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09.22.16

The Election’s Impact on Healthcare: Preparing for Potential Scenarios

Election 2016 will have a major impact on federal and state healthcare policy. To be prepared for all the possibilities, it’s critical to understand the political dynamics that will be in play under each potential scenario—and what they will mean for healthcare stakeholders.


09.20.16

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, September 20, 2016

Study finds that Marketplace premiums are lower than employer-based premiums, even without federal subsidies; New York regulators move to shield insurers from outsized federal risk adjustment payments; and Missouri will seek CMS approval to charge Medicaid enrollees for missed appointments.


09.13.16

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, September 13, 2016

CMS denies Ohio’s Medicaid 1115 waiver request citing the State’s premium proposal; HHS will use 2015 risk corridors collections for remaining 2014 payments; and Alabama closes its Medicaid budget shortfall.


09.07.16

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, September 7, 2016

The national uninsurance rate hits a record low; Georgia’s Chamber of Commerce outlines three Medicaid expansion proposals; and California legislation targets surprise medical bills.


08.30.16

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, August 30, 2016

A federal report finds that Marketplace premiums are lower in expansion states; Massachusetts and Pennsylvania launch prescription drug monitoring systems; and Kentucky submits a slightly modified Medicaid expansion waiver to CMS.


08.25.16

Manatt on Medicaid: Monthly Expansion Recap, August 2016

A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 33% of Californians uninsured in 2013 are now enrolled in Medi-Cal, the State’s Medicaid program. That percentage accounts for the largest share of Californians that have gained health insurance since 2013, when Governor Jerry Brown ...


08.24.16

Section 1332 Waivers: Will We See More State Innovation?

Stakeholders across the country are focused on effectively implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and making incremental—not radical—changes to it.


08.23.16

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, August 23, 2016

HealthCare.gov plans an open enrollment pilot that will let consumers compare provider network breadth; new Medicaid enrollees reduce out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs by nearly 60%; and Kansas’s Governor announces his intent to restore Medicaid reimbursement rates.


08.17.16

Medicaid: States’ Powerful Tool to Combat the Opioid Crisis

As a major source of coverage and payment in all states, Medicaid programs are answering the charge to fight the opioid epidemic. Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has amplified Medicaid’s role.


08.16.16

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, August 16, 2016

CMS’s risk adjustment program data signals an improving risk pool while the agency announces plans to modify the program; California enrolls 134,000 undocumented immigrant children into Medicaid; and Oregon approves increases to previously-approved rates to maintain insurer participation and ...