Editor’s Note: Dual eligibles—those eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid—are among the most costly and complex enrollees in both programs.

Dual eligibles are an exceedingly high-need, high-cost population.

Dual eligibles—those eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid—are among the most costly and complex enrollees in both programs.

In early 2017, California Assembly member Jim Wood introduced Bill AB-265, banning the use of copay coupons in California when a generic equivalent drug covered by an individual’s health plan exists.

An aging population and shifting reimbursement models are spurring acute care and post-acute care, or PAC, providers to work more collaboratively. As the percentage of older Americans grows and the incidence of chronic disease increases, new models of care that extend outside of hospitals’ ...

Hospitals traditionally have viewed a patient's discharge as the endpoint of their care responsibilities. Little attention was paid to the next steps in treatment once the patient left the building. Movie scenes showing miraculously cured patients waving cheerful good-byes to their hospital ...

Modern Healthcare mentioned Manatt’s Stephanie Anthony, a director with Manatt Health, in an article on a federal experiment that tests better ways to manage benefits and care for low-income and disabled Americans. The test is showing signs of saving money, despite initial ...

Politico quoted Manatt’s Stephanie Anthony, a director with Manatt Health, for an article about what the American Hospital Association may pitch to President Donald Trump as priorities for easing regulations.The publication suggests that IT regulations may be among the top targets. Facilities ...

Modern Healthcare interviewed Manatt's Stephanie Anthony, a director with Manatt Health, for an article on the federal government's extension of a large-scale test managing the benefits and care for low-income and disabled Americans. Twelve states have rolled out three-year demonstrations ...

Medicaid continues to gain scale and importance—both as the leading source of health coverage for Americans and a driver of reform in the healthcare marketplace. To give you in-depth insight into the forces reshaping Medicaid, their impact on the future and their implications for stakeholders, ...

Medicaid is the single largest payer for healthcare services in every state. With nearly 10 million people enrolling in 2014 alone, total enrollment now tops 68 million. But Medicaid is not just undergoing soaring growth. It’s also experiencing unprecedented change, fueled by its expanding ranks of ...

According to the Congressional Budget Office, by 2050, 20% of the U.S. population will be 65 or older, compared to just 12% in 2000 and 8% in 1950. The number of people 85 or older will grow the fastest, constituting 4% of the population by 2050—10 times the share in 1950.