Pennie Announces Health Equity Report, Taking Strides to Reduce Health Inequities

padeptofruralhealth September 12, 2023

Pennie released its inaugural 2022-2023 Health Equity Data Report. The Data Report examines Pennie enrollments across the diverse race and ethnicities represented in the Health Insurance Marketplace in Pennsylvania. The report begins with a broad focus on enrollments at the Commonwealth level, moving next to a section examining enrollment in urban and rural geographic areas. The goal of this report was to examine racial and ethnic enrollment data in the Pennie Marketplace through a health equity lens.

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Study: Latinos Are Underrepresented in Racial Equity News

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