GoHealth firmly denies allegations; affirms leadership in regulatory compliance and prioritization of beneficiaries' needs
CHICAGO, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GoHealth, Inc. (GoHealth) (NASDAQ: GOCO), a leading health insurance marketplace and Medicare-focused digital health company, firmly denies the allegations made by the Government in a lawsuit in which the company has been named as a defendant related to events that allegedly occurred between 2016 and 2021. We are disappointed that the Government is pursuing claims against a company that has at all times worked to advance the interests of the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare beneficiaries it serves.
GoHealth maintains that it complied with the laws that were specifically designed by Congress and HHS to address payments by Medicare Advantage carriers to the brokers that sell their plans. GoHealth denies that it received kickbacks, and similarly, it denies that it placed beneficiaries in suboptimal plans due to compensation from carriers or that it engaged in any form of discrimination.
GoHealth has a history of being a leader in enrolling special needs beneficiaries. Over the last five years, the special needs population represented 17% of the Medicare Advantage population, whereas it represented 35% of GoHealth enrollees. In addition, through the years, GoHealth has differentiated itself in the industry by implementing programs designed to prioritize the beneficiaries' needs. For example,...
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