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08.24.16

Difficult Choices for Healthcare Providers as California Legalizes Assisted Suicide

California's "End of Life Option Act" (the Act) went into effect this June—making California the fifth state (behind Oregon, Washington, Vermont and Montana) to allow terminally ill adults with fewer than six months to live to receive drugs that will allow them to end their life.


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.


08.18.16

2 for 1—Private and Government Actions Regarding Price Comparisons

Amazon made recent news for pricing items without stating a list price or whether an article was on sale or was offered at a discounted cost.


08.18.16

Inconsistent Doping Policies Yield Chaos In International Sport

The inconsistent and changing doping policies of the IOC, the IPC, WADA, the CAS and the numerous sports governing boards have generated uncertainty for athletes and sports fans.


08.17.16

eSports and Live-Streaming

We are proud to announce our partnership with Narus Advisors in sponsoring the eSports Startup Launchpad.


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

Court of Appeal Holds EIR Inadequately Analyzed Energy Impacts

The California Court of Appeal reiterated the holding in California Clean Energy Committee v. City of Woodland (2014) 225 Cal.App.4th 173 (CCEC) regarding energy impacts analysis under CEQA for a large commercial development and addressed the attempted use of an addendum to repair a certified ...


08.16.16

FCC Issues Report and Order on Budget Act Exemptions

On August 11, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission issued a Report and Order implementing Section 301 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which amended the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by excepting from the Act's consent requirement robocalls "made solely to collect a debt ...


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 ...


08.12.16

IOC Has Ethical Obligation to Make Rio Financially Whole

The Olympics have been estimated to leave Rio from $2-11 billion in the hole.