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05.01.18

Medicaid Expansion in Virginia Comes With a Catch

Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, was interviewed by Huffington Post for an article on Virginia’s potentially expanding Medicaid coverage to as many as 400,000 residents.The catch, according to the publication, is that any new Medicaid expansion bill that comes out of ...


04.25.18

White House Position on Partial Medicaid Expansion Is Unclear

Manatt’s Patricia Boozang, a senior managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by Roll Call Online on changes to the Medicaid program.Questions of Medicaid expansion have arisen, the publication noted, but it is unclear how the Trump administration will land on the issue of partial ...


04.24.18

Manatt Announces Expansion of Healthcare Practice

Manatt announced today the expansion of its national healthcare practice with the additions of Keith R. Anderson and Linda S. Moroney and Shannon Lorbiecki to the firm’s Chicago office.


04.23.18

Humana Acquires Curo Health Services for $1.4B

Law360 covered Manatt’s representation of Humana in a transaction involving the acquisition of Curo, one of the nation’s largest hospice providers. The acquisition was carried out by a joint venture owned by Humana and two private equity firms, and is valued at roughly $1.4 billion. The ...


04.19.18

Trump’s Plans to Lower Drug Costs Remain Mystery to Congress

Manatt’s Ian Spatz, a senior advisor with Manatt Health, was quoted by Inside Health Policy for an article examining the administration’s plan to lower the cost of prescription drugs.According to the publication, Congress has not been privy to the specifics of President Trump’s ...


04.14.18

Changes to ACA Silver Plans Could Increase Premiums by 34 Percent

Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by Modern Healthcare for an article examining the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) reconstruction.The Congressional Budget Office projected that premiums for the most popular ACA exchange silver plans would increase by an ...


04.13.18

Federal Efforts to Recoup Money Unlikely to Impact Managed Care

Manatt’s Jocelyn Guyer, a managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted in a Healthcare Financial Management Association’s hfm magazine on the Trump administration’s initiatives to confirm Affordable Care Act Medicaid enrollee eligibility.Guyer explained that hospitals and ...


03.28.18

Medicaid Could Move From Entitlement to Temporary Assistance Program

Manatt’s Patricia Boozang, a senior managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by Managed Care in an article examining major changes to the Medicaid program.


03.26.18

How Can Medicaid Help Combat the Opioid Epidemic?

Manatt's Patricia Boozang, a senior managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted in Biopharma Drive for an article on insurance payers using data to flag those at risk of opioid abuse.


03.22.18

Omnibus Excludes Cost Sharing, Federal Reinsurance Funding

Modern Healthcare quoted Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on the two-year omnibus spending bill that the House of Representatives passed in March. Excluded from the bill is funding for cost-sharing reduction payments and a federal reinsurance ...