Newsletters

12.19.16

Telehealth for Healthy Competition

As providers look for more convenient and cost-effective means to reach patients, there has been much discussion about the potential benefits of telehealth services. Such services also are healthy from an antitrust perspective. Against a backdrop of regular advocacy in favor of lowering barriers to ...


12.19.16

California Court Expands Roadmap for “Reasonable Value” of Providers’ Services

Health plans generally are obligated to pay out-of-network providers only the “reasonable value” of their services and not their full billed charges, which often are higher.


12.16.16

Special Edition: Comparison of Key Repeal and Replace Proposals

As the incoming Congress and administration develop plans to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA), analysis of five earlier repeal and replace proposals provides insights into the key features likely to appear in any forthcoming repeal and replace legislation.


12.15.16

Repeal of ACA Medicaid Expansion: Critical Questions for States

Much of the post-election debate over the potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has focused on the fate of the Marketplaces, the mandate, and popular insurance reforms such as the ban on preexisting conditions.


12.15.16

New EEOC Guidance on National Origin Discrimination

For the first time in more than a decade, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published new guidance on national origin discrimination.


12.15.16

Design Patents—Supreme Court Decides Samsung v. Apple

On December 6, 2016, the Supreme Court decided Samsung v. Apple, holding that, for purposes of a "total profits" damages award for infringement of a design patent under Section 289 of the Patent Act, the relevant "article of manufacture" can be limited to one or more individual ...


12.15.16

Website Accessibility: Proactive Steps to Avoid ADA Claims

Plaintiffs’ law firms have recently been sending demand letters to banks of all sizes alleging that their websites violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), particularly with regard to accessibility of the websites to persons with visual impairments.


12.15.16

SPECIAL FOCUS: The FTC Watches Smart TV

In older, simpler times, families would gather together and watch the TV.


12.13.16

To Bank or Not to Bank? OCC's Fintech Charter

Following months of speculation, on December 2, 2016, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC") announced that it will consider applications from fintech companies seeking national bank charters.


12.13.16

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, December 13, 2016

Congressional Republicans ask states for guidance on new healthcare legislation while insurers and providers urge caution; new reports find ACA repeal would increase uninsurance rates and cut billions of dollars in funding to states; and CMS approves a five-year extension of Arkansas’s ...