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08.30.18

CMS Releases Guidance Formalizing Budget Neutrality Policies

On August 22, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a State Medicaid Director Letter (SMDL) memorializing its long-standing budget neutrality policies requiring that waivers under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act (1115 waivers) cost no more to the federal ...


12.12.17

North Carolina: Amended 1115 Waiver Application

On November 20, 2017, North Carolina submitted an amended 1115 waiver application to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking authority to invest $1.2 billion over five years in a range of targeted initiatives that, taken together with a transition from fee-for-service to ...


03.16.17

Repealing the Medicaid Expansion: Implications for Montana

Federal decisions regarding Medicaid expansion would affect access to healthcare for more than 71,000 Montanans covered under Montana’s bipartisan Health and Economic Livelihood Partnership (HELP) Act.


03.02.17

Capped Federal Medicaid Funding: Implications for Texas

Under the current system, the federal government matches state spending on Medicaid so long as the state follows federal Medicaid rules.


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.


12.16.16

Special Edition: Comparison of Key Repeal and Replace Proposals

As the incoming Congress and administration develop plans to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA), analysis of five earlier repeal and replace proposals provides insights into the key features likely to appear in any forthcoming repeal and replace legislation.


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.


05.31.16

Manatt on Medicaid: CMS Introduces Time-Limited MMC Supplemental Payments

On April 25, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its highly anticipated final rule to overhaul the regulations governing Medicaid managed care (MMC) and make conforming changes to state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) regulations.


02.24.16

The Connected Patient: Using Digital Health in Care Management

Broadly speaking, connected health is a model for healthcare delivery that uses technology to provide healthcare remotely.


08.13.15

Manatt on Medicaid: Impact of Obergefell v. Hodges on Healthcare Coverage for Same-Sex Couples

In a 5-4 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges released on June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court held that same-sex marriage is a fundamental right guaranteed by the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution, expanding the right to gay marriage to the remaining 13 states that had not previously allowed ...