Extend Health is a late stage ventured-backed startup company that is in the business of assisting retirees acquire health insurance.
As companies and their employees and retirees continue to be burdened by increasing health care expenses, employers seek new and innovative approaches that control costs, enable individual employee choice and reduce current administrative complexities. The Company’s unique platform and services enable corporations to move employees and retirees from a group benefits platform to an individualized, defined-contribution program. This shift enables corporations to control costs, comply with accounting requirements, and reduce current group administration burdens. In the process, by working with EH, retirees are able to take control of the health benefits and tailor benefits to their exact needs.
ExtendHealth has built technology and a call center with highly-trained and licensed Benefits Advisors who assist retirees choose from among the insurance companies and products that have been arranged for them by ExtendHealth.
The company is backed by healthcare-related services venture capital firms of Revolution Health Group and Psilos Group. Headquarters are in Burlingame, CA and the centers of development and operations are in Salt Lake City