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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.


12.15.16

Repeal of ACA Medicaid Expansion: Critical Questions for States

Much of the post-election debate over the potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has focused on the fate of the Marketplaces, the mandate, and popular insurance reforms such as the ban on preexisting conditions.


08.17.16

Medicaid: States’ Powerful Tool to Combat the Opioid Crisis

As a major source of coverage and payment in all states, Medicaid programs are answering the charge to fight the opioid epidemic. Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has amplified Medicaid’s role.


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 ...


05.20.16

Manatt on Medicaid: Beneficiary Support and Enrollment Requirements

On April 25, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule that significantly overhauls regulations governing Medicaid managed care.


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.


05.09.16

Manatt on Medicaid: Massachusetts Releases Details on Forthcoming DSRIP Waiver Proposal

On April 14, 2016, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services released new details on a proposed restructuring of the MassHealth (Massachusetts Medicaid) payment and delivery system.


05.06.16

Manatt on Medicaid: Ohio Releases Draft Waiver Request to Implement Major Medicaid Coverage Reforms

On April 15, 2016, Ohio released a draft Section 1115 waiver application to implement the Healthy Ohio Program.


12.23.15

Manatt on Medicaid: CMS Approves Michigan's Waiver Amendment to Reform ACA Medicaid Expansion

On December 17, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Michigan’s request to amend its Healthy Michigan Section 1115 demonstration, through which the State provides coverage for more than 594,000 newly eligible adults in its Medicaid managed care program.


12.18.15

Lessons from Hawaii's Trailblazing ACA 1332 Waiver Proposal

Section 1332 of the ACA authorizes states to request waivers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of the Treasury of key components of the ACA's coverage provisions.