Join us for concise conversations with HMA experts that identify practical approaches to make healthcare and human services work better. What defines expertise, and how does it benefit those we serve? True expertise is forged through experience, continuous learning, and a relentless curiosity in tackling complex problems. Vital Viewpoints on Healthcare illuminates these challenges, with HMA experts sharing their perspectives and approaches to addressing the industry’s most intricate issues.

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Join us for concise conversations with HMA experts that identify practical approaches to make healthcare and human services work better. What defines expertise, and how does it benefit those we serve? True expertise is forged through experience, continuous learning, and a relentless curiosity in tackling complex problems. Vital Viewpoints on Healthcare illuminates these challenges, with HMA experts sharing their perspectives and approaches to addressing the industry’s most intricate issues.
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Recent Episodes

July 1, 2026
Can Better Program Integrity Lead to Better Behavioral Health?
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Behavioral health is essential to whole-person care, but obstacles include fragmented systems, rising costs, and paperwork burden. On this episode of HMA Vital Viewpoints on Healthcare, HMA Principal Alyssa Lord, former Secretary of Maryland’s Behavioral Health Administration, discusses how behavioral health integration and program integrity can work hand in hand to improve care. Alyssa shares practical strategies for building more connected, effective, and sustainable behavioral health systems by supporting Medicaid innovation that reduces administrative burden while strengthening accountability.</p>

May 27, 2026
The Coverage Gap Grows: ACA Changes Reverberate Across Healthcare
<p>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.</p>

April 22, 2026
Medicare’s “Inpatient Only” Rule Is Going Away. Now What?
<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaIwujyoGyo </div> </figure> <p>This episode of Vital Viewpoints on Healthcare explores how evolving Medicare payment policy is reshaping where and how care is delivered. The discussion covers the phase-out of the inpatient only list and the operational and financial challenges tied to shifting procedures into outpatient settings. Zach Gaumer, regional director at Health Management Associates, shares his perspective on the policy mechanics, provider behavior, and market signals emerging from CMS rulemaking; while Rachel Stewart, senior consulting actuary at Wakely (an HMA Company), explains how plans are modeling uncertainty, navigating contract dynamics, and assessing the downstream impact on costs and quality across the healthcare system.</p></p>
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