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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 ...


03.09.16

Medicaid Enrollment Drops in NYC

Crain's Health Pulse quoted Manatt's Patricia Boozang, a senior managing director with Manatt Health, and Hailey Davis, a manager with Manatt Health, for an article about New York City's recent drop in Medicaid managed care plan enrollment."It's an unexpected and steep loss of ...


03.04.16

Home Care Agencies Compliant with NY Regulations

Crain's New York quoted Anthony Fiori, a managing director with Manatt Health, in an article about the new Fair Labor Standards Act as it applies to home care agencies. Home care agencies had to begin complying in October with new Fair Labor Standards Act regulations related to wages for ...


02.10.16

Nebraska Deliberates Medicaid Expansion

1011 News interviewed Manatt's Patricia Boozang, a senior managing director with Manatt Health, about a potential Medicaid expansion in Nebraska. Dozens of people recently met at the capitol to convince the state to pass a Medicaid expansion bill that would help struggling Nebraskans afford ...


02.10.16

Obama Encourages Medicaid Expansion

Inside Health Policy interviewed Manatt's Patricia Boozang, a senior managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about Obama's push to get more states to participate in Medicaid expansion.Boozang pointed to Kansas and Nebraska as candidates for the program, also noting that ...


02.02.16

Best Practices for Handling Data Breaches

HealthData Management quoted Manatt's Robert Belfort, a partner in the firm's Healthcare practice, about how healthcare organizations should handle security breaches of patient records.Belfort stressed the importance of balancing transparency and protection of the organization's ...


01.28.16

Hospitals in Medicaid Expansion States Faring Better

Healthcare Finance featured Manatt's Cindy Mann, a partner in the firm's Healthcare practice, in an article about the financial health of Medicaid expansion states.Hospitals in Medicaid expansion states fare better financially than those in states that haven't yet adopted the Affordable ...


01.27.16

Key Health Insurance Co-Ops Issues Needing to Be Addressed

Healthcare Dive quoted Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, regarding the status of health insurance co-ops, which were spotlighted at a recent Senate meeting devoted to shoring up the co-ops that continue in the marketplace.Ario cites risk corridor payments and risk ...