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12.24.15

Momentous Healthcare Litigation to Occur in 2016

Law360 interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on the healthcare industry's 2016 legal docket, which is filled with momentous litigation that will shape the future of False Claims liability, Affordable Care Act coverage and abortion ...


12.15.15

ACA Section 1332 Narrowed by Restrictions

Modern Healthcare interviewed Manatt's Deborah Bachrach, a partner in the firm's Healthcare practice, for an article on the restrictions that the Obama administration has placed in its final guidance of Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act, potentially making it difficult for states to ...


11.23.15

CMS Seeks User Fees From States Using Federal Exchange

Inside Health Policy interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on CMS' proposed user fee rate of three percent for state-based marketplaces that use the federal platform. This is the first instance in which CMS has suggested a figure for how much ...


11.19.15

Unanswered ACA Questions Remain

PoliticoPro interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, for an article on how the health law could be undermined if the Obama administration doesn't finalize one of the last remaining pieces of the Affordable Care Act.PoliticoPro reports that the ACA ...


11.18.15

AMA Calls for Ban on Prescription Drug Advertising

Marketplace interviewed Manatt's Ian Spatz, a senior advisor in the firm's Healthcare practice, for an article on the American Medical Association's call to ban direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs and medical devices. The group says the advertisements are boosting ...


11.02.15

Practices Ranked Among Top in Nation by U.S. News

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2016 “Best Law Firms” rankings, with Manatt earning seven Tier 1 national rankings and 25 Tier 1 metropolitan designations in the sixth edition. In addition, the firm has been named “Law Firm of the Year” in ...


10.26.15

Healthcare.gov Gets a Makeover

The New York Times interviewed Manatt's Jocelyn Guyer, a director with Manatt Health Solutions, for an article on the newly remodeled version of HealthCare.gov. Entering the health act's third open enrollment season, the site offers consumers a relatively easy way to renew coverage and ...


10.09.15

ACA Provision Expands "Small Group" Definition

Inside Health Insurance Exchanges interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, for an article on the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employers Act that was recently enacted by President Obama. The legislation changes a provision of the Affordable Care Act ...


10.06.15

Keeping Premiums Down Is Priority Number One

Bloomberg BNA quoted Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article recapping a reporters' briefing on open enrollment for 2016, which was attended by Ario. The next ACA open enrollment runs from Nov. 1 through Jan. 31, 2016, for 2016 health plans.From the ...


10.02.15

HHS Cuts Risk Corridor Payments

Politico Pro interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on the new challenges insurers face since HHS announced that it will only disburse a fraction of requested payments to health plans in the risk corridor program.Politico Pro reports that HHS ...