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Across the country, states are investing in organizations and cross-departmental offices responsible for collecting, managing, integrating and analyzing health system data to provide policymakers, regulators, researchers and...more
Join Manatt for the First of Our Imperatives Deep-Dive Sessions on the Topics You Voted Most Important to You. To benefit fully from America’s health care system, people need both timely access to health care services and...more
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
In recent years, states have sought to leverage Medicaid to address social drivers of health (DoH), relying primarily on waivers for financing. The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) approval of California’s...more
Last month, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (the Innovation Center, or CMMI) released its long-anticipated white paper, “Innovation Strategy Center Refresh,” outlining the Innovation Center’s strategic outlook...more
Like the Brood X cicadas emerging from their 17-year chthonic slumber, summer 2021 saw the reemergence of something else set to dominate headlines: 340B contract pharmacies. Given the link between the Medicaid drug rebate...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent a clear message to states and providers: they already have the tools to improve healthcare. Through a combination of value-based arrangements and already existing...more
On August 31, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would entail changes in Medicare coverage. (“Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) and Definition...more
On July 24 2020, President Trump signed three Executive Orders targeting prescription drug prices and proposed a fourth. The Orders represent the Trump Administration's latest effort to implement previously outlined...more
The Trump administration recently invited states to apply for the new Healthy Adult Opportunity Medicaid demonstration initiative, which lets states opt in to a block grant funding model for a portion of their Medicaid...more
Tom Daschle, Cochair, Former Senate Majority Leader, Co-Founder, Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) - Andy Slavitt, Cochair, Senior Advisor, BPC, Former Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - ...more
Editor’s Note: In a new toolkit prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, summarized below, Manatt Health helps insurance regulators understand the wide range of transparency and competition strategies available to...more
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has restarted the discussion on health care cost containment in the Commonwealth with a proposed bill that contains a raft of initiatives. Foley & Lardner LLP will be addressing each of...more
On January 22, 2020, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued two health care related executive orders (Executive Order No. 5 and Executive Order No. 6) (the Executive Orders) to address the increasing health care costs in...more
On January 22, 2020, Governor Ned Lamont signed two executive orders designed to reduce health care costs for Connecticut residents. Citing data that places Connecticut sixth nationally in healthcare spending and the need to...more
If I printed a tee shirt for the 2020 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, what would it say? In past years, it would have been “Big Data,” Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, ACA, Risk, Medicare Advantage or Quality. This...more
Nonprofit hospitals added almost $40 billion to their bottom lines in the last year and lavished a $3.5 million average salary on their chiefs. But their relentless grubbing for cash apparently was unsated still. The...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) focused once again on reducing the administrative burden for physicians by reviewing and revising regulations. The RFI, published...more
This week, all is quiet in the Senate as stakeholders await the release of the highly anticipated cost-containment package that is being developed by the HELP and Finance committees. While the details are not yet public – a...more
As we have discussed in an earlier blog post, the federal administrative agencies have been placing greater emphasis on being more transparent and promoting “interoperability”....more
On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more
The next few years are expected to see a significant increase in the volume of bankruptcy cases filed by health care providers. Thus far in 2017, the number of bankruptcies in health care-related sectors, including hospitals,...more
The ancient Chinese curse – “May you live in interesting times” – certainly springs to mind these days. What does the election of Donald Trump mean for the healthcare industry, the Affordable Care Act and current healthcare...more
Editor's Note: This "Manatt on Medicaid" is the sixth in a series of updates focused on CMS's new Medicaid/CHIP managed care regulations. In the coming weeks, Manatt will continue to explore key provisions of the regulations...more
A flurry of support for Medicaid expansion this week…with Virginia hospitals backing a provider assessment, Wyoming's Governor putting forth a budget initiative, and Arkansas announcing plans to extend its waiver. Meanwhile,...more