EXHIBIT 31.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                             PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         I, James W. McLane, Chief Executive Officer certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Healthaxis Inc.;

2.       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
         statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
         to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
         such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
         covered by this report;

3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
         information included in this report, fairly present in all material
         respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
         of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.       Healthaxis' other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
         establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
         defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
         control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a
         - 15(f) and 15d - 15(f) for Healthaxis and have:

         a)       Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
                  such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under
                  our supervision, to ensure that material information relating
                  to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
                  made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
                  during the period in which this report is being prepared;

         b)       Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
                  caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
                  designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
                  assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
                  the preparation of financial statements for external purposes
                  in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

         c)       Evaluated the effectiveness of Healthaxis' disclosure controls
                  and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions
                  about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
                  procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
                  based on such evaluation; and

         d)       Disclosed in this report any change in Healthaxis' internal
                  control over financial reporting that occurred during
                  Healthaxis' most recent fiscal quarter (Healthaxis' fourth
                  fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
                  materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
                  affect, Healthaxis' internal control over financial reporting;
                  and

5.       Healthaxis' other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
         our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
         reporting, to Healthaxis' auditors and the audit committee of
         Healthaxis' board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
         functions):

         a)       All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
                  design or operation of internal control over financial
                  reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
                  Healthaxis' ability to record, process, summarize and report
                  financial information; and



         b)       Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
                  or other employees who have a significant role in Healthaxis'
                  internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  March 29, 2004

By:     /s/ James W. McLane
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        James W. McLane
        Chief Executive Officer