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08.25.16

Manatt on Medicaid: Monthly Expansion Recap, August 2016

A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 33% of Californians uninsured in 2013 are now enrolled in Medi-Cal, the State’s Medicaid program. That percentage accounts for the largest share of Californians that have gained health insurance since 2013, when Governor Jerry Brown ...


08.24.16

Section 1332 Waivers: Will We See More State Innovation?

Stakeholders across the country are focused on effectively implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and making incremental—not radical—changes to it.


08.23.16

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, August 23, 2016

HealthCare.gov plans an open enrollment pilot that will let consumers compare provider network breadth; new Medicaid enrollees reduce out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs by nearly 60%; and Kansas’s Governor announces his intent to restore Medicaid reimbursement rates.


08.17.16

Medicaid: States’ Powerful Tool to Combat the Opioid Crisis

As a major source of coverage and payment in all states, Medicaid programs are answering the charge to fight the opioid epidemic. Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has amplified Medicaid’s role.


08.16.16

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, August 16, 2016

CMS’s risk adjustment program data signals an improving risk pool while the agency announces plans to modify the program; California enrolls 134,000 undocumented immigrant children into Medicaid; and Oregon approves increases to previously-approved rates to maintain insurer participation and ...


08.10.16

Medicaid Coverage of Social Interventions: A Roadmap for States

A growing body of evidence indicates that medical care is not the only factor that drives health outcomes.


08.09.16

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, August 9, 2016

CMS targets Medicaid managed care pass-through payments; California proposes “California Qualified Health Plans” for the undocumented; and a new study finds out-of-pocket costs were reduced by nearly a third for Medicaid expansion enrollees.


08.02.16

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, August 2, 2016

Oregon’s hospitals see improved financial performance following the ACA; CMS denies Indiana’s request for an additional lock-out period in Medicaid expansion program; and a new Manatt Health report details Medicaid funding options for social services.


07.28.16

Estimated State Budget Impact of an Oklahoma SoonerCare Expansion

If Oklahoma takes up the option of covering adults with incomes up to 138% FPL under SoonerCare, it is projected that 272,000 individuals would gain coverage in the new adult group during 2019 (the first calendar year of full enrollment after a ramp-up period).


07.28.16

Manatt on Medicaid: Monthly Expansion Recap, July 2016

The joint legislative council that sued Governor Bill Walker (I) over his executive order expanding Medicaid voted to drop its lawsuit after Superior Court Judge Frank Pfiffner ruled that the House could not substitute itself as the plaintiff in the case.