The Charlotte Observer interviewed Manatt's Deborah Bachrach, a partner in the firm's Healthcare practice, for an article on a recent study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Manatt that indicates North Carolina's savings and revenue would likely offset the cost to taxpayers if the state were to expand Medicaid coverage.
Bachrach said the foundation and Manatt released the study now in part because they want legislators in non-expansion states to see the numbers. But it's far from clear whether the report will sway anyone in North Carolina's state legislature. So far there's been no talk of expansion, with Medicaid reform bills introduced this year focusing on new ways to control costs for the existing client base.