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12.23.14

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, Dec 23, 2014

With the holiday season underway, this week the Federal government awarded $110 million in exchange establishment grants, released proposed rules to permit employees to receive employer-sponsored insurance and tax credits, and issued a draft Letter to insurers seeking to offer plans on the ...


12.16.14

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, Dec 16, 2014

Enrollment numbers and Medicaid reform top the news this week.


12.09.14

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, Dec 09, 2014

Several federal reports topped the news this week: 2015 Marketplace plans are more affordable than last year; more than three-quarters of applicants through the Federally Facilitated Marketplace have selected a plan to date; and, health spending growth is at its lowest rate since 1960.


12.03.14

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, Dec 03, 2014

This week, a federal Issuer Bulletin describes how issuers in the Federally Facilitated Marketplace will identify their existing enrollees who are switching plans for 2015 coverage.


11.25.14

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, Nov 25, 2014

In this week’s highlights, new proposed guidance from the feds would allow default renewals to lower cost plans and bring enhanced transparency to Qualified Health Plan rate increases; open Enrollment hits its stride – including in several states with new or revamped Marketplaces; D.C. ...


11.19.14

“Healthcare-Related” Calls: Ambiguity at the Intersection of HIPAA and TCPA

The TCPA prohibits calls and text messages (collectively referred to as “calls”)2 from being transmitted to a consumer’s mobile device using an autodialer, as well as prerecorded messages from being placed on landlines, without the recipient’s prior consent.


11.18.14

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, Nov 18, 2014

With the 2015 Open Enrollment Period (OEP) officially launched as of November 15, this week’s news highlights Marketplaces’ preparation for and tracking of outreach and enrollment – including 100,000 applications submitted on healthcare.gov by the end of the first day of OEP.


11.11.14

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, Nov 11, 2014

With the conclusion of the midterm elections last week and open enrollment just around the corner, this week’s news highlights both renewed pledges from the opposition and a flurry of implementation activity in the states.


11.04.14

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, Nov 4, 2014

In this week’s news, many states’ Marketplaces have begun to communicate with current enrollees about how to renew their coverage during the 2015 Open Enrollment Period; meanwhile, the federal government announced the extension of several policies, including the use of paper-based ...


10.28.14

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, Oct 28, 2014

This week, states’ Marketplaces are busy preparing for the 2015 Open Enrollment Period.