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08.03.17

Can Congress Cure the Affordable Care Act?

Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by CBS News on state stability funds as a way to stabilize the insurance marketplace. According to the publication, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are turning their attention to stabilizing the insurance marketplace ...


08.03.17

GOP States Consider Medicaid Work Requirements

Manatt’s Deborah Bachrach, a partner with Manatt Health, was quoted by The Hill in an article discussing how GOP states have moved to cut Medicaid. According to the publication, at least six states with GOP governors – Arkansas, Kentucky, Arizona, Maine, Wisconsin and Indiana – ...


08.02.17

Federal Experiment May Save Money for MA Medicaid

Modern Healthcare mentioned Manatt’s Stephanie Anthony, a director with Manatt Health, in an article on a federal experiment that tests better ways to manage benefits and care for low-income and disabled Americans. The test is showing signs of saving money, despite initial ...


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 ...