In The News

12.18.17

Tips for Parents During CHIP Waiting Period

CBS News quoted Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, in an article on what parents need to know about funding delays for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. On Sept. 30, Congress failed to reauthorize funding for CHIP. State governors, child advocates and healthcare ...


12.18.17

Under New AG, CA Hospitals Seek to Cut Charity Care

Manatt’s Jim Schwartz, a partner with Manatt Health, spoke to Modern Healthcare about California hospitals that are seeking to cut charity care by more than half. According to the publication, the California Hospital Association needs Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s permission to cut ...


12.18.17

Individual Mandate Repeal Puts Pressure on Insurers

Modern Healthcare quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, in an article examining how the new GOP tax proposal could impact health insurers. The publication explained that the proposal would cut the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that individuals who do ...


12.08.17

Mann Testifies Before CA Assembly on Medicaid Buy-In

Cindy Mann, a Manatt Health partner with more than three decades of experience in federal- and state-level health policy, testified before the California Assembly Select Committee on Healthcare Delivery Systems and Universal Coverage on Dec. 11.   As part of an informational hearing on ...


11.29.17

Short-Term Health Plans Fall Short of ACA Standards

NBC News quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, in an article discussing the limitations of non-Affordable Care Act–compliant short-term health insurance plans. An Obama administration rule limited short-term health plan coverage to three months, the ...


11.20.17

New Report Disputes CBO’s Analysis of ACA Mandate Repeal

Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by Inside Health Policy for an article on a new report by S&P Global that weighs the impact of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate repeal. According to the publication, S&P Global found that the ...


11.16.17

CHIP’s 47-Day Funding Gap Is Longest in U.S. History

Manatt’s Jocelyn Guyer, a managing director with Manatt Health, spoke with American Health Line about the current funding gap for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Funding for CHIP expired in late September, and the publication explained that lawmakers are not close to ...


11.13.17

Instability in ACA Exchanges Could Impact Healthcare in 2018

Manatt’s Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, a managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by Healthcare Dive in an article focused on how instability in Affordable Care Act exchanges could impact healthcare in 2018. According to the publication, a variety of actions and threats—including the ...


11.11.17

ACA Open Enrollment Sees 600K Signups in First Week

Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, spoke to Philly.com about the surge in Affordable Care Act signups in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and across the country. The publication noted that more than 600,000 people nationally have selected insurance plans in the first week of ...


11.07.17

Eight States Submit Waivers to Include Medicaid Work Provisions

Manatt’s Jocelyn Guyer, a managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by CNNMoney in an article on the upcoming ability of states to impose work requirements on some Medicaid recipients. According to the publication, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will start approving ...