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11.01.16

U.S. News Ranks Manatt Practices Among Top in Nation

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have included Manatt in nine Tier 1 national practice rankings and 25 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings for the 2017 “Best Law Firms” guide. The firm has also been named “Law Firm of the Year” in Advertising Law and Entertainment Law ...


10.31.16

Provider-Sponsored Regional Plans Serve Varied Health Needs

Insurance Business interviewed Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about his role in the Affordable Care Act and how the program is working now.In response to a question about what advice he would give insurance companies on the exchanges, Ario ...


10.26.16

Lawmakers Need to Work Together for Constituents’ Sake

Morning Consult quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about the partisan debate over the Affordable Care Act.Ario told the publication that if Hillary Cilnton, who plans to build on the law rather than repeal it, were to be elected, then Republicans ...


10.26.16

Ario Interviewed on NPR Regarding ACA Developments

NPR interviewed Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, on The Diane Rehm Show for a segment about the Affordable Care Act’s future under a new administration, as well as a discussion of recent rate increases and subsidies.Despite the high rate increases that have ...


10.25.16

What to Do if Your Insurer Has Left the Exchange

CBS MoneyWatch interviewed Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about what consumers should do if their health insurance company is pulling out of the exchange business next year.Ario’s advice was four-fold: First, Ario advised consumers to watch ...


10.24.16

Off-Exchange Market Poses New Questions for Health Insurance

Modern Healthcare quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about how the ACA marketplace compares with the off-exchange health insurance market.The publication reports that one reason some consumers go off the exchanges is that they find it simpler to ...


10.24.16

KY Medicaid Waiver Proposes Radical Changes

The Hill Extra quoted Manatt’s Deborah Bachrach, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article about the extended comment period for the controversial Kentucky Medicaid waiver. CMS extended the comment period after receiving an unprecedented number of responses to the proposal to change ...


10.21.16

Reinsurance Could Aid in Costs That Cause Higher Premiums

The Wall Street Journal quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, in an article about the discussion surrounding changes to the Affordable Care Act that are in response to rising insurance premiums. Pressure is coming from insurers, who say without reform they will be ...


10.19.16

Affordable Care Act Marketplaces Likely to Continue Growing

The Hill quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about the Obama administration’s final push to solidify the Affordable Care Act before leaving office. The administration has projected that about one million more people will sign up for ...


10.18.16

Strategies for Improving ACA Exchanges

Modern Healthcare quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about strategies to improve the ACA’s insurance exchange. Problems range from people dropping coverage after receiving expensive medical services to an absence of young, healthy ...