Healthcare Cost Management

eHealth, BerniePortal Partner to Expand CHOICE Health Plan Access

Indianapolis – September 23, 2026 -- eHealth, Inc. (Nasdaq: EHTH) has partnered with benefits administration platform BerniePortal to connect more than 5,000 employers and over 1,000 insurance brokers to individual health coverage options under the newly renamed Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense Arrangements, or CHOICE.

CMS renamed ICHRA to CHOICE arrangements as of September 3, 2026

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services officially rebranded Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements as CHOICE arrangements earlier this month, a shift now embedded in the eHealth-BerniePortal distribution model. Under CHOICE, employers provide employees a defined contribution toward individual health coverage rather than a traditional group plan, shifting cost predictability and plan selection to the employee level.

Gateway BHC Partners With Rezilient Health on Hybrid Primary Care

St. Louis – September 22, 2026 -- The Gateway Business Health Coalition (Gateway BHC), which represents roughly 70 employers nationwide including Fortune 500 companies and public sector organizations, has partnered with Rezilient Health to expand employer access to a hybrid primary care model.

Gateway BHC members gain same-day access to Rezilient's hybrid CloudClinic model

The partnership pairs Rezilient's same-day primary and urgent care with specialty consults and care navigation, aiming to reduce total healthcare spending for self-funded employers. Rezilient's CloudClinic format combines an in-person clinical medic with a provider joining remotely via secure video, supported by connected diagnostic devices for physical exams, labs and basic imaging during the same visit.

MacroHealth Names Erica Tingley as Chief Financial Officer

Kirkland – September 14, 2026 -- MacroHealth, a marketplace platform connecting healthcare payers and plan administrators with vendor partners, has appointed Erica Tingley as Chief Financial Officer to oversee financial and operational scaling as the company expands its service categories.

Tingley brings 25 years of healthcare finance experience to the CFO role

Tingley's background spans investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and operations. She most recently served as President and CFO of Knowtion Health, a revenue cycle management partner to health systems, where she managed both financial strategy and solution delivery. Before that role, she was COO and CFO of Bluesight, where she worked on driving consistent, profitable growth. Earlier in her career, she held positions at The Advisory Board Company and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.