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01.24.14

Belfort Comments on Third-Party Payments in Health Exchange

Manatt's Robert Belfort, a partner in the firm's Healthcare Division, spoke to The Post-Standard about the debate on whether third-party premium payments should be accepted on health insurance exchanges.As reported by The Post-Standard, the federal government has given conflicting opinions ...


01.19.14

Joel Ario Quoted on ACA Enrollment Push

Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, was quoted by The Philadelphia Inquirer on the importance of the Affordable Care Act maintaining enrollment momentum into the new year.As reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer, the ACA enrollment totals showed a significant ...


01.09.14

Joel Ario Speaks to AISHealth on Missing 834 Forms

Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, spoke to AISHealth about the progress being made to fix errors on 834-enrollment forms, which are used by health plans to sign up people for coverage.AISHealth reports that since the beginning of the month, the percentage of ...


01.08.14

Drug Industry Daily Quotes Manatt Professional on CMS Plan for Antidepressants

Drug Industry Daily quoted Manatt's Ian Spatz, a senior advisor in the firm's Healthcare Division, on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) plan to force makers of antidepressants and immunosuppressants to compete for inclusion on Medicare Part D formularies, which it ...


01.04.14

Modern Healthcare Quotes Joel Ario on Insurers' 2014 Focus

Modern Healthcare quoted Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, for an article predicting what insurers will likely focus on in 2014.As reported by Modern Healthcare, insurers this year will be closely monitoring the rolling implementation of federal and state ...


01.01.14

Joel Ario Discusses ACOs' Role on Exchanges

Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, spoke to ACO Business News about the role that accountable care organizations (ACOs) are likely to play on health insurance exchanges.As reported by ACO Business News, ACOs are likely to play a huge role on the exchanges and ...


10.12.13

Providers Adjust to Managed-Care Contracting

Modern Healthcare interviewed Manatt government and healthcare partner James Lytle and Manatt Health Solutions director Anthony Fiori for an article discussing how post-acute providers are adjusting to Medicare and Medicaid managed-care contracting.Modern Healthcare reports that as more ...


06.03.13

The Legal 500 Recognizes Manatt as a Leader in Core Practices

The Legal 500 has recognized Manatt as a leading national firm in six core practice areas. The rankings were announced in the newly released 2013 edition of The Legal 500 United States. Two Manatt partners, Robert Belfort and Linda Goldstein, were also recognized as "Leading Lawyers" for ...


05.24.13

Chambers USA 2013 Ranks Manatt Practices Among Top in Nation

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced today that Chambers USA has named 23 firm lawyers and 10 practices among its 2013 list of leading lawyers for business in the United States. Since 1999, Chambers has been identifying the leading lawyers and law firms in the United States ...


01.04.13

Manatt Health Professional Discusses Election's Impact on Health IT

Manatt Health Professional Discusses Election's Impact on Health IT"What's Next After Obama's Re-Election?"Government TechnologyJanuary 4, 2013 - Manatt's Jonah Frohlich, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, spoke to Government Technology about what ...