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Acquisition
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisition
Acquisition

On January 22, 2018, we completed our acquisition of all outstanding membership interests of Wealth, Health and Life Advisors, LLC, more commonly known as GoMedigap, a technology-enabled provider of Medicare Supplement enrollment services. The acquisition consideration consisted of cash of $15.0 million, less $0.1 million of cash acquired, and 294,637 shares of our common stock. In addition, the members of GoMedigap are entitled to receive earnout payments ("Earnout Consideration") consisting of up to $20 million in cash and 589,275 shares of our common stock. The Earnout Consideration will become payable, subject to the terms and conditions of the purchase agreement relating to the acquisition, upon the final determination of the achievement of certain milestones in 2018 and 2019.

The GoMedigap acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting under ASC 805, Business Combinations. The acquisition method of accounting requires, among other things, that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The major classes of assets and liabilities to which we have allocated the acquisition consideration were as follows (in thousands):
Acquisition Consideration
 
Cash paid
$
15,000

Fair value of equity awards issued to GoMedigap members (1)
5,595

Estimated fair value of earnout liability
27,700

 
$
48,295

Allocation
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
71

Commission receivable - current
4,371

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
11

Commission receivable - non-current
11,103

Property and equipment, net
174

Accounts payable
(110
)
Accrued compensation and benefits
(132
)
Other current liabilities
(130
)
Net tangible assets acquired
15,358

Intangible assets
6,800

Goodwill
26,137

Total intangible assets acquired
32,937

Total net assets acquired
$
48,295

(1) The fair value of equity awards issued was determined based on the January 22, 2018 closing price of our common stock of $18.99 per share.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets—Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of the acquired business over the acquisition date fair value of the net assets acquired. Goodwill is primarily attributable to the assembled workforce, new product development capabilities and anticipated synergies and economies of scale expected from the operations of the combined company. The goodwill was assigned to our Medicare segment. Goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis in the fourth quarter of each year or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset may be impaired. Factors that we consider in deciding when to perform an impairment test include significant negative industry or economic trends or significant changes or planned changes in our use of the intangible assets. Goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes over 15 years.

Earnout liability—The earnout liability represents the fair value of the earnout consideration payable and will be adjusted to fair value at each reporting date until settled. Changes in fair value will be recognized in income (loss) from operations. The earnout liability will be adjusted to the extent the enrollment targets in the acquisition agreement are not achieved. The first earnout liability payment was made in February 2019. The second payment is expected to be made in the first quarter of 2020.
 
Fair Value Measurements—The assets acquired and liabilities assumed of GoMedigap have been recognized at fair value in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or would be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 requires three levels of hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy level assigned to each asset and liability is based on the assessment of the transparency and reliability of inputs used in the valuation of such items based on the lowest level of input that is significant to fair value measurement. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Assets acquired and liabilities assumed measured and reported at fair value are classified in one of the following categories based on inputs:

Level 1
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities; or unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability.
Level 3
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.


The fair value of prepaid expenses and other current assets, property and equipment, net, accounts payable, accrued compensation and benefits and other current liabilities approximated their carrying value at the date of acquisition. The fair value of commissions receivable was determined using a discounted rate of interest, which is a Level 2 input. Intangible assets and the earnout liability were valued using Level 3 inputs.

The fair values of the acquired intangible assets were determined using the profit allocation method, which is based on determining the estimated royalties we are relieved from paying because we own the assets.

The fair value of the earnout consideration payable was measured using probability-weighted analysis and is discounted using a rate that appropriately captures the risk associated with the obligation. Key assumptions included new enrollments and volatility for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the year ending December 31, 2019, as well as eHealth’s simulated stock price at the time of payment. The earnout consideration payable was part of the acquisition consideration and will be adjusted to fair value at each reporting date until settled. The fair value adjustments to the earnout liability during the year ended December 31, 2018 totaled $12.3 million. We will continue to update the key assumptions each period and record any fair value adjustments, as necessary.

Following are the details of the acquisition consideration allocated to the intangible assets acquired (in thousands):

Technology
$
2,000

Trade names, trademarks and website addresses
4,800

Total intangible assets
$
6,800



We are amortizing the existing technology, trade names, trademarks, and website addresses using the straight-line method over an estimated life of 3 and 10 years, respectively. The estimated useful lives are based on the time periods during which the intangibles are expected to result in incremental cash flows.

We incurred $0.1 million of acquisition-related costs during the year ended December 31, 2018, which were expensed as incurred.

Prior to the acquisition date, GoMedigap recognized revenue and expenses on the cash basis of accounting. GoMedigap's historical books and records did not contain the information required to recognize revenue or prepare financial statements on a basis that would be comparable to us. Thus, the required pro-forma financial disclosures are not presented herein.

GoMedigap generated revenue of $15.2 million for the period from the acquisition date of January 22, 2018 through December 31, 2018.