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05.22.20

New York Submits COVID-19 1115 Waiver Application

On May 11, 2020, New York State submitted a COVID-19 1115 waiver application to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), leveraging the opportunity to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) as described in the March 22, 2020, State Medicaid Director letter and template ...


03.20.20

Summary of Key Healthcare Provisions in the Second COVID-19 Stimulus Bill

Late Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. Senate passed—by a 90-8 vote—the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, a COVID-19 stimulus package.


03.16.20

COVID-19 Manatt Health Update

Early Saturday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives passed—by an overwhelming 363–40 vote—the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, a COVID stimulus package. 


08.29.19

DHS Public Charge Regulation Could Drive Medicaid Coverage Losses

On August 14, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a final rule that imposes significant new barriers on immigrants legally applying to enter and remain in the country.


07.25.19

Blueprint Promotes Medicaid Strategies Targeting Children’s Social/Emotional Health

In the first three years of life, a child’s brain is developing at an unparalleled pace.


10.30.18

Proposed Public Charge Regulation Could Have Significant Coverage Impact

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a long-anticipated proposed rule that would dramatically change the extent to which the use of public benefits—including Medicaid and the Medicare low-income drug subsidy—can impact certain immigrants’ legal status.


06.30.16

Transparency and Decision Support for Medicaid Managed Care Consumers

Today three-quarters of the over 60 million Americans enrolled in Medicaid will access some or all of their coverage through managed care.


06.23.16

Real-Time Data Analytics in Government Investigations and Reducing Exposure

It is not every day that the words “innovative” and “nimble” are used when referring to an agency of the federal government bureaucracy. Yet, after studying the playbook of sophisticated corporations, the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT), run ...


05.12.16

Manatt on Medicaid: CMS Finalizes Overhaul of Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Rules

This Manatt on Medicaid is the first in a series of updates focused on CMS's new Medicaid/CHIP managed care regulations.


06.11.15

CMS Proposes Overhaul of Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Rules

On May 26, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to overhaul the regulations governing Medicaid managed care and make conforming changes to the rules that govern the state Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).