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08.10.16

CMS Plans to Phase Out Pass-Through Payments

Bloomberg BNA quoted Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, in an article about the CMS’s plans to phase out pass-through payments as it transitions to value-based payments. Under the final regulations published in May 2016, the CMS will put limits on pass-through ...


08.06.16

Republican Policymakers Could Be Open to ACA Negotiations

Modern Healthcare quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about Republican health policy experts’ plans for negotiating greater flexibility for states to design market-based approaches in non-Medicaid expansion states under a potential Clinton ...


08.06.16

ACA Exchanges Need More Enrollees

Modern Healthcare interviewed Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about potential changes to ACA insurance exchanges for insurers that are struggling to make it cost effective.Ario said some states may extend the law's temporary reinsurance program. ...


07.25.16

New DSRIP Approaches for States to Consider

Crain’s New York interviewed Manatt’s Deborah Bachrach, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article about New York’s $8 billion DSRIP program.It has served as a model for other states in pursuing the federal Medicaid waiver, but the state should also take note of new ...


07.15.16

Changes Needed for Insurers' Success on Exchanges

Modern Healthcare interviewed Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article discussing why some insurers have succeeded in the health exchanges while others have floundered.Ario said both regulatory changes and improved operations by insurers are needed. On the ...


07.14.16

Deadlines for New CMS Rules Approaching

InsideCMS quoted Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article on the latest CMS updates, including the agency’s expected rules on supplemental payments and Disproportionate Share Hospitals.   Mann said a supplemental payments proposed rule is slated for the ...


06.28.16

Risks of GOP’s Health Plans

Modern Healthcare quoted Manatt’s Deborah Bachrach, a partner with Manatt Health, about the new House Republican healthcare plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.   “Whether it's the per-capita or block grant approach, this would shift financial responsibilities ...


06.22.16

How ACA Impacted the Entire Industry

Health Payer Intelligence interviewed Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article about the impact the ACA has had on the health industry. Health Payer Intelligence reports that, along with the higher premium costs found among health plans sold on the exchanges, more ...


06.20.16

End of Cost-Sharing Would Wipe Out ACA’s Basic Health Plan

AIS Health quoted Manatt’s Deborah Bachrach, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article about House Republicans’ efforts to prove the illegality of the Affordable Care Act. The lawmakers recently subpoenaed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for documents and information ...


06.15.16

Legal 500 Ranks Manatt Practices in National 2016 Guide

Manatt has received seven national practice area rankings in the newly released 2016 edition of The Legal 500 United States, published on June 15, 2016. Additionally, three Manatt partners—Linda Goldstein, Robert Belfort and Linda Tiano—were recognized as "Leading Lawyers" in ...