hi-tech
Industrial Development Zone
Finance Services Center, Xiamen
Software Industry Investment &
Development Co., Ltd. and eHealth
China (Xiamen) Technology Co.,
Ltd.

Annual Report on Form 10-K
(File No. 001-33071)

March 17, 2008

Annual Report on Form 10-K
(File No. 001-33071)

March 17, 2008

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

May 12, 2008

138

Incorporation by Reference Herein

Description of Exhibit

Form

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

Date

May 21, 2009

Exhibit
Number

10.14.4

10.14.5

10.14.6

10.14.7

10.14.8

10.14.9

Appendix 5 to Office Lease
Contract, dated May 19, 2009,
among Xiamen Torch Hi-tech
Industrial Development Zone
Finance Services Center, Xiamen
Software Industry Investment &
Development Co., Ltd. and eHealth
China (Xiamen) Technology Co.,
Ltd.

Office Lease Contract, dated
September 23, 2009, among
Xiamen Torch Hi-tech Industrial
Development Zone Finance
Services Center, Xiamen Software
Industry Investment &
Development Co., Ltd. and eHealth
China (Xiamen) Technology Co.,
Ltd.

Property Management Service
Contract, effective September 24,
2009, between Xiamen Software
Industry Investment &
Development Co., Ltd. and eHealth
China (Xiamen) Technology Co.,
Ltd.

Supplemental Agreement, effective
as of April 1, 2013, between
eHealth China (Xiamen)
Technology Co., Ltd. and Xiamen
Software Industry Investment &
Development Co., Ltd.

Supplemental Agreement, effective
as of September 9, 2013, between
eHealth China (Xiamen)
Technology Co., Ltd. and Xiamen
Software Industry Investment &
Development Co., Ltd.

Supplemental Agreement, effective
as of September 1, 2014, between
eHealth China (Xiamen)
Technology Co., Ltd. and Xiamen
Software Industry Investment &
Development Co., Ltd.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

November 9, 2009

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

November 9, 2009

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

May 15, 2013

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

August 8, 2014

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

September 22, 2014

139

Exhibit
Number

10.14.10

10.14.11

10.15

10.15.1

10.15.2

10.15.3

10.16

10.16.1

10.16.2

10.16.3

Description of Exhibit

Form

Date

Incorporation by Reference Herein

Supplemental Agreement, effective
as of September 15, 2014, between
eHealth China (Xiamen)
Technology Co., Ltd. and Xiamen
Software Industry Investment &
Development Co., Ltd.

Supplemental Agreement, effective
as of September 1, 2015, between
eHealth China (Xiamen)
Technology Co., Ltd. and Xiamen
Software Industry Investment &
Development Co., Ltd.

Lease Agreement, dated March 23,
2012, between 340 Middlefield,
LLC and eHealth, Inc.

First Amendment to Lease
Agreement, effective as of May 28,
2013, between 340 Middlefield,
LLC and eHealth, Inc.

Sublease, dated November 2, 2018,
between JJ Lake Corporation and
eHealth, Inc.

Consent to Sublease, dated
November 27, 2018, by and among
340 Middlefield, LLC, JJ Lake
Corporation and eHealth, Inc.

Office Lease, dated May 7, 2012,
between Lake Pointe Three, LC,
and eHealthInsurance Services,
Inc.

Subordination, Non-Disturbance
and Attornment Agreement dated
as September 14, 2016 by and
among Deutsche Bank, AG, SLC
Lake Pointe Equities LLC and
eHealthInsurance Services, Inc.

Amendment No. 1 to Lease, dated
August 17, 2017, between SLC
Lake Pointe SPE LLC and
eHealthInsurance Services, Inc.

Amendment No. 2 to Lease, dated
December 12, 2017, between SLC
Lake Pointe SPE LLC and
eHealthInsurance Services, Inc.

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

September 22, 2014

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

August 7, 2015

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

March 27, 2012

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

May 29, 2013

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

November 30, 2018

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

November 30, 2018

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

August 9, 2012

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

November 8, 2016

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

August 22, 2017

Annual Report on Form 10-K
(File No. 001-33071)

March 19, 2018

140

Exhibit
Number

10.17*

10.18*

10.19*

10.19.1*

10.19.2*

10.19.3*

10.19.4*

10.19.5*

10.19.6*

10.19.7*

10.19.8*

Incorporation by Reference Herein

Description of Exhibit

Form

Date

Executive Bonus Plan

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

November 7, 2017

eHealth, Inc. Performance Bonus
Plan

Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A (File No. 001-33071)

April 28, 2014

2006 Equity Incentive Plan of the
Registrant, as amended and
restated June 15, 2010

Form of Notice of Stock Option
Grant and Stock Option Agreement
under the 2006 Equity Incentive
Plan of the Registrant

Form of Notice of Stock Option
Grant and Stock Option Agreement
(Initial Director Grant) under the
2006 Equity Incentive Plan of the
Registrant

Form of Notice of Stock Option
Grant and Stock Option Agreement
(Annual Director Grant) under the
2006 Equity Incentive Plan of the
Registrant

Form of Notice of Stock Unit
Grant and Stock Unit Agreement
under the 2006 Equity Incentive
Plan of the Registrant

Form of Notice of Initial Outside
Director Stock Unit Grant Under
the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan of
the Registrant

Form of Notice of Annual Outside
Director Stock Unit Grant Under
the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan of
the Registrant

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

June 21, 2010

Annual Report on Form 10-K
(File No. 001-33071)

March 21, 2007

Annual Report on Form 10-K
(File No. 001-33071)

March 21, 2007

Annual Report on Form 10-K
(File No. 001-33071)

March 21, 2007

Annual Report on Form 10-K
(File No. 001-33071)

March 21, 2007

Annual Report on Form 10-K
(File No. 001-33071)

March 13, 2009

Annual Report on Form 10-K
(File No. 001-33071)

March 13, 2009

Form of Outside Director Stock
Unit Agreement

Annual Report on Form 10-K
(File No. 001-33071)

Form of Notice of Stock Unit
Grant and Stock Unit Agreement
(Performance-Based Vesting)
under the 2006 Equity Incentive
Plan of the Registrant

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

March 13, 2009

May 6, 2011

141

Exhibit
Number

10.19.9*

10.20*

10.20.1*

10.20.2*

10.20.3*

10.20.4*

10.20.5

10.20.6

10.20.7*

Incorporation by Reference Herein

Description of Exhibit

Form

Form of Notice of Stock Unit
Grant and Stock Unit Agreement
(Performance-Based Vesting)
under the 2006 Equity Incentive
Plan of the Registrant

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

Date

May 7, 2013

2014 Equity Incentive Plan of the
Registrant

Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A (File No. 001-33071)

April 28, 2014

Form of Notice of Stock Option
Grant and Stock Option Agreement
under the 2014 Equity Incentive
Plan of the Registrant

Form of Notice of Stock Unit
Grant and Stock Unit Agreement
under the 2014 Equity Incentive
Plan of the Registrant

Form of Notice of Stock Unit
Grant and Stock Unit Agreement
(Initial Director Grant) under the
2014 Equity Incentive Plan of the
Registrant

Form of Notice of Stock Unit
Grant and Stock Unit Agreement
(Annual Director Grant) under the
2014 Equity Incentive Plan of the
Registrant

Form of Notice of Stock Option
Grant and Stock Option Agreement
(People’s Republic of China) under
the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan of
the Registrant

Form of Notice of Stock Unit
Grant and Stock Unit Agreement
(People’s Republic of China) under
the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan of
the Registrant

Form of Notice of Stock Unit
Grant and Stock Unit Agreement
(Performance-Based Vesting)
under the 2014 Equity Incentive
Plan of the Registration

Registration Statement on Form S-8
(File No. 333-196675)

June 11, 2014

Registration Statement on Form S-8
(File No. 333-196675)

June 11, 2014

Registration Statement on Form S-8
(File No. 333-196675)

June 11, 2014

Registration Statement on Form S-8
(File No. 333-196675)

June 11, 2014

Registration Statement on Form S-8
(File No. 333-196675)

June 11, 2014

Registration Statement on Form S-8
(File No. 333-196675)

June 11, 2014

Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-33071)

March 23, 2015

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Incorporation by Reference Herein

Description of Exhibit

Form

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

Date

August 8, 2016

Exhibit
Number

10.20.8*

10.20.9*

10.20.10*

10.20.11*

10.21*

10.21.1*

Form of Notice of Stock Option
Grant and Stock Option Agreement
(Performance-Based Vesting)
under the 2014 Equity Incentive
Plan of eHealth, Inc.

Form of Notice of Stock Unit
Grant and Stock Unit Agreement
(Performance-Based Vesting)
under the 2014 Equity Incentive
Plan of eHealth, Inc.

Notice of Stock Option Grant and
Stock Option Agreement
(Performance-Based Vesting)
granted to Scott N. Flanders on
June 3, 2016

Notice of Stock Unit Grant and
Stock Unit Agreement
(Performance-Based Vesting)
granted to Scott N. Flanders on
June 3, 2016

Form of Deferral Election Form for
Newly Eligible Individual with
Existing Awards

Form of Deferral Election Form for
Eligible Individual for Award to be
Granted in the Next Calendar Year

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

August 8, 2016

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

August 8, 2016

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

August 8, 2016

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

November 6, 2015

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-33071)

November 6, 2015

21.1

List of Subsidiaries

Annual Report on Form 10-K
(File No. 001-33071)

March 19, 2018

23.1 †

31.1 †

31.2 †

Consent of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

Certification of Scott N. Flanders,
Chief Executive Officer of
eHealth, Inc., pursuant to
Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) and
15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002

Certification of Derek N. Yung,
Chief Financial Officer of eHealth,
Inc., pursuant to Exchange Act
Rule 13a —14(a) and 15d —14(a),
as adopted pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

143

Exhibit
Number

32.1‡

32.2‡

Description of Exhibit

Form

Date

Incorporation by Reference Herein

Certification of Scott N. Flanders,
Chief Executive Officer of
eHealth, Inc., pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Certification of Derek N. Yung,
Chief Financial Officer of eHealth,
Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002

†
‡
*

Filed herewith.
Furnished herewith.
Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

Corporate Headquarters
eHealth, Inc.
2625 Augustine Drive, Second Floor 

Santa Clara, CA 95054

Phone: 650-584-2700 

Fax: 650-961-2110 

Website: www.ehealth.com

Annual Meeting
eHealth’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders is scheduled to be 

held at 8:30 a.m. PDT, Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at the Garden 

Court Hotel, 520 Cowper Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Independent Registered Public  
Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
Redwood City, CA

Outside Counsel
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC
Palo Alto, CA

Transfer Agent
Computershare Investor Services
Louisville, KY

Stockholder Inquiries
Phone: 877-373-6374

Website: www.computershare.com/investor

eHealth Stock
Since its initial public offering in October 2006, eHealth’s  

common stock has been listed on the NASDAQ Global  

Market under the symbol EHTH.

Investor Relations
For further information about eHealth, Inc., additional copies  

of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, or other financial 

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2625 Augustine Drive, Second Floor

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Phone: 650-210-3111

eHealth and eHealthInsurance are registered trademarks  

of eHealth, Inc. in the United States. 

Additional information is available on  

eHealth’s website: www.ehealth.com

Executive Officers
Scott N. Flanders
Chief Executive Officer and Director

David K. Francis
Chief Operating Officer

Timothy C. Hannan
Chief Marketing Officer

Robert S. Hurley
President, Carrier and Business Development

Derek N. Yung
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Ian J. Kalin
Chief Technology Officer

Board of Directors
Ellen O. Tauscher 
Chairperson of the Board of Directors

Regent, University of California and former member of the U.S. 

House of Representatives from California’s 10th Congressional 

District and Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and 

International Security Affairs

Andrea C. Brimmer
Enterprise Chief Marketing and Public Relations Officer,  

Ally Financial Inc.

Scott N. Flanders
Chief Executive Officer and Director

Michael D. Goldberg
Executive Chairman, DNAnexus, Inc.

Randall S. Livingston
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President  

for Business Affairs, Stanford University

Jack L. Oliver III
Senior Advisor, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP   

and Managing Partner, Dock Square Capital LLC

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2625 Augustine Drive, 2nd Floor
Santa Clara, CA 95054 
www.ehealth.com