The Pennie Podcast

Charles Angelo
The Pennie Podcast

Pennie, Pennsylvania's official health insurance marketplace has a podcast. A podcast about health insurance? Why? Well, an informed customer is a smart customer. With this podcast, we strive to help our listeners navigate their way through the health insurance maze. Look for three "tracks" within the Pennie Podcast: Learn - Get familiar with insurance terms Interview - Meet the players Health - Tips and tidbits from experts Learn more at pennie.com

Episodes

  1. 03/22/2021

    American Rescue Plan & Pennie

    Maybe you've heard about the American Rescue Plan (Or the COVID-19 Relief Package) passed by congress... Maybe you've seen the stimulus bill in your bank account.  Well, that's not the only way it can affect your bank account.  There are significant changes to the financial assistance available to those enrolling in coverage through Pennie.  Listen to our conversation with Pennie Director of Policy, David Thomsen, as we describes the what, the when, and the how this is going to make a huge impact on reducing the amount of uninsured Pennsylvanians.

    22 min

  2. 12/22/2020

    Entrevista - George Fernandez - Latino Connection

    El empleado de Pennie, Juan Valencia, entrevistó a George Fernandez de Latino Connection en español.

    39 min

  3. 12/22/2020

    Interview - George Fernandez - Latino Connection

    Not only were we joined by George Fernandez of Latino Connection for this episode, he also recorded an episode in Spanish with our Pennie Outreach Coordinator, Juan Valencia.  We spoke about the Latino Connection's connection with Pennie, what attracts people (especially Hispanics) to Pennsylvania, why Latinos are considered "hard to reach," and the best place to grab lunch in Harrisburg.  Enjoy!

    31 min

  4. 12/09/2020

    Interview - Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman

    How did Pennie come to be?  What was the inspiration and how did Pennie make it through the legislature unanimously?   We discuss this and much more with Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman.  She also gives the best analogy possible to help understand the Pennsylvania Reinsurance Program at 14:08. We left some outtakes at the end for fun.  Enjoy!

    26 min

  5. 11/23/2020

    Interview - Zachary W. Sherman, Pennie Executive Director

    In our first Interview podcast, we went straight to the source - our very own Executive Director, Zach Sherman.  He's the first Executive Director for Pennie, and we discussed a number of health insurance marketplace topics and much more.   0:00 – Introduction 2:06 – Pennie Takeoff 3:30 – Zach’s Experience 6:30 – Why Pennsylvania? 7:15 – The Legislation 9:00 – More People, More Opportunity 10:15 – Covid’s Impact 11:20 – The Pennie Buy-In 12:45 – What’s in a name? 15:50 – The Customer Experience 16:15 – Existing Customers 19:20 – New Customers, Medical Assistance, & CHIP 21:15 – Pennie 101 & Free Help 23:45 – Pennie Landing

    27 min
  6. Learn - Financial Assistance

    11/05/2020

    Learn - Financial Assistance

    How does financial assistance work?  Do you qualify?  How do you even know IF you qualify?  What are the types of financial assistance? pennie.com

    3 min
  7. Learn - History of Pennie

    11/05/2020

    Learn - History of Pennie

    Pennie's origin story

    2 min
  8. Learn - OEP vs SEP

    11/05/2020

    Learn - OEP vs SEP

    What is the difference between Open Enrollment Period and a Special Enrollment Period. Do you qualify for a Qualifying Life Event (QLE)?

    4 min
  9. Learn - Why Get Covered?

    11/05/2020

    Learn - Why Get Covered?

    Why get covered?  Let's talk stats and real-word scenarios...  pennie.com

    2 min

  10. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Episode 0 - Welcome to the Pennie Podcast

    A podcast about the health insurance marketplace?  Well, sure.  Welcome to the Pennie Podcast where we strive to inform, entertain, and educate.  In this episode, we simply give you some insight into what to expect with the Pennie Podcast.  You'll see our Learn series, Interview series, and Health series.  Pick and choose or listen to them all - and find out how Pennie gets you covered.

    3 min

    Trailer

    About

    Pennie, Pennsylvania's official health insurance marketplace has a podcast. A podcast about health insurance? Why? Well, an informed customer is a smart customer. With this podcast, we strive to help our listeners navigate their way through the health insurance maze. Look for three "tracks" within the Pennie Podcast: Learn - Get familiar with insurance terms Interview - Meet the players Health - Tips and tidbits from experts Learn more at pennie.com

    Information

    • Creator
      Charles Angelo
    • Years Active
      2020 - 2021
    • Episodes
      10
    • Rating
      Clean
    • Copyright
      © Charles Angelo
    • Show Website
      The Pennie Podcast

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