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10.06.15

Keeping Premiums Down Is Priority Number One

Bloomberg BNA quoted Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article recapping a reporters' briefing on open enrollment for 2016, which was attended by Ario. The next ACA open enrollment runs from Nov. 1 through Jan. 31, 2016, for 2016 health plans.From the ...


10.02.15

HHS Cuts Risk Corridor Payments

Politico Pro interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on the new challenges insurers face since HHS announced that it will only disburse a fraction of requested payments to health plans in the risk corridor program.Politico Pro reports that HHS ...


09.28.15

CA Sees Increase in Condo Projects

Law360 interviewed Manatt's Michael Polentz, co-chair of the firm's Real Estate and Land Use practice, for an article on the rise of condo projects in California.Law360 reports that developers had been hesitant to build or convert to for-sale units partly because of their added risk, but ...


09.24.15

DOJ to Increase Focus on Individuals

MarketWatch interviewed Manatt's John Libby, co-chair of the firm's Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense practice, for an article on the Department of Justice's new focus on individual rather than corporate liability in prosecuting business crimes.Libby said that he thinks ...


09.18.15

New ACA Provision Is 'Quite Flexible'

Politico interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, for an article on an Affordable Care Act provision that takes effect in 2017 and allows the executive branch to waive big chunks of the law for a state that chooses a different approach to expanding ...


09.16.15

States Can Redesign Their Health Systems Starting in 2017

Politico interviewed Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, for an article on an Affordable Care Act waiver program that allows states to redesign their healthcare systems beginning in 2017.The 1332 waiver program, which allows states to make changes to their programs once ...


09.15.15

Potential Pitfalls of Non-Profit Fundraising

The Chronicle of Philanthropy interviewed Manatt's Jill Dodd, chair of the firm's Estate Planning and Personal Representation practice, for an article on the consequences an organization could face if it accepts gifts from an intellectually frail donor.When fundraisers suspect a donor may ...


09.04.15

Duals Demo Gets Extension

Modern Healthcare interviewed Manatt's Stephanie Anthony, a director with Manatt Health, for an article on the federal government's extension of a large-scale test managing the benefits and care for low-income and disabled Americans. Twelve states have rolled out three-year demonstrations ...


09.03.15

Groundbreaking Victory Secured in Ninth Circuit for Transgender Immigrants

An appellate team led by Manatt associate Andrea Bird, with support from the Public Law Center, secured a groundbreaking victory for transgender immigrants seeking relief from torture when the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit suspended the deportation of a transgender Mexican ...


09.02.15

CMS Helps Make Medicaid Enrollment a Snap

Modern Healthcare interviewed Manatt's Jocelyn Guyer, a director with Manatt Health, for an article on states' ability to enroll eligible residents in Medicaid through the federal program that provides food assistance for low-income Americans.Modern Healthcare reports that the Centers for ...