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07.15.15

Politico Interviews Ario on Potential Health Insurer Mergers

Politico interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, for an article on the wave of mergers roiling the health insurance industry. The mergers are certain to attract scrutiny from federal and state regulators, given the potential for concentrated market ...


07.15.15

Ario Quoted on State-Run Exchanges Post-King

Inside Health Reform interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, for an article on the likelihood that states use the federal marketplace rather than moving to create their own exchanges after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in King v. Burwell. States ...


07.15.15

Ario Comments on New AHIP Leadership

Inside Health Policy interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on America's Health Insurance Plans' announcement that former CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner will be its new president and CEO, starting Aug. 24. Tavenner replaces Karen ...


07.08.15

Bloomberg BNA Quotes Bachrach on Medicaid Expansion Post-Burwell

Bloomberg BNA interviewed Manatt's Deborah Bachrach, a partner in the firm's Healthcare practice, for an article on states' renewed focus on Medicaid expansion in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in support of Affordable Care Act subsidies.Bachrach told Bloomberg BNA that ...


07.06.15

Law360 Quotes Manatt Real Estate Co-Chair on Impact of California Water Cuts

Law360 interviewed Manatt's Michael Polentz, co-chair of the firm's Real Estate and Land Use practice, for an article on the new laws and regulations of 2015 that California developers and real estate investors are closely watching. One mandate cuts water usage across the state by 25%, ...


06.30.15

Modern Healthcare Quotes Mann on Marriage Ruling's Impact on Medicaid

Modern Healthcare interviewed Manatt's Cindy Mann, a partner in the firm's Healthcare practice, for an article on how the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage across the country could affect same-sex couples when it comes to Medicaid.In states that did not ...


06.29.15

Ario Discusses Health Benefit-Design Discrimination

AIS Health interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on CMS' review of 2016 plan designs for individual policies sold on and off of health exchanges. The agency is expected to send deficiency notices to carriers by the end of June.AIS Health ...


06.25.15

SCOTUS Decision Could Deter State-Owned Exchanges

The New York Times interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, for an article on how the Supreme Court's decision in King v. Burwell could potentially deter states from building and operating their own health exchanges.When the Affordable Care Act ...


06.25.15

The Importance of the King v. Burwell Decision

Law360 quoted Manatt's Melinda Dutton, a partner in the firm's Healthcare practice, for an article on why the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in King v. Burwell is important. The court ruled that consumer subsidies can continue flowing through all of the Affordable Care Act's health ...


06.25.15

Will Conservatives Accept ACA After King v. Burwell?

NBC News interviewed Manatt's Michael Kolber, an associate in the firm's Healthcare practice, for an article on the likelihood of Republicans accepting health reform, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld federal subsidies under the Affordable Care Act."I do expect that given the ...