In The News

08.06.18

States May Run Their Own Exchanges

Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, was interviewed by Inside Health Policy for an article on state-based exchanges in the insurance marketplace.


08.05.18

Trump Makes Changes to the Affordable Care Act

Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, was interviewed by the Huffington Post for an article on the changes the Trump administration has made to the Affordable Care Act.


07.30.18

Maine Waiver for Reinsurance Program Approved

Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, was interviewed by Inside Health Policy to discuss state reinsurance programs.


07.07.18

Affordable Care Act is in State of Flux

Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by Politico for an article on the changes affiliated with the tumultuous state of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).


05.12.18

Maryland and Virginia 2019 Insurance Plans Could Show Policy Trends

Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by Modern Healthcare for an article on how health insurers are reacting to new policy changes aimed at reshaping the individual market.


04.14.18

Changes to ACA Silver Plans Could Increase Premiums by 34 Percent

Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by Modern Healthcare for an article examining the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) reconstruction.The Congressional Budget Office projected that premiums for the most popular ACA exchange silver plans would increase by an ...


03.22.18

Omnibus Excludes Cost Sharing, Federal Reinsurance Funding

Modern Healthcare quoted Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on the two-year omnibus spending bill that the House of Representatives passed in March. Excluded from the bill is funding for cost-sharing reduction payments and a federal reinsurance ...


03.20.18

ACA Stabilization Measures Excluded From Omnibus

Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by MedPageToday for an article on Affordable Care Act (ACA) stabilization measures.Provisions aimed to lower ACA premiums and give insurers firmer footing, the publication noted, have been excluded from the omnibus ...


03.09.18

Non-ACA-Compliant ‘Freedom Plans’ Rejected in Idaho

Boise State Public Radio interviewed Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on Idaho’s attempt to avoid Affordable Care Act provisions.In January, Idaho Governor Butch Otter issued an executive order encouraging insurance providers to come up with ...


02.20.18

Proposed Rule Expands Short-Term Plan Coverage Period

Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, was interviewed by Law360 for an article examining how the Trump administration’s proposed rule on short-term, limited duration insurance plans could impact residents in certain states.According to the publication, the ...