Webinars

01.04.18

State Options for Federal Changes to the Individual Market

In a webinar for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, technical experts from Manatt Health, Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reform and others outlined state considerations and options to address federal policy changes that could impact individual market stability. The experts ...




12.19.17

Leveraging Medicaid to Strengthen Coverage

States continue to develop strategies to strengthen coverage across the individual market and Medicaid. In recent months, we have seen several proposals at both the federal and state levels that would leverage state Medicaid programs as a key component of coverage stability and affordability ...




12.13.17

CFPB 2017 Year in Review

Despite (or perhaps because of) an existential threat of congressional dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the CFPB has been extraordinarily active, and has continued to push boundaries, perhaps to its own detriment. In a new webinar, Manatt’s financial services group ...




11.15.17

Medicaid Changes and Implications for People Living With HIV

Traditionally, Medicaid eligibility was limited to low-income children, parents, pregnant women, the elderly and the disabled. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) gave states the option to cover nondisabled, low-income adults, and 31 states, plus D.C., have now expanded Medicaid coverage.




11.14.17

Discover the Megatrends Remapping the Pharmaceutical Market

From the shift to new payment models to the explosion of mHealth to the creation of personalized therapies, powerful trends and disruptive innovations are converging to reshape the healthcare market. Patients, payers and providers are all facing transformational forces that are reinventing ...




10.26.17

TCPA Yearly Roundup—Important Updates for Retailers

A number of major developments are converging to make 2017 a big year for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)—from the transition of power at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to significant cases directly impacting TCPA compliance and litigation, including a $280 million ...




10.25.17

How Can You Attract Patients Beyond Your Local Market?

International patients seeking advanced medical treatment spent more than $3.5 billion in the United States in 2015, increasing more than 25% since 2010. 1 Each year, 300,000 international patients visit this country for quality medical care. 2 Domestic medical travel is also on the rise. ...




10.18.17

"Bad Boy" Guaranties: Enforceable or Not?

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10.03.17

Pitfalls of Social Media in the Workplace

Social media is rapidly expanding in scope and utilization, and has fundamentally shifted how people discover information and communicate with each other. Manatt’s employment and labor practice hosted a complimentary webinar that explored key developments impacting employers and ...




09.27.17

Statutory Damages in Class Litigation: Recent Trends and Developments

Over the years, statutory damages were used as a remedy in consumer protection and intellectual property laws. However, these remedies could be abused and misused as they provide plaintiffs with significant procedural advantages. Plaintiffs can be awarded statutory damages without being required ...