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09.15.16

Health Expenses Controlled by Increased Out-of-Pocket Costs

Health Payer Intelligence interviewed Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article about the how the Affordable Care Act has been beneficial for Americans, as well as what problems need to be fixed. Mann told the publication that the Affordable Care Act has contributed to ...


09.10.16

Reduced Federal Funding for ACA Would Mean Reducing Eligibility

Modern Healthcare quoted Manatt’s Deborah Bachrach, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article about House Speaker Paul Ryan’s repeal-and-replace plan for the Affordable Care Act.Under Ryan's Medicaid block grant approach, Bachrach said states likely would receive reduced federal ...


09.07.16

States That Undermined ACA Now Face Additional Challenges

The Los Angeles Times quoted Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about critics of the Affordable Care Act who have redoubled claims that the health law isn’t working. Many of those same critics, the publication says, are politicians who took steps over the last ...


08.21.16

Bank-Startup Partnerships Face Increased Regulation

The Wall Street Journal interviewed Manatt’s Brian Korn, chair of the firm’s digital finance and marketplace lending practice, for an article about the FDIC’s proposed guidelines to increase supervisory attention for banks that partner with third-party firms to make loans, such as ...


08.18.16

Marin County Victorious in Pension Spiking Dispute

Law360 covered Manatt’s appellate victory on behalf of Marin County Employees’ Retirement Association and the Marin County Employees’ Retirement Association Board of Retirement, for which the firm helped secure a favorable decision in a dispute over “pension spiking.” ...


08.17.16

ACA Tweaks Needed as Insurers Take Financial Hits

Bloomberg quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about the challenges facing the Affordable Care Act as the four biggest U.S. health insurers admit they are each losing hundreds of millions of dollars on the plans.Ario said enrollment is probably ...


08.15.16

Comptroller DiNapoli Stands by Audits

Politico quoted Manatt’s Bruce Gyory, a senior advisor with the firm’s government and regulatory practice, for an article about a series of critical audits that has fueled a disagreement between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and comptroller Tom DiNapoli. DiNapoli stood by the audits ...


08.10.16

CMS Plans to Phase Out Pass-Through Payments

Bloomberg BNA quoted Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, in an article about the CMS’s plans to phase out pass-through payments as it transitions to value-based payments. Under the final regulations published in May 2016, the CMS will put limits on pass-through ...


07.15.16

Changes Needed for Insurers' Success on Exchanges

Modern Healthcare interviewed Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article discussing why some insurers have succeeded in the health exchanges while others have floundered.Ario said both regulatory changes and improved operations by insurers are needed. On the ...


07.14.16

Deadlines for New CMS Rules Approaching

InsideCMS quoted Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article on the latest CMS updates, including the agency’s expected rules on supplemental payments and Disproportionate Share Hospitals.   Mann said a supplemental payments proposed rule is slated for the ...