Allison B. Orris

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Speaking Engagements

Speaker, “Examining the Public Charge Proposed Rule,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation State Health & Value Strategies, Webinar, October 1, 2018.

Speaker, “Affordable Care Act Update,” DC Women’s Bar Association, November 17, 2017.

Panelist, “Medicaid Changes & Implications For People Living With HIV: Introduction,” ViiV Healthcare, Webinar, November 15, 2017.

Speaker, “Retrospective Review—Really,” American Bar Association’s Annual Administrative Law Institute, Washington, DC, May 19, 2017.

Panelist, “Understanding the Trump Administration’s 2-for-1 Regulatory Policy,” The District of Columbia Bar, Washington, D.C., April 13, 2017.

Honors & Awards

Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, District of Columbia Courts, 2018

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Insurance Marketplace Award, 2014

Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services Office of the Center Director’s Award of Excellence, 2014

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator’s Award—Affordable Care Act Legislative Team, 2010

09.20.19

Orris Quoted in FierceHealthcare on Tennessee’s Proposed Medicaid ...

Manatt Health counsel Allison Orris spoke with FierceHealthcare about Tennessee’s recent bid to become the first state to convert its federal...
09.17.19

Orris Speaks With CNN on Tennessee’s Proposed Medicaid Overhaul

Manatt Health counsel Allison Orris spoke with CNN on Tennessee’s proposed plan to significantly overhaul its Medicaid program, which would m...
07.09.19

States Struggle With Rollout of Medicaid Work Requirements

Allison Orris, counsel with Manatt Health, spoke to with CQ Roll Call about state-level rollout implementation of work requirements for Medicaid pr...
04.05.19

Manatt Attorneys Named to 2018 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll

Twelve Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2018 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, released by the District of Columbia Courts.

09.03.19

Orris, Lam and Dervan Write for Law360 on DHS Public Charge Rule and ...

Manatt Health counsel Allison Orris, Manatt Health director Alice Lam and Manatt Health associate Elizabeth Dervan wrote an article for Law360 ...

05.22.19

Enhancing Access to Family Planning Services in Medicaid

Medicaid is the primary source of family planning coverage in the United States, accounting for 75 percent of total public expenditures for family ...

11.20.18

Public Charge Rule Would Have Significant, Negative Impact on ...

“The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a rule that would put the administration’s immigration policy in direct ...

11.16.18

Medicaid Payments at Risk for Hospitals Under Public Charge

Under long-standing immigration law and guidance, individuals who are likely to become a “public charge”—or likely to rely on the ...

08.29.19

DHS Public Charge Regulation Could Drive Medicaid Coverage Losses

On August 14, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a final rule that imposes significant new barriers on immigrants legally ...
06.28.19

Utah Seeks Capped Spending, Partial Expansion with Enhanced Match

On May 31, 2019, Utah released a draft Section 1115 waiver application, the Per Capita Cap Demonstration, for public comment.
04.08.19

Court Strikes Down Work Requirements in Kentucky and Arkansas

Over the past month, there has been significant activity related to the future of requirements that condition Medicaid eligibility on work/community ...
11.26.18

Public Charge Proposed Rule: Hospital Medicaid Payments at Risk

Under long-standing immigration law and guidance, individuals who are likely to become a “public charge”—or likely to rely on the ...

10.01.18

Public Charge and Implications for Medicaid Enrollment

A recently proposed rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeks to change how DHS determines whether immigrants—when ...

11.15.17

Medicaid Changes and Implications for People Living With HIV

Traditionally, Medicaid eligibility was limited to low-income children, parents, pregnant women, the elderly and the disabled. The Affordable Care ...