The Coverage Gap Grows: ACA Changes Reverberate Across Healthcare

This episode of Vital Viewpoints on Healthcare explores the growing coverage gap across the health insurance landscape and the pressures shaping affordability, enrollment, and access to care. The discussion covers coverage churn between Medicaid and ACA Marketplace plans, the operational and financial realities faced by states, and the warning signs emerging for consumers, providers, and health plans alike. Zach Sherman, managing director at Health Management Associates and former head of state marketplaces in PA and RI, shares his perspective on current state challenges for insurance affordability and coverage pressures, and the policy decisions that could shape the next phase of healthcare coverage across Medicaid, Marketplace, and employer-sponsored insurance.