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GoHealth Named Moxie Award Finalist for Breakthrough Digital Company of the Year

We’re pleased to announce that GoHealth has been nominated for “Breakthrough Company of the Year” in the Second Annual Moxie Awards! Presented by Built in Chicago, the annual Moxie Awards gather Chicago’s most innovative entrepreneurs for a night of celebration and networking, as they highlight outstanding individuals and companies within the digital industry. Over 7,000 [...]

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Nations Mood at a Six Year High – Where Does Health Care Fit In?

Things seem to be looking up in the country overall, at least according to a national poll released today by CNN/ORC International. The number of Americans who say things are going well in the country is at 50 percent for the first time in over six years. The last time Americans were this optimistic was [...]

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Insurance: What’s a CPT Code Got to Do With It?

Chances are, when you’re at the doctor’s office you aren’t thinking about CPT Codes. In fact most of us don’t even know what a CPT code is. Until recently, patients didn’t really have any involvement with these codes unless they contacted their insurance company or doctor’s office. It stands for Current Procedural Terminology and every time you receive [...]

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and GoHealth Announce 250 New Jobs

It’s no secret that GoHealth has been experienced tremendous growth, especially in the past year. As a company that calls the great city of Chicago “home,” we are thrilled that Mayor Emanuel has recognized our contribution to the IT community here. This morning, the Mayor’s Press Office announced that we will be adding 250 jobs [...]

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Will Health Care Reform Help or Hurt Medical Start-Ups?

Starting in 2014, the Affordable Care Act will require the majority of Americans to carry health insurance, and the penalty for failing to do so is a fine. So health care reform would seem to bode well for medical start-ups, right? Not necessarily. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal explored this issue, and [...]

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What Does Circumcision Have to do With our Nation’s Health Care Costs?

The topic of circumcision can be “sensitive” to say the least. For years, it was thought of as the routine course of action for newborn baby boys in America. In the 1970s and 80s, the percentage of baby boys being circumcised in hospitals or in religious ceremonies was 80 percent. This is a stark contrast [...]

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Medicare in the News: What’s All the Commotion?

The future of Medicare is uncertain, to be sure. The flood of baby boomers turning 65 years every day for the next nineteen years has highlighted this topic in the news. But that’s not all, folks – republican candidate, Mitt Romney announced Saturday that his running mate would be U.S. Representative, Paul Ryan, a man [...]

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Hey Ladies – Eight New Preventive Health Benefits Coming Your Way Today

Most people know that the health reform law takes full effect in 2014. However, there are some parts of reform scheduled to go into effect long before then. As of today, all new health insurance plans must provide eight preventive health benefits to women… wait for it… for free! Let’s go through the new benefits: [...]

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GoHealth Teen Tech Day a Success!

GoHealth partnered with Erie Neighborhood House to host 15 teens for our first Teen Tech Day on June 27. Throughout the day, each student attended presentations by Business Analysts, Software Engineers and Quality Assurance Analysts. These hands-on sessions introduced the teens to the Software Development Lifecycle utilized at GoHealth and gave them ample opportunities to [...]

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Investment in GoHealth Makes the News Again

If you’ve been following our blog recently, you know that this has been a banner year for GoHealth. We feel so fortunate to be offering the valuable service of free health insurance quotes to so many people all over the country. We are also pleased by the amount of media coverage our company has been [...]

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