Meet Pennie: Pennsylvania’s New Health Insurance Marketplace (Webinar)

Topics:
  • Health

 

PA Bar Association logoJoin the Solo and Small Firm Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association for a one-hour lunchtime learning program entitled Meet Pennie: Pennsylvania’s New Health Insurance Marketplace on December 7, 2020 from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM.

Co-sponsored by the Young Lawyers Division.

Pennsylvania has a new destination for individuals seeking to purchase health and dental insurance and access financial assistance to help with the cost of coverage and care: Pennie.  Join us for a presentation by Pennie’s Executive Director Zach Sherman who will introduce us to how Pennie came to be, the customer experience and the forms of financial assistance, and address any questions you may have about Pennsylvania’s transition away from HealthCare.gov to our new state-based marketplace.  You will also learn how USI, the PBA-approved provider, works with Pennie. The presentation will be moderated by Jonathan D. Koltash, chief counsel, Governor’s Office of General Counsel, Pennsylvania Health Insurance Exchange Authority d/b/a Pennie, Office of Chief Counsel.

Speaker: Zachary W. Sherman

Executive Director Zachary W. Sherman leads the newly established Pennie, Pennsylvania’s state-based health insurance marketplace. Sherman brings a wealth of health policy and analytics experience to his role at Pennie. As executive director, he aims to ensure a stable and accessible individual insurance market and to improve affordability and customer service quality for the hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians who rely on Pennie for coverage. Most recently, Sherman served as Director of HealthSource RI, where he held multiple positions since its establishment in 2011, first as a member of the original implementation team and later as interim chief financial officer and chief of staff. Sherman has worked in health policy and research since earning his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

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