GoHealth

GoHealth provides its customers help with selecting and enrolling in Medicare plans, such as Medicare Advantage, MediGap and Medicare Part D, nationwide. It is considered one of the larger brokerages for Medicare Advantage plans. The company’s licensed agents provide this service over the phone as they help people evaluate plan options and available tax subsidies. GoHealth also operates an online health insurance marketplace offering non-Medicare beneficiaries, family insurance, individual health insurance, and short-term health insurance plans from over 300 private insurance carriers nationwide.
GoHealth was named one of the few government-approved exchanges by the Obama administration to help people enroll in subsidized health insurance plans. In 2013 following the launch of HealthCare.gov, it appeared as the first private marketplace to enroll subsidy-eligible people in Obamacare plans over the phones, received by the influx of hiring within their call centers. 
The company employs licensed Medicare and health insurance agents in Chicago, Illinois, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Lindon, Utah. It also operates abroad in Bratislava, Slovakia following an acquisition of a small technology company in 2015.
== History ==
GoHealth, originally named Norvax, Inc., was founded in 2001 by Clint Jones and Brandon Cruz with a $10,000 total investment. The business initially focused on creating custom websites and lead management software for insurance brokers. 
In 2008, then-company Norvax, Inc. offered comparison shopping for 70 health insurance carriers on gohealthinsurance.com.
In 2009, Norvax, Inc. re-branded to GoHealth.
In 2012, GoHealth received a $50 million investment from Norwest Equity Partners. 
In 2013, GoHealth was appointed by the federal government and HealthCare.gov to enroll eligible consumers from 36 states in subsidized health exchange-based plans, made available under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. 
In 2013, GoHealth closes a deal for 90,000 sq. ft. in Merchandise Mart, expanding its Chicago locations to four.
In 2015, a partnership with ADP was formed to help employees that did not have health insurance coverage through their workplace, find subsidized health plans.
In 2016, GoHealth opened a sales center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
In 2018, GoHealth opened a sales center in Lindon, Utah.
In 2019, Centerbridge Partners LP made a majority stake investment in GoHealth, with a valuation of approximately $1.5B. The purchase is now the largest of any Chicago-based technology company within the previous five years. The deal lands GoHealth unicorn status. Norwest Equity Partners continues to retain a stake in GoHealth. Co-founders, Jones and Cruz, will continue to hold substantial equity stake.
== Acquisitions ==
In 2015, GoHealth acquired software development company Creatix, based in Bratislava, Slovakia. The terms of the agreement are not available.
==In the media==
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== References ==
== External Links ==
* GoHealth twitter page
* GoHealth facebook page
* GoHealth linkedin page
* GoHealth instagram page
* GoHealth Urgent Care | Urgent Care Personalized For You
* GoHealth | Crunchbase
* GoHealth Reviews | Glassdoor.co.in
* GoHealth LLC - Company Profile and News - Bloomberg
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