White Papers

04.30.24

Long-Term Services & Supports (LTSS) in Massachusetts

Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) are a range of medical and nonmedical services and supports that people of all ages with disabilities and chronic conditions use to meet their medical, personal care, and daily needs.


04.24.24

Expanding Access to Telehealth for Medication Abortion Care in a Constrained Policy Environment

With Co-Authors: Dana Northcraft and Emily Schacter Abortion is a safe and an essential health care service. 1 For over twenty years, medication has been used for abortion care safely during the first trimester through the use of two medications – mifepristone and ...


04.24.24

Manatt Launches Health AI Policy Tracker

Manatt’s new Health AI Policy Tracker identifies key federal and state AI policy activity most relevant to the health care industry.


04.22.24

Emerging Opportunities for State-Based Marketplaces (SBMs)

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces have nearly tripled their enrollment in their first decade of operation, from eight million people in 2014 to 21.4 million in 2024.


03.27.24

Policy Opportunities to Expand Equitable Access to Telehealth Across New York State

Telehealth utilization spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, facilitated by state and federal policy change through the public health emergency declaration. Before and throughout the pandemic, New York State enacted several temporary measures to expand access to telehealth.


02.25.24

Future of Health: The Emerging Landscape of Augmented Intelligence in Health Care

In this comprehensive report, the AMA and Manatt Health explore the transformational potential of augmented intelligence (AI) in the practice of medicine and outline practical considerations for physicians who are using or considering using AI-based tools for clinical or administrative purposes.




02.08.24

Improving Access to Care for Pregnant & Postpartum People With Opioid Use Disorder: Recommendations

In recent years, opioid-related overdoses have become a leading cause of death associated with pregnancy and the postpartum period, with mortality rates rising more than 80% between 2017 and 2020. This increase exacerbates a mounting maternal mortality and morbidity crisis and underscores the ...




02.07.24

States Can Still Maximize Coverage Retention Through 1902(e)(14) Flexibilities

To date, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved nearly 400 section 1902(e)(14) waivers that 52 states and territories are employing to support the return to regular eligibility and enrollment operations.


02.06.24

Future of Health: Imperatives for Advancing Data Sharing to Support Digitally Enabled Care

Traditional brick-and-mortar health care organizations and digital health companies are actively partnering to provide novel, digitally enabled care models to patients. Despite the potential of these new care models, it is critical that they do not inadvertently increase fragmentation of health ...




01.18.24

Strengthening the No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution Process: Stakeholder Perspective

Every year, millions of people receive balance bills—additional out-of-pocket charges after insurance has paid its share—from out-of-network health care providers, facilities, or air ambulance providers, many of which are unexpected, so-called “surprise” bills.