Nirmita Panchal is a senior policy manager for KFF’s Program on the ACA and the Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Her work focuses on research and data analysis for mental health and substance use. Previously, she worked for the Program on the Health Care Marketplace, where she assisted with the annual Employer Health Benefits Survey. Nirmita holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Health Policy from the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.