White Papers

02.25.21

Technology Innovation in Medicaid: What to Expect in the Next Decade

Even though many people in the health care technology field worried that significant barriers to adoption would prevent new technologies from taking hold in the health care ecosystem serving low-income Americans, a quiet yet remarkable transformation has been taking place.




02.18.21

A Better Way to Manage Medicaid Costs

Many states are experiencing budget shortfalls due to the COVID-19-induced recession.




02.17.21

Investing in Health: Seven Strategies for States Looking to Buy Health, Not Just Health Care

In the wake of a pandemic that has pummeled our public health and health care delivery systems, crippled the economy, and brought into stark relief long-standing racial inequities, states are faced with both the opportunity and the imperative to rethink their role in protecting and improving health.




02.03.21

How Legal Changes in Response to COVID-19 Can Improve Access to Community Behavioral Health

The COVID‑19 pandemic has created immense challenges for California’s community behavioral health care system and the people it serves.




02.02.21

Medi-Cal Strategies and Options for Creating an Advanced Child Health Delivery System

California’s long-standing efforts to promote child development and kindergarten readiness are well established and have paved the way for focusing greater attention on the vital role child health can play in realizing the full strength of these critical state investments.




02.02.21

Medicaid in Montana: How Medicaid Affects Montana’s State Budget, Economy and Health

Montana’s Medicaid program provides Montanans with low-incomes access to health care benefits and services based on their medical needs and life circumstances.




02.01.21

The Progress We Need: Ten Health Care Imperatives for the Decade Ahead

As we make the turn into the new decade, we at Manatt Health look forward with cautious optimism to what the coming years will bring.




01.28.21

Finishing the Job of Medicaid Expansion

Much has been written on the benefits of expanding Medicaid eligibility to adults with incomes below 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level.




01.25.21

Implementing Pharmacist Contraceptive Prescribing: A Playbook for States and Stakeholders

More than 19 million individuals in the United States lack meaningful access to birth control within their communities. Historically marginalized communities have been shown to have greater difficulty in accessing reproductive healthcare generally and contraception in particular.




01.22.21

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 10 Study: Evaluating Public Health Insurance Options for Nevada Res

The Nevada Legislature enacted SCR 10 during the 2019 legislative session, calling for the state to conduct a study of the feasibility, viability and design of a public healthcare insurance plan, or a “public option.”