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07.19.18

New Webinar: Protecting Your Organization From Ransomware Attacks

Join Us on July 31 for a New Manatt Webinar, “Ransomware Attacks in Healthcare: Preparing and Protecting Your Organization.”


07.19.18

Shared-Services Model for Small Practices: PHIP Final Report

As healthcare reform progresses, primary care practices are facing two major challenges.


07.19.18

Now on Demand: Compliance Oversight and Program Integrity in Medicaid Managed Care

There is a growing trend among states to develop more rigorous methods for overseeing and enforcing contract requirements with Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs).


07.19.18

Departments Survive Legal Challenge, Clarify “Greatest-of-Three” Regulation

On May 1, 2018, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services and the Treasury (Departments) clarified the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) “greatest-of-three” regulation (GOT regulation) in response to an entry of summary judgment against the ...


07.19.18

Healthcare Transparency: Where We Stand, What Policymakers Can Do

The HHS secretary’s first initiative, including requiring hospitals to post their charge-master prices, may have some value in causing hospitals to rethink list prices, but there are better ways to enhance transparency.


07.19.18

The Promise of All-Payer Claims Databases

All-Payer Claims Databases (APCDs) are some of our nation’s most powerful healthcare data assets, yet information about what they are, the populations and the types of data they include, and how they can be effectively deployed has been slow to reach potential users.


07.19.18

The Supreme Court’s American Express Decision and Healthcare Steering

On June 25, 2018, the Supreme Court held that American Express Co.’s “non-discrimination” rules that prevented merchants from steering customers to other credit card brands do not violate the federal antitrust laws.


07.19.18

What California’s New Consumer Privacy Bill Means for Healthcare

California Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 375, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), into law on June 28, 2018.


07.10.18

State Telehealth Laws and Medicaid Policies: 50-State Survey Findings

The use of telemedicine services is growing nationwide as providers and payors seek to improve access and better manage patient care, while reducing health care spending.


06.26.18

Virginia Expands Medicaid

On June 7, 2018, Virginia joined 32 other states and the District of Columbia in expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act to adults with incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL).