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07.16.14

Joel Ario Quoted on Health of State Exchanges

Information Week quoted Manatt's JoelArio, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, for an article on the state-level health exchanges that are still a work in progress.Information Week reports that, initially, 14 states planned to implement their own insurance shopping sites. But one ...


07.08.14

Joel Ario Comments on Importance of Encouraging Health Exchange Consumers to Shop

Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, spoke to Health Exchange Alert on how the Obama administration's proposed automatic renewal policy on the federal health exchange can be successful.Health Exchange Alert reports that the proposed auto-renewal policy ...


07.07.14

Manatt Adds Top California Healthcare Trial Lawyer to National Team

Manatt announced today that John M. LeBlanc has joined the firm's litigation practice as a partner in the Los Angeles office.


07.05.14

Modern Healthcare Turns to Manatt Professional on AMC Consolidation

Modern Healthcare turned to Manatt's Thomas Enders, a senior managing director with Manatt Health, for insight into the potential shake-up of U.S. academic medicine.Modern Healthcare reports that the pending combination of Arizona's only academic medical center with the state's largest ...


07.03.14

Modern Healthcare Interviews Joel Ario on Potential Effects of Hobby Lobby Decision

Modern Healthcare interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, for an article on how the U.S. Supreme Court may have laid the groundwork for a shift away from employer-sponsored health plans by exempting closely held corporations from a federal regulation ...


06.26.14

Joel Ario Discusses Auto Re-Enrollment on Health Exchanges

Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, discussed with Modern Healthcare a proposed rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services to automatically re-enroll individuals who signed up for coverage through the state and federal exchanges.Modern Healthcare reports ...


06.25.14

Legal 500 Ranks Manatt Practices in National Guide

Manatt has garnered seven national practice area rankings in the newly released 2014 edition of The Legal 500 United States, published on June 25, 2014. Three Manatt partners, Robert Belfort, Linda Goldstein and David Grinberg, were also recognized as "Leading Lawyers" in their areas.The ...


06.13.14

Deborah Bachrach Discusses Findings of Manatt Health Solutions Report

Manatt's Deborah Bachrach, a partner in the firm's Healthcare practice, spoke to MedScape Medical News about a report prepared by Manatt Health that found that physicians must first address patients' social needs, such as whether a patient has a home or heat, before they can ...


06.05.14

Joel Ario Discusses Challenges Facing New HHS Secretary with Modern Healthcare

Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, spoke to Modern Healthcare about the critical issues that await incoming HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who was confirmed by the Senate on June 5, 2014.Modern Healthcare reports that Burwell faces major issues related to ...


05.30.14

Politico Quotes Joel Ario on Increasing Reliance of HealthCare.gov

Politico quoted Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, on states' reliance on the federal health exchange.Politico reports that 36 states currently rely on the federal health exchange, HealthCare.gov, to enroll people in coverage. At least two more states are opting in ...