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10.19.16

Affordable Care Act Marketplaces Likely to Continue Growing

The Hill quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about the Obama administration’s final push to solidify the Affordable Care Act before leaving office. The administration has projected that about one million more people will sign up for ...


10.18.16

Strategies for Improving ACA Exchanges

Modern Healthcare quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about strategies to improve the ACA’s insurance exchange. Problems range from people dropping coverage after receiving expensive medical services to an absence of young, healthy ...


10.12.16

Delivery System Transformation for Medi-Cal

The California Health Care Foundation Blog interviewed Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, to discuss the recent findings of Manatt’s white paper, “Moving Medi-Cal Forward on the Path to Delivery System Transformation.”Published by the Foundation, the report ...


10.05.16

Medicaid Can Aid Fight Against Opioid Epidemic

MedPage Today quoted Manatt’s Deborah Bachrach, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article about strategies for handling the opioid crisis in the United States.


10.05.16

How Insurance Exchange Instability Could Affect ACA’s Future

Health Payer Intelligence interviewed Manatt’s Joel Ario and Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, managing directors with Manatt Health, for an article about some of the biggest regulatory issues of the Affordable Care Act and the solutions that could help improve conditions for commercial payers ...


10.05.16

Hometeam Partners With Medicaid in NYC

MobiHealthNews covered Manatt’s representation of Hometeam, a mobile-based, senior-focused home care company, in a deal with Medicaid Long Term Managed Care that allows enrollees in New York City to use Medicaid funds to pay for Hometeam’s services. Manatt’s Randi Seigel, counsel ...


10.04.16

KY Governor’s Plan to Charge Medicaid Premium Could Backfire

WKYU, the public radio station for Western Kentucky University, quoted Manatt’s Deborah Bachrach, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article about healthcare costs and coverage in Kentucky. Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin submitted a proposal of changes to the federal government that would ...


10.04.16

Manatt Reports Describe a Road Forward for Health Reform

Health Affairs – Grant Watch cited two reports authored by Manatt Health professionals as a part of an article about how grant money can be used to fine-tune Medicaid, including examples of foundation-funded reports from the past year aimed at improving Medicaid in the U.S.As state Medicaid ...


09.28.16

Risks and Benefits of KY’s Switch to HealthCare.gov

WFPL, the NPR news station in Louisville, quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about Kentucky’s upcoming transition to HealthCare.gov from their own Kynect site.“Every time you have a handoff there’s the potential for people to fall ...


09.23.16

Private Option Offers Higher Rates of Reimbursement

The Healthcare Financial Management Association quoted Manatt’s Deborah Bachrach, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article about how states can improve beneficiary access without increasing provider rates in the face of upcoming cuts to Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program.In ...