Law360 included Joel Ario, managing director with Manatt Health, in an article interviewing 11 thought leaders in the healthcare space on whether or not the Affordable Care Act repeal bill will pass. Ario stated that the Senate bill would not pass due to key Senate moderates appearing committed to protecting people with pre-existing conditions.
“We long ago abandoned segregation by health status in employer coverage and public programs, and Obamacare has established a wall of resistance to returning to an individual market, which forces people into job lock or bankruptcy simply because they have a pre-existing condition,” said Ario.