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09.26.14

Reuters Quotes Deborah Bachrach on Pennsylvania's Medicaid Expansion Plan

Reuters interviewed Manatt's Deborah Bachrach, a partner in the firm's Healthcare division, for an article on the momentum that is building around Medicaid expansion among initially reluctant states.Reuters reports that up to a dozen states, including several led by Republicans, could move ...


09.23.14

Modern Healthcare Quotes Joel Ario on Increased Insurer Competition on Health Exchanges

Modern Healthcare interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on the increasing number of insurers who will be competing for consumers' business on the exchanges during the second year of Obamacare enrollments.Modern Healthcare reports that the ...


09.22.14

Deborah Bachrach Interviewed by Bloomberg on Arkansas's Medicaid Expansion Plan

Manatt's Deborah Bachrach, a partner in the firm's Healthcare division, was interviewed by Bloomberg BNA for an article on how Arkansas's Medicaid expansion plan can be a blueprint for other states.Bloomberg BNA says that despite a recent report faulting Arkansas's Medicaid ...


09.09.14

Modern Healthcare Taps Deborah Bachrach for Article on Arkansas Medicaid Expansion Costs

Modern Healthcare tapped Manatt's Deborah Bachrach, a partner in the firm's Healthcare division, for an article on the Government Accountability Office's recently released report that says the CMS will spend about $778 million more for Arkansas' Medicaid expansion program than what ...


08.27.14

Joel Ario Discusses Federal Health Exchange's New Leader

Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, spoke to Information Week about the appointment of Healthcare.gov's first-ever CEO, Kevin Counihan.As reported by Information Week, Counihan will run Healthcare.gov operations, manage relationships with state exchanges, and run the ...


08.18.14

Best Lawyers Recognizes 62 Manatt Lawyers for 2015

The Best Lawyers in America selected 62 Manatt attorneys for inclusion in its list of America's leading lawyers for 2015. The annual list of leading attorneys is based entirely on a rigorous national peer-review survey involving more than 5.5 million evaluations.Representing a broad ...


08.18.14

Bachrach, Boggs Named "Lawyers of the Year"

Deborah Bachrach and T. Hale Boggs Identified as Standouts for 2015Manatt partners Deborah Bachrach and T. Hale Boggs have been named "Lawyers of the Year" for 2015 by The Best Lawyers in America. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as ...


08.13.14

Politico Looks to Joel Ario on Possible Insurance Rate Increases

Politico interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, for an article on potential double-digit rate hikes on Obamacare health plans.As reported by Politico, residents in some states face hikes of 11 percent to nearly 18 percent in proposed rates. Although ...


08.12.14

Joel Ario Speaks to National Journal on Governors' Potential to Set Up State Exchanges

Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, spoke to National Journal for an article on a round of court challenges that could soon allow state governors to decide whether to provide subsidized coverage on the insurance exchanges.National Journal reports that a recent ...


08.12.14

Joel Ario Comments on 'Adequate' Networks Regulation

Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, spoke to MedPage Today for an article on how state insurance regulators are revising a model rule addressing the need for "adequate" networks of providers.As reported by MedPage Today, the National Association of ...