Cindy Mann was quoted in an article by The Atlantic on how potential cuts to the #Medicaid program under the Trump administration could impact rural communities and hospitals. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/e--sJBHw
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With a diverse team of more than 160 healthcare professionals, including lawyers, MBAs, financial experts, technology experts, reimbursement experts and former government officials, we combine the rigor of legal thinking with the strategic and project management disciplines of consulting. It's this combination that creates opportunity for our clients to thrive. Learn about #ManattOnHealth premium content here: https://www.manatt.com/manatt-on-health
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Manatt Health’s Alixandra Gould, Stephanie Anthony, Edo Banach, Jonah Frohlich and Anna Lansky (Makogonova) wrote an article with the Massachusetts Disability Policy Consortium’s Dennis Heaphy for Health Affairs on how states can leverage integrated #Medicare and #Medicaid care models to address the needs of dually eligible populations with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). To learn more and read the full article, click here: https://lnkd.in/gUt-Nfra
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#CMS released a proposed rule putting forward new policies for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D programs for 2026. While certainly not the focus of this proposed rule, the rule also provides guidance for the use of #artificialintelligence by MA plans. Randi Seigel, Annie Fox and Jared Augenstein explain more here: https://lnkd.in/gDCxmK5j
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#CMS recently issued a final rule updating the #Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2025, which largely finalizes provisions in the July proposed rule, expanding the services on the Medicare Telehealth Services List and extended some temporary #telehealth and virtual care flexibilities. Jared Augenstein, Jacqueline Marks Smith and Michelle Savuto explain the details and significance of the rule's various provisions: https://lnkd.in/g5pnvDkW
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Ross Margulies was quoted in a CNN article on how the funding deal in the federal government's recent continuing resolution will impact the operation of #PBMs. To learn more, click here: https://lnkd.in/eWnAGTeF
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Check out Manatt Health’s recent webinar where Melinda Dutton and Anne Karl were joined by North Carolina’s Governor, Roy Cooper, Secretary of the NC Department of Health and Human Services, Kody Kinsley, and other health care leaders for a fireside chat describing North Carolina’s approach to leveraging their #Medicaid program to tackle #medicaldebt. Click here to view and download the full webinar presentation: https://lnkd.in/eFVgUJd7 As part of this initiative, NCDHHS developed a toolkit that provides guidance on critical program design and implementation issues for other states seeking to implement similar initiatives. Learn more about the toolkit here: https://lnkd.in/eyWvfbsn
Earlier this year, North Carolina received federal approval to launch a unique program aimed at tackling the burden of medical debt for low- to moderate-income North Carolinians – this program could serve as a model for other states looking to leverage their #Medicaid programs to address a problem that impacts millions of patients across the country. On December 9, North Carolina’s Governor, Roy Cooper, and NC Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Kody Kinsley, will join Manatt’s Melinda Dutton and Anne Karl and other health care leaders—including Sara Collins, Lucy Culp and Michael Perry—to discuss North Carolina’s innovative approach to using their #Medicaid program to help manage the challenge of medical debt. To learn more and register, click here: https://lnkd.in/ewxqexaN
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Christina Farr was featured on an episode of the "Bytes: Week in Review" podcast by Marketplace by APM, where she discussed recent oversight developments in the health insurance sector, new opportunities for makers of #AI-enabled medical devices and how #healthtech startups fared in 2024. To learn more and listen to the full episode, click here: https://lnkd.in/ezjbpUcA
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Health systems view #artificialintelligence as a potential technological breakthrough to crack the iron triangle of access, quality and cost. With a clear understanding of health AI use cases and the framework provided by the maturity model, health system leaders are now positioned to take practical steps toward AI adoption. In the first part of Manatt Health's new series on how #AI is impacting heath systems, Jared Augenstein, Jacqueline Marks Smith and Evan Eising offer key steps for organizations in the early stages of AI implementation that are looking to build a solid foundation for future adoption: https://lnkd.in/eK85Yukp
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#Medicaid plays a significant role in addressing social and economic factors that impact health (drivers of health or DOH), a role that is likely to continue in the next Trump Administration. While the specific language, mechanisms and areas of focus may change, the imperative to reduce costs and improve care by addressing DOH will continue to bridge the political divide. In our latest article from The 80 Million, Manatt Health's Melinda Dutton and Mandy Ferguson explain why addressing DOH is likely here to stay. Read on here: https://lnkd.in/esC3p_tw
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Manatt Health's Tony Fiori was quoted in an AIS Health article discussing the benefits and risks of adopting a preferred drug list (PDL) hybrid model as some states consider “carving out” #Medicaid pharmacy benefits management. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ewZrjkSv