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Roadmap to Strengthen Maryland’s Public Behavioral Health System for Children, Youth and Families
Jocelyn Guyer, Gina Rogari, Michaiah Parker – Manatt Health
Karen Duffy, Ashley Tauler, Haley Rizkallah – Maryland Coalition of Families
This Roadmap was prepared by the Maryland Coalition of Families and Manatt Health in partnership with the Maryland Department of Health’s Behavioral Health Administration.
In partnership with the Maryland Department of Health’s Behavioral Health Administration and the Maryland Coalition of Families, Manatt Health Senior Managing Director Jocelyn Guyer, Senior Manager Gina Rogari and Consultant Michaiah Parker helped to develop a Roadmap for strengthening Maryland’s public behavioral health system (PBHS) to better meet the needs of children, youth and families; prioritize equity; and improve access to home and community-based care. Building upon work already underway, the Roadmap sets forth a vision for the PBHS, as well as goals and specific strategies to achieve this vision.
Juries for Takings Liability: Treating Litigants Alike
Manatt Appellate Senior Counsel Michael Berger wrote an article for The Journal of Law, Economics & Policy about the historical and legal background of the right to a jury trial and the controversy surrounding the Seventh Amendment’s application to state courts.
While most Bill of Rights protections have been incorporated against states through the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause, the civil jury trial right in the Seventh Amendment remains one of the few exceptions. Berger said this assertion is based on limited precedent and has caused confusion.
“It is time to stop the accretion of rights by the slow drip-by-drip method of individual addition,” Berger said. “The Bill of Rights should apply across the board against states and localities, just as it does against the federal government.”
Read the full article here.
Five Key Ways the Budget Reconciliation Bill Could Impact Life Sciences—and How to Prepare
On Tuesday, July 30, Manatt Health hosted a webinar on how the newly enacted budget reconciliation legislation (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act or OBBBA) will impact the life sciences industry. Below are some of the key points to help you prepare. Click here to watch the full webinar.
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the OBBBA into law. The budget reconciliation package makes significant reforms to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace. The Congressional Budget Office analysis found that the legislation would, by 2034, result in:
