‘Dynamics we haven’t experienced before’: Hospitals absorb costs as patients lose coverage, skip Medicaid

Hospitals are confronting a new and unexpected pressure point in 2026: Fewer patients losing coverage are transitioning to Medicaid. The slowdown, emerging alongside ACA exchange attrition, is adding to uninsured volumes and complicating payer mix assumptions for some of the nation’s largest for-profit health systems. Historically, patients who lose exchange coverage or lack employer-sponsored insurance […] The post ‘Dynamics we haven’t experienced before’: Hospital...