In The News

06.05.17

Legal 500 US Recognizes Manatt Practices Among Top in Nation

Manatt has received nine national practice area rankings in the newly released 2017 edition of The Legal 500 United States. Additionally, two Manatt partners—Robert Belfort and Lindsay Conner—were recognized in the elite "Leading Lawyers" list for their areas.  The Legal ...


06.05.17

Alaska’s Health Insurance Plan Could Be Hard to Copy

CQ Magazine quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on how Alaska was able to keep its health insurance premiums low at a time when nearly every state was seeing their ACA rates jump.   The publication reports that Alaska successfully put in ...


05.31.17

How to Stabilize the Individual Insurance Market

Medpage Today quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on why Congress and the Trump administration must act now to stabilize the individual insurance market.   The publication reports that this is a “slim, struggling slice” of the ...


05.24.17

Challenges of Capping Medicaid Spending

Modern Healthcare quoted Manatt’s Deborah Bachrach, a partner with Manatt Health, in an article about the difficulties of converting open-ended federal funding for all Medicaid beneficiaries into a system of capped payments to the states.   Beyond the technical difficulties, the ...


05.22.17

Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Hang in the Balance

CNBC interviewed Manatt’s Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about the potential fate of cost-sharing reductions amidst a lawsuit challenging their legality.   If the executive branch had decided to drop its defense of the case—which ...


05.19.17

Medicare Advantage Fraud Investigations Could Affect Insurance Models

Modern Healthcare interviewed Manatt’s Michael Kolber, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article on how insurers are likely to change the way they do business as the DOJ increases its focus on investigating alleged fraud in the Medicare Advantage program.   The publication reports ...


05.18.17

Far-Reaching WI Draft Waiver Goes to CMS for Review

Inside Health Policy interviewed Manatt’s Patricia Boozang, a senior managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about Wisconsin’s draft 1115 waiver, which could be administratively complicated to implement.   Boozang told the publication that the draft has several ideas ...


05.10.17

Insurers’ Rate Hikes Are Warning Signs in Unstable Market

Modern Healthcare quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, in an article about health insurers that are asking state regulators to approve giant rate increases for 2018 individual policies.The publication reports that the severity of the requested rate hikes was a ...


05.10.17

The Politics of Healthcare Legislation

WCNY interviewed Manatt’s Bruce Gyory, a senior advisor with the firm’s government and regulatory practice, for a segment on how politics impact healthcare legislation.Gyory explained that historically, “whoever has owned the healthcare system has lost politically. The Democrats ...


05.09.17

AHA May Ask Trump to Ease IT Regulations

Politico quoted Manatt’s Stephanie Anthony, a director with Manatt Health, for an article about what the American Hospital Association may pitch to President Donald Trump as priorities for easing regulations.The publication suggests that IT regulations may be among the top targets. Facilities ...