Health care access, costs, and coverage – particularly for lower-income Americans – are expected to undergo dramatic changes in the next few years. Enhanced subsidies that make coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace more affordable are set to expire at the end of 2025. Meanwhile, Medicaid faces billions in cuts and a high probability that people will lose coverage due to new work requirements, stricter eligibility rules, and more frequent eligibility reviews. In addition, changes in Medicaid reimbursement rules and new rural health grants could have nationwide effects. In this event, former health care leaders from Florida and Massachusetts shared their perspectives on how state officials and health care providers will respond in this shifting policy environment.
SPEAKERS
Justin Senior, Chief Executive Officer, Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida; former Secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration; and former Medicaid Director, Florida
Kate Walsh, Former Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services and Richard L. and Ronay A. Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
MODERATOR
Adrianna McIntyre, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Politics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
