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02.26.18

States Using Managed Care to Curb Medicaid Costs

CQ Healthbeat interviewed Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article on the growing number of states that are using managed care to curb long-term care costs for Medicaid recipients.“A greater share of the elderly population is increasingly over the age of ...


02.08.18

Medicaid Could See Uptick in State Behavioral Health Investments

Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, was mentioned by Politico in an article that provides a roundup of updates in healthcare innovation, reform, technology and legislation.The publication referenced Manatt Health’s white paper “Manatt on Medicaid: 10 Trends to Watch ...


02.03.18

Medicaid Work Requirements Spur ‘Able-Bodied’ Discussion

Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, was quoted by The New York Times in an article that examines the term “able-bodied” in relation to new Medicaid work requirements being implemented in certain states.As the publication notes, the term has been recently used to ...


12.29.17

Challenges Facing Medicaid in Upcoming Year

Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, was quoted by The Hill in an article that discussed the tests Medicaid may face in 2018 at both the federal and state levels. Although congressional Republicans failed to impose drastic cuts to Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act ...


12.28.17

Manatt Health Report Broadens At-Home Medicaid Options

Forbes interviewed Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article on the ways states are helping people get Medicaid at home. Manatt Health’s recent toolkit, “Strengthening Medicaid LTSS in an Evolving Policy Environment,” was also cited. The publication ...


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 ...


12.08.17

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 ...


11.07.17

CMS Approval of Medicaid Work Requirements Could Face Legal Challenges

Modern Healthcare interviewed Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, in an article on the legality of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ anticipated approval of state waivers that impose work requirements on Medicaid enrollees. CMS Administrator Seema Verma ...


09.25.17

Manatt Health’s Cindy Mann Testifies at Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Graham-Cassidy

Discussion Sets the Stage for the Future of Healthcare Reform in 2017Manatt partner Cindy Mann, who has over 30 years of federal- and state-level experience in health policy, today testified in opposition to Graham-Cassidy at the United States Senate Committee on Finance’s hearing to consider ...


07.16.17

Will Phase-Outs Help States Keep Medicaid Expansions?

The Hill quoted Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, on Medicaid expansions. According to the publication, some states may end their Medicaid expansions earlier than 2024 if the Senate GOP’s healthcare bill becomes the law, because maintaining expanded eligibility could ...