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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Oregon Launches a Basic Health Program

On July 1, Oregon launched a Basic Health Program (BHP) that offers comprehensive health care coverage, including medical, dental, and behavioral health care, with zero premiums and zero cost-sharing for eligible individuals...more

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What Are My Rights When A Health Plan Audits My Claims?

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Question: A health plan that I participate with has sent me a notice stating that it has audited some of the claims I have submitted over the past three years. The health plan believes that some of these claims were improper...more

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[Webinar] In Pursuit of Whole-Person Health: A Review of Drivers of Health Initiatives in Medicaid Managed Care - July 25th, 1:00...

Mounting evidence indicates that addressing the social and economic factors that drive the majority of health outcomes, often called social drivers of health (DOH), can improve health, promote health equity and reduce costs....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Advancing a National Health Data Agenda: Realizing the Promise of All Payer Claims Databases - March 2nd, 1:00 pm - 2:00...

States have always been the primary regulators of their local health care markets and have increasingly used All Payer Claims Databases (APCDs) as one tool to help them make data-driven policy decisions. Like much state...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Accessing Out-of-Network Cancer Care: Policy Challenges & Solutions - September 2nd, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

In a New Webinar, Manatt and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Share the Obstacles Cancer Patients Face to Receiving Proper Treatment—and the Policies States and Plans Can Implement to Improve Network Adequacy and Access. ...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] The New Interoperability Framework: Challenges, Strategies and Best Practices - March 2nd, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

What New Obligations Do Health Plans and States Face Under the Latest Interoperability Requirements—and What’s the Best Path to Compliance? Learn the Answer at a New Manatt Webinar. Historically, privacy rules have focused...more

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Texas (Again) Loosens Telemedicine Restrictions in Response to COVID-19

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Last week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) instituted measures to expand the use of telemedicine in response to the COVID-19.  A significant part of the federal government’s response to...more

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Texas Responds to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Healthcare Costs

Yesterday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) asked Texas-regulated health plans to waive all costs associated with testing and telemedicine visits for the diagnosis of COVID-19. TDI...more

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Colorado Hospitals and the Proposed Public Option: A Looming Challenge

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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) removed pre-existing condition barriers, defined a broad range of essential health benefits, and improved access to coverage and care for millions of people nationwide. However, the ACA has thus...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Alabama State Health Plan Report - Statewide Health Coordinating Council - September 2019

Proposed State Health Plan Adjustments - A. PA2019-002, Vitality Senior Living Management, LLC, d/b/a Traditions of Athens, LLC: Proposes to add 32 specialty care assisted living facility beds pursuant to Section...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Alabama CON Report - May 2019

I. Certificate of Need Program - A. AL2019-004, Fresenius Kidney Care Gadsden Acq, LLC, Gadsden, AL: Proposes to expand the existing ESRD facility by adding two (2) home dialysis training stations, for a total of...more

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Arizona Governor Signs New Telehealth Insurance Law

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On April 18, 2019, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a new law expanding insurance coverage for telehealth services, including asynchronous telemedicine and remote patient monitoring. The Arizona Legislature passed, nearly...more

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MVA Monitor – April 2019

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This week, the General Assembly took action in moving forward substantial proposals dealing with health care, immigration, and school testing. The Governor announced a personnel policy change intended, in part, to reduce...more

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Alabama CON Report

I. Certificate of Need Program - A. AL2015-030, Lakeshore Foundation, Birmingham, AL: Proposes to construct a two-story addition containing patient rooms, a nursing station, a day room and a lobby area. The Hospital...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Mississippi CON Report

I. September 2015 – Mississippi Certificate of Need Meeting - During the September 24, 2015, Certificate of Need meeting, Dr. Mary Currier, State Health Officer, concurred with the health and planning staff analysis...more

McDermott Will & Emery

FTC Comment: Minnesota Law Requiring Public Disclosure of Health Care Contract Data Increases Risk of Anticompetitive Behavior

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On June 29, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) responded to a request for comment from two Minnesota state legislators concerning recently enacted amendments to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA). Under...more

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