Benzinga | Jul 6, 2021 09:06AM EDT

eHealth Announces New Partnership With Adheris Health to Support Brand Clients and Help Medicare Beneficiaries Optimize Coverage

Today eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ:EHTH) announced a new partnership with Adheris Health(r), a MedAdvisor company(r), to help Adheris Health's partners support their Medicare populations while helping Medicare beneficiaries optimize their prescription drug coverage.

Through the partnership, eHealth's coverage optimization technology will be integrated into communications for Medicare beneficiaries within Adheris Health's extensive network of approximately 180 million patients, 140,000 prescribers, and approximately 25,000 pharmacies nationwide.

"Adheris Health is a leader in the industry and our partnership with them is a key element in our strategy to broaden the reach of our Personalized Shopping Experience in the retail pharmacy vertical," said John Connor, eHealth's Vice President and General Manager of Strategic Partnerships. "Adheris Health's solid network of long-standing relationships coupled with their focus on the customer experience makes them a natural fit for eHealth. We are excited to welcome them as our partner."

"We are very excited to partner with eHealth to bring forth a simplified approach to help patients better navigate the complexities of the Medicare system," said John Ciccio, President & CEO of Adheris Health. "The partnership will provide an extension of intentionally-designed solutions that support patients by providing an improved experience and will allow us to further live our vision of transforming and individualizing patient health and wellness engagement."

"This innovative partnership also streamlines the Medicare enrollment process for our retail pharmacy partners and their customers, helping patients get into the plans that work for them while also retaining patients for 25%-40% of our pharmacy partners' prescription business," said Mike Roberts, SVP, Partnerships & Strategic Business Development at Adheris Health.