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05.10.16

CMS Grants Another Extension for TX Medicaid Program

Inside Health Policy quoted Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner in the firm’s Healthcare practice, for an article about the extension of a Texas 1115 Medicaid waiver that expands the state's reliance on managed care.Mann said CMS allowed the 15-month extension just like it ultimately ...


05.04.16

If Approved, CA’s Undocumented Could Get Healthcare

CALmatters interviewed Manatt’s Michael Kolber, an associate in the firm’s Health practice, for an article about the possibility of providing access to health insurance for undocumented immigrants in California, a state that is proposing to allow them the option of buying a health plan ...


04.28.16

Medicaid Expansion Savings to Continue

The Bulletin quoted Manatt's Deborah Bachrach, a partner in the firm's Healthcare practice, for an article about Oregon's savings from Medicaid expansion.A Manatt Health study, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, analyzed finances in 11 states that expanded Medicaid ...


04.07.16

Cost Transparency, Education Critical to Health Insurance Industry

Health Payer Intelligence spoke with Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, to find out how the lack of data and cost transparency is affecting the health insurance industry.In a Q&A-style article, Ario explained concepts outlined in the "Liberating Data to Enable Healthcare ...


04.06.16

Medicaid Expansion States See Positive Economic Impacts

HealthLeaders interviewed Manatt's Deborah Bachrach, a partner in the firm's Healthcare practice, for an article about states' Medicaid expansion savings."The main takeaway is that in terms of economic impact, Medicaid expansion does produce savings-different states see ...


03.27.16

KS Health Alliance Calls for Medicaid Expansion

The Topeka Capital-Journal interviewed Manatt's Deborah Bachrach, a partner in the firm's Healthcare practice, for an article about the newly-formed Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, which aims to work on a grassroots level to expand KanCare in the state. Bachrach, who recently co-authored a ...


03.25.16

Supporters Rally for Medicaid Expansion in TN

The Tennessean quoted Manatt's Deborah Bachrach, a partner in the firm's Healthcare practice, for an article about the potential for Medicaid expansion in the state of Tennessee. The article referred to the recent Manatt and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) study about Medicaid ...


03.23.16

Cyberattackers Hone in on Hospitals

HealthcareInfoSecurity spoke to Manatt's Robert Belfort, a partner in the firm's Healthcare practice, about ransomware attacks against hospitals. The attacks, in which attackers encrypt data and demand ransom to decrypt it, have become more common in recent weeks."There's been a ...


03.17.16

Medicaid Shifts Across the Nation

InsideHealthPolicy interviewed Manatt's Patricia Boozang, a senior managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about the shifts in Medicaid that have begun in light of legislative changes that are in the works.InsideHealthPolicy reports that Congress is quickly moving to crack down on ...


03.17.16

Vermont Could Set ACA Precedent

Modern Healthcare quoted Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about Vermont's waiver for exemption from building a website for its small-business insurance exchange, hoping that employers enroll directly through insurers instead. Vermont is the first ...