Medicaid, Health Insurance Exchanges, Healthcare

CMS Finalizes Major Reforms to Medicaid, Part 2: Medicaid Managed Care Reg

McDermott+ on 5/3/2024

Medicaid Regs Part 2! Last week, Regs & Eggs took a deep dive into the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services final reg, one of two regs that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released to add new requirements...more

TRANSPARENCY: Embracing CMS’s Push To Publicize Your Organization’s Performance

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 5/23/2019

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is launching new value-based programs with great fervor as a central strategy to bend the healthcare cost curve. Value-based reimbursement models linked to achieving the...more

The Affordable Care Act: On the Fast Track to Repeal

Carlton Fields on 1/27/2017

On January 20, hours after his inauguration, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the heads of all executive departments and agencies to “waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay the implementation...more

Potential Implications to the ACA Under the Incoming Republican Administration – Part I: the Insurance Industry

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx on 1/20/2017

In the uncertain atmosphere surrounding the process of ‘repealing’ and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there are some clues as to what we can expect to come next, at least with regard with the health insurance...more

Health Care Reform 2017: Substance, Process, and Timeline

Epstein Becker & Green on 11/23/2016

President-elect Donald J. Trump campaigned on a promise to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). For several years, the newly reelected Republican majority in Congress has likewise identified ACA repeal as a...more

Washington Healthcare Update

McGuireWoods LLP on 10/27/2015

Elections for Speaker of the House and Potential Changes at Ways and Means Committee - Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced Tuesday (Oct. 20) that he will run for the House Speaker position if the major House Republican...more

Manatt Digital Media - October 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 10/23/2015

In this newsletter, we highlight some of the ways digital technologies are transforming healthcare and the opportunities and challenges they present to individuals and businesses. We also introduce you to our team at Manatt...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - September 2015 #4

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 9/23/2015

The Massachusetts Marketplace takes steps to ease consumer confusion by reducing choice among QHPs; North Carolina appears poised to pass Medicaid reform legislation; and bipartisan support is gaining for defining businesses...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - August 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/5/2015

Increased plan choice on HealthCare.gov is linked to lower premium growth; Arizona seeks changes to Medicaid expansion; and California and New York release detailed Marketplace and Medicaid enrollment reports....more

Health Care Update - July 2015 #3

Mintz - ML Strategies on 7/29/2015

ACA Repeal Votes Continue: As part of a rare Senate Sunday session to consider a bill to replenish the highway trust fund for six years, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) brought up an amendment to repeal the ACA—in...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - May 2015 #3

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/20/2015

Washington and Iowa report surges in insurer participation in Marketplaces for 2016; Maine considers legislation to maintain premium subsidies regardless of King v. Burwell. KING V. BURWELL ACTIVITY: Maine:...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - April 2015 #4

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/29/2015

CMS releases new redetermination regulations and links uncompensated care funds to expanding Medicaid, and New York becomes the second state to launch the Basic Health Program. ...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - March 2015 #4

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/25/2015

This week, Alaska’s Governor introduced Medicaid expansion bills in both the House and Senate after failing to get approval in his budget. Colorado determined that non-ACA-compliant plans cannot be sold in 2016, a year ahead...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - February 2015 #2

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/11/2015

HHS ramps up for the final week of open enrollment. Families buying into CHIP in Pennsylvania are granted tax relief, and though Medicaid expansion efforts seem to have hit a wall in Tennessee and Wyoming, Arkansas assures...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - February 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/4/2015

The President’s budget reveals the healthcare agenda for his Administration’s penultimate year. Medicaid expansion proposals advance in Arkansas and Wyoming; California’s Marketplace reports 9 out of every 10 enrollees remain...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights: January 2015 #3

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/22/2015

This week, leadership changes at CMS continue, Montana’s Governor introduces Medicaid expansion legislation, and the California Marketplace allows new health plan entrants into the individual and SHOP Marketplaces for the...more

A Quick Look at Healthcare Issues Expected to Make News in 2015

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx on 1/9/2015

As we look into our crystal balls, we do not expect a lot of new issues in 2015. Rather, we believe that most of the significant issues will be a continuation of issues that arose in 2014 or earlier. ...more

Health Care Update - November 2014 #3

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 11/25/2014

In This Issue: - 21st Century Cures Remains Top Bi-Partisan Priority for 2015 - Senate Passes Critical Access Hospital Direct Supervision Bill - Implementation of the Affordable Care Act - Other...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 10/22/2014

Welcome to the first publication of the “Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights” newsletter. Many of you are familiar with the healthcare reform tracking efforts and weekly newsletters we produced for the KidsWell...more

Manatt on Medicaid: The Emerging Conversation About the Future of CHIP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/2/2014

During passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a debate erupted over the future of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), a well-established program that now offers coverage to 8 million children in low- and...more

Health Care Reform Implementation Update

Cozen O'Connor on 6/4/2014

Affordable Care Act (ACA) action on Capitol Hill this past week centered on investigations into improper ACA subsidy payments, a potential constitutional amendment proposal, and support for an appeal of the ACA in favor of a...more

New Model COBRA Notices

Baker Donelson on 5/8/2014

To coordinate information about the new marketplace/exchange coverage that may be available under the Affordable Care Act, today the U.S. Department of Labor, in conjunction with the IRS and U.S. Department of Health and...more

The Affordable Care Act Comes Of Age

Carlton Fields on 1/6/2014

Since President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in March 2010, various provisions of the law have taken effect. However, its core pieces become effective this year....more

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - December 19, 2013

Cozen O'Connor on 12/20/2013

The deadline to enroll in coverage for January 1 was officially extended by a week, but the new December 23 deadline is fast approaching, and premium payments are required to be paid by the last day of 2013 for January 2014...more

2013 Healthcare Year In Review

Burr & Forman on 12/12/2013

Bob Dylan's quote from 1964 -- "The Times They Are A-Changin" -- could equally apply to the healthcare industry in 2013. This was the year that the Affordable Care Act ("ACA") came into full public view with the start of the...more

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