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03.20.18

ACA Stabilization Measures Excluded From Omnibus

Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by MedPageToday for an article on Affordable Care Act (ACA) stabilization measures.Provisions aimed to lower ACA premiums and give insurers firmer footing, the publication noted, have been excluded from the omnibus ...


03.20.18

Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans Yield Profits

Manatt’s Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, a managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by Healthcare Dive for an article on the profitability of Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) health insurance plans.The publication noted that a review of the financial filings for 29 BCBS plans revealed that some ...


03.19.18

Manatt Health White Paper Examines Medicaid Funding for Opioid Treatment

Becker’s Hospital Review cited Manatt Health’s white paper, Medicaid: Linchpin in State Strategies to Address Opioid Epidemic, and quoted Manatt’s Patricia Boozang, a senior managing director with Manatt Health.


03.18.18

V-BID Principles for Public Payers

Manatt’s Adam Finkelstein, a counsel with Manatt Health, was quoted by AMJC.com for an article on the University of Michigan’s Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) Center’s annual V-BID Summit, where Finkelstein was a panelist. The session focused on expanding the role of V-BID ...


03.12.18

Compliance Is First Step in Record-Sharing Regulation

Manatt’s Alexander Dworkowitz, an associate with Manatt Health, was quoted by Bloomberg BNA in a healthcare policy report article examining whether healthcare providers have enough information on and access to patients’ addiction histories.Dworkowitz explained that helping healthcare ...


03.09.18

Who Will Work Requirements Impact the Most?

Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, was interviewed by Modern Healthcare for an article on Medicaid work requirements.In Arkansas, experts predict that more than the estimated 63,000 people will lose Medicaid coverage due to work requirements, the publication noted.“They ...


03.09.18

Non-ACA-Compliant ‘Freedom Plans’ Rejected in Idaho

Boise State Public Radio interviewed Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on Idaho’s attempt to avoid Affordable Care Act provisions.In January, Idaho Governor Butch Otter issued an executive order encouraging insurance providers to come up with ...


03.06.18

Arkansas’ Medicaid Work Requirements Go One Step Further

Manatt’s Patricia Boozang, a senior managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by TheWashington Post for an article on Arkansas’ new Medicaid work requirements.The publication explained that not only has Arkansas received federal permission to impose work requirements on Medicaid ...


03.05.18

Medicaid Enrollment Could Shrink by Thousands in Arkansas

Manatt’s Patricia Boozang, a senior managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by Think Progress for an article on Medicaid developments in Arkansas.The publication explained that Arkansas is the third state to add work requirements and other restrictions to Medicaid, which is expected ...


03.05.18

CMS Leaves Out Medicaid Expansion in Arkansas

Manatt’s Patricia Boozang, a senior managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by Bloomberg BNA for an article on Arkansas’ new Medicaid work requirements.The publication noted that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services did not address the state’s request to curb ...