Limelight Health Releases White Paper Findings on the Value of Health Insurance Agent Assistance During Open Enrollment and Announces New Policy Advisor, Dr. Micah Weinberg

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Limelight Health, a healthcare technology company (www.limelighthealth.com) that creates mobile technology solutions for health insurance agents, has released a white paper that explores the role of health insurance agents and brokers as well as the expertise benefit they deliver to businesses & consumers during the open enrollment period.

The white paper, "Tech-Enabled Expert Enrollment Assistance Even More Critical in Post-Reform World", co-authored by Dr. Micah Weinberg, Senior Policy Advisor on Healthcare, and Jason T. Andrew, co-founder and CEO of Limelight Health, provides insight into:

• Health insurance brokers as key players during open enrollment, responsible for 40% of all private health plan enrollments in California
• The higher stakes and growing complexity of health insurance choices in the post-Affordable Care Act era and the challenges they pose for small business owners and consumers
• The need for objective expert assistance in selecting health insurance plans and how new technology is changing the cost comparison landscape

Limelight Health announced today that Dr. Weinberg will join the company as Policy Advisor working to assist in navigating the complexities of ACA and Health Reform Policy. Dr. Weinberg is the CEO at Healthy Systems Project, and one of the foremost experts in the country, with an emphasis on the reforms of the Affordable Care Act, public and private health insurance exchanges and payment reform.  Dr. Weinberg also serves as Senior Policy Advisor to the Bay Area Council and Senior Research Fellow at the Bay Area Council Economic Institute.

"With more complex laws and requirements in place, Limelight Health is creating solutions that connect health insurance agents to a simple platform that accesses the big data and is able to provide the expert assistance to businesses & consumers that we've seen to be crucial during the open enrollment period," said Dr. Weinberg. 

"As we drive technology in the health insurance space, Limelight Health uses data application and analysis to create efficiencies that simplify small group and individual enrollment decisions.  With enrollments expected to increase significantly during the 2015 open enrollment period, Limelight Health is making it easy for agents to match their clients with the best healthcare options," said Jason T. Andrew.  "Micah brings tremendous insight and clarity to an intricate regulatory and political environment, implementing strategies to help us scale our technology, making it available everywhere."

Go to www.limelighthealth.com to download a complimentary copy of the white paper, "Tech-Enabled Expert Enrollment Assistance Even More Critical in Post-Reform World".

About Limelight Health

Limelight Health, provider of mobile enterprise technology for health insurance agencies, aims to streamline and simplify complex employee health benefits processes. Limelight was founded in February 2014, by health insurance experts and former insurance agents with a deep understanding of mobile technology. Limelight Health offers mobile, cloud-based technology that enables enterprise agencies and insurance agents to simplify employee health benefits information and streamline the proposal, decision, and renewal process. Limelight Health is headquartered in California and has closed initial seed round of funding. For more information please visit www.limelighthealth.com or call 1-877-897-5005.

Media Contact:

Amber Moore
Limelight Health
650.346.2031
[email protected]

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