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01.04.17

Republican Plan for Subsidies Would Thin the Soup

Modern Healthcare quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about the possibility of modifying the Affordable Care Act rather than repealing and replacing it.In a repeal-and-replace scenario, one of the biggest clashes between the parties looms over the ...


12.13.16

Immediate ACA Repeal Would Jeopardize Coverage for Millions

Bloomberg BNA quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about the anticipated changes to healthcare in the United States that a Republican Congress and the Trump administration have been discussing for 2017.“If Congress wants to get rid of this ...


12.07.16

AK’s Draft 1332 Waiver Strikes a Balance

Inside Health Reform interviewed Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about Alaska’s draft ACA 1332 waiver designed to stabilize the state’s health insurance market.Ario told Inside Health Reform that the Obama administration wanted to make ...


11.21.16

Improving the ACA Without Repeal

Health Payer Intelligence interviewed Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about strategies that could fix the Affordable Care Act without repeal.“It could be better if there was broader enrollment and that is primarily what insurers want to ...


11.16.16

Now Is the Time to Sign Up for Health Coverage

CBS MoneyWatch quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about the future of the Affordable Care Act, which could be threatened by a repeal early next year.Ario advised anyone—healthy or with a preexisting condition—who wants to avoid the ...


11.10.16

Process of Dismantling ACA Will Be Complicated

Forbes interviewed Manatt’s Joel Ario and Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, managing directors with Manatt Health, for an article about President-Elect Donald Trump and the GOP’s plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.“The process of dismantling the ACA will be complicated and ...


11.09.16

The Future of the ACA Under President-Elect Trump

Law360 interviewed Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about the future of the Affordable Care Act as President-Elect Donald J. Trump takes office.By the time Trump, who has endorsed a full repeal of the ACA, takes office in January, the ACA will be ...


11.04.16

What Insurers Want From the ACA

Health Payer Intelligence quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about the various clauses of the Affordable Care Act that have brought obstacles for insurers to overcome.One of the clauses, the individual mandate, requires eligible citizens to ...


11.02.16

Penalties Could Limit Coverage Gaps, Stabilize ACA

HealthLeaders Magazine quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about imposing penalties on those who have coverage gaps during the year within the exchanges. The penalties have been proposed as a way of stabilizing the ACA."One form could be a ...


10.31.16

Provider-Sponsored Regional Plans Serve Varied Health Needs

Insurance Business interviewed Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about his role in the Affordable Care Act and how the program is working now.In response to a question about what advice he would give insurance companies on the exchanges, Ario ...