Mountain View, CA ­ — Today, TuneCore announced a partnership with eHealth, Inc., parent company of eHealthInsurance.com, that enables TuneCore Artists to call dedicated eHeath/TuneCore representatives, toll-free, 24/7 or go online to to compare health insurance products side-by-side.

Through this partnership TuneCore artists will be able to get answers to their health insurance questions, gain information about products and research health insurance plans that meet their needs from over 180 insurance carriers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In addition, TuneCore and eHealth have collaborated to create a free informational download of the TuneCore Music Industry Survival Manual: Information on Healthcare for Musicians.

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Jeff Price, CEO and co-founder of TuneCore, said, “It took a national debate on healthcare to remind me that health care is a basic need for musicians because you can’t perform if you’re sick.”

Price continues, “Our goal at TuneCore is to provide musicians with the information and education they need to do everything it takes to be a musician including things like mic’ing a guitar, distributing their music, learning about copyrights, marketing and promoting themselves on-line and – now ­ having the basic information they need to understand health insurance. I partnered with eHealth because, quite frankly, they’re the best company I’ve ever worked with when it comes to explaining how health insurance works. They’ve also demonstrated a commitment to being an advocate for consumers by providing tips, advice and answers to frequently asked questions. They’re the largest online marketplace for health insurance on the web, hands down, with over 10,000 high-quality health insurance products available.”

“eHealth is committed to helping Americans get the health coverage they need, which is why we’ve partnered with hundreds of affiliates like TuneCore to help deliver high-quality health insurance products and services to their unique constituent groups,² said Bruce Telkamp eHealth’s Executive Vice President of Business and Corporate Development. “TuneCore provides an outstanding, unique service to musicians, and has established itself as a trusted resource in that community. We’re honored to be partnering with a trusted and well-respected service provider like TuneCore.”

About TuneCore

TuneCore.com has changed the 100-year-old rules and model of the music business. It is a low, flat fee service that distributes anyone’s music or videos to iTunes, eMusic, AmazonMP3 and many other major download sites while taking no rights and no revenue from the sale of the music. Artists are building careers, selling significant volumes of music and generating revenue while keeping their rights utilizing the new model created by TuneCore. In its 33 months since launch, TuneCore has distributed tens of thousands of albums and millions of songs to iTunes and other digital stores including Grammy winners, record labels and unsigned artists. Customers include Jay-Z, Keith Richards, Public Enemy, Nine Inch Nails, Ricky Skaggs, Paul Westerberg, MGM Studios, Warren G, Bjork, Moby, High School Musical cast members, Ali Lohan, Cirque Du Soleil, Starbucks and tens of thousands more. TuneCore currently distributes between 150 – 250 release a day (more music is released in one day via TuneCore than any major record label over a year) and recently expanded its offering to distribute full-length films, TV shows, live concerts, documentaries etc to iTunes and more. TuneCore’s own Billboard Top 25 seller chart went live in July 2008.

About eHealth
eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH ) is the parent company of eHealthInsurance, the nation’s leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses. Through the company’s website, http://www.eHealthInsurance.com , consumers can get quotes from leading health insurance carriers, compare plans side by side, and apply for and purchase health insurance. eHealthInsurance offers thousands of health plans underwritten by more than 180 of the nation’s leading health insurance companies. eHealthInsurance is licensed to sell health insurance in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, making it a functioning national health insurance exchange .

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