Introduction -
State policymakers and regulators are frequently confronted with questions and concerns about the performance of our health care system and find themselves without the necessary information to effectively...more
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
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces have nearly tripled their enrollment in their first decade of operation, from eight million people in 2014 to 21.4 million in 2024. At the national level, the ACA has helped cut the...more
Introduction -
Welcome to the Manatt State Cost Containment Update, a digital publication produced with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and developed in coordination with the Peterson-Milbank Program for...more
In December 2022, Oregon became the first state since New York (2015) and Minnesota (2016) to put forth a plan to seek federal approval for implementation of a basic health program (BHP) under Section 1331 of the Affordable...more
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the Manatt State Cost Containment Update, a digital publication produced with generous support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and developed in coordination with the Peterson-Milbank Program...more
In-home evaluations (IHEs) are an integral component of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, giving MA plans a cost-effective way to identify and meet the medical and nonmedical needs of vulnerable beneficiaries in their own homes...more
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest edition of the Manatt State Cost Containment Update, a digital publication produced with generous support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and in collaboration with the...more
In July 2021, Governor Kate Brown signed into law HB 2010, which charges the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), in collaboration with the Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS), with developing a potential path for a...more
Oregon is committed to closing the remaining gap in health insurance coverage and doing so in a way that helps the State meet its goal of eliminating health inequities. According to the Oregon Health Insurance Survey,...more
Executive Summary -
While most stakeholders agree on the need for more transparency in our health care system, there is substantial debate about how to make meaningful progress toward this goal in specific cases. This...more
In a new “Expert Perspective” prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, Manatt Health provides a midyear update on the public option at the federal and state levels. ...more
As states grow increasingly concerned with rising health care costs, establishing health care cost growth benchmarking programs can provide a structure and process for increasing health system transparency and developing...more
Technological innovation has always been at the center of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces and has never been more important than it is now. Changes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic have clearly illustrated a...more
The actions in the attached summary are intended to give a broad representative example of state actions on COVID-19 (COVID) to date. Not all actions of all states are necessarily included....more