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07.27.17

Manatt Named to American Lawyer’s A-List Top 20

Manatt has been named to The American Lawyer’s “A-List” ranking of the top 20 law firms in the nation for 2017.   The A-List rankings, which The American Lawyer says include “the most elite law firms in America,” are based on results in five areas: revenue per ...


07.25.17

How HHS Might Let States Decide Essential Health Benefits

In a Bloomberg BNA article, Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, discussed potential regulatory changes in governing the Affordable Care Act. The Department of Health and Human Services has legal latitude in this situation, and can use it whether or not the ACA is ...


07.21.17

Los Angeles Times Cites Manatt Health Study on ACA Repeal

The Los Angeles Times cited Manatt Health’s recent study in an article which discussed the increased premiums that Americans may face under Senate Republican healthcare proposals. The study, by Manatt Health partner Deborah Bachrach and Manatt Health senior managing director Patricia Boozang, ...


07.21.17

Will Federal Insurance Waivers Help States Self-Regulate?

Manatt Health managing director Joel Ario was quoted by The Heritage Foundation in an article discussing how the Senate healthcare bill would allow states to regulate their own insurance markets.   The bill, according to the publication, would allow states to take advantage of a broad waiver ...


07.16.17

Kolber Named a Rising Star of 2017 by Law360

Law360 has named Manatt’s Michael Kolber, a partner with Manatt Health, to its list of Rising Stars for 2017. Kolber is one of five lawyers in the country to be recognized in the Health category.   The publication received more than 1,200 submissions for this distinction. A team of ...


07.16.17

ACA Repeal Could Leave Millions of Sick Americans Without Coverage

Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times on how new proposals could leave Americans with pre-existing conditions without coverage.   The Los Angeles Times reports that the Affordable Care Act equalized the way health insurers ...


07.16.17

Will Phase-Outs Help States Keep Medicaid Expansions?

The Hill quoted Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, on Medicaid expansions. According to the publication, some states may end their Medicaid expansions earlier than 2024 if the Senate GOP’s healthcare bill becomes the law, because maintaining expanded eligibility could ...


07.10.17

Ario Predicts Likelihood of Affordable Care Act Repeal in Senate

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 ...


06.26.17

States to Face Intense Fiscal Pressure Under Senate Health Bill

CNN Money quoted Manatt’s Jocelyn Guyer, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on the far-reaching effects that the new healthcare bill would have on Medicaid.   As CNN Money reports, one aspect of the bill is to allow states to receive a lump sum, known as a block ...


06.23.17

Draft Bill Would Lead to Coverage Losses for People on Medicaid

Inside Health Policy interviewed Manatt’s Jocelyn Guyer, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on the Senate Republican’s draft healthcare bill. In its current form, the Senate bill makes Medicaid cuts easier for states to handle in the short term, but more drastic in ...