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02.14.17

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, February 14, 2017

Tom Price is confirmed as the new head of Health and Human Services; Georgia and Missouri legislatures call for new Medicaid waivers to implement capped funding; and the uninsurance rate hits a new low in 2016.


02.07.17

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, February 7, 2017

HealthCare.gov enrollment is down, while State-based Marketplace enrollment is up at the end of 2017 open enrollment; Hawaii, Massachusetts and Oregon introduce legislation to codify ACA reforms in state law in case of repeal; and Indiana requests an extension of its Medicaid expansion waiver.


01.31.17

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, January 31, 2017

The National Governors Association and National Association of Insurance Commissioners weigh in on ACA repeal and replace; CBO releases new Medicaid and Marketplace enrollment estimates; and Massachusetts proposes reinstating its employer mandate.


01.26.17

Manatt on Medicaid: Monthly Expansion Recap, January 2017

Democratic Governors, joined by some of their Republican colleagues, are actively making the case to Congress for maintaining Medicaid expansion.


01.24.17

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, January 24, 2017

New repeal and replace legislation would shift some decisions on ACA reforms to states; President Trump signs an ACA executive order; and a Kansas legislator introduces a new Medicaid expansion bill.


01.23.17

Top Five Healthcare Antitrust Trends to Watch in 2017

Antitrust enforcement and litigation had a big year in 2016. In this article, we look back at the most significant cases for the healthcare industry over the last year to identify key trends to watch for in 2017.


01.18.17

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, January 18, 2017

CBO estimates 27 million would lose coverage under partial ACA repeal in the first year after elimination of Marketplace subsidies and Medicaid expansion; a federal judge orders delay in submission of North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion proposal; and New York moves to protect contraceptive ...


01.10.17

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, January 10, 2017

Physician groups and American Enterprise Institute authors come out against ACA repeal without a replacement; Hawaii’s 1332 waiver is the first to receive federal approval; and North Carolina’s Governor moves to expand Medicaid.


01.05.17

Manatt on Medicaid: Monthly Expansion Recap, December 2016

The Arkansas Health Reform Legislative Task Force met for the last time to approve its final report, which includes findings and recommendations on health coverage in Arkansas, including the finding that continuing Medicaid expansion would save the State $637 million from 2017 to 2021.


12.21.16

Capping Federal Medicaid Funding: Key Financing Issues for States

President-elect Donald Trump and Republican congressional leadership have called for a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and a fundamental overhaul of the Medicaid program that would include imposing caps on federal funding to states.