crowd forming people and umbrella Adopting some of the practices of commercial insurers has brought Medicaid managed care plans participating in ACA marketplaces in line with more traditional insurers. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Competition in the Affordable Care Act public insurance marketplace has been something of a roller coaster over the past few years, with some experts concerned the markets would collapse completely. But insurers on both the commercial and Medicare sides are starting to see the benefits of participating in the public exchanges.

With people losing jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, they will likely be turning to the marketplace to purchase insurance plans. As they do, they’ll have a harder time distinguishing between Medicaid and commercial insurers. Adopting some of the practices of commercial insurers — such as paying broker commissions — has brought Medicaid managed care plans participating in ACA marketplaces in line with more traditional insurers, according to a new study.

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