Since becoming aware of the cyberattack on Change Healthcare in late February, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a number of flexibilities to support affected providers that have experienced...more
The Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) has indicated that absent congressional action to suspend or raise the debt limit, the federal government will likely be unable to satisfy all of its financial obligations as...more
Prenatal vaccines—those administered during a pregnancy—provide crucial protections to pregnant women and/or newborns against communicable diseases such as whooping cough and influenza. Additional prenatal vaccines are in...more
5/17/2023
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirement for commercial coverage of certain preventive services without cost sharing is unenforceable, according to a March 30 decision in Braidwood Management, Inc. v. Becerra by Judge Reed...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
9/9/2022
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On Thursday, January 8, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced that the Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration for COVID‑19 will be renewed for another 90 days, beginning on January 21 (the date the...more
1/13/2021
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A New Manatt Webinar Guides You Through New Reforms Promoting Value-Based Care and Easing Regulatory Compliance—the Most Significant Changes to the Federal Fraud and Abuse Landscape in the Last Decade.
On November 20,...more
12/22/2020
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The COVID-19 crisis is far from over, as evidenced by the 300,000 new U.S. cases reported over the past seven days. Recognizing this ongoing impact, federal and state officials have left in place many of the emergency...more
On March 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) swept aside dozens of federal healthcare requirements using its emergency waiver authority under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act. The waivers—addressing...more
4/9/2020
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Editor’s Note: Inpatient psychiatric facilities operate under a heavy burden of federal regulatory requirements. In a new report commissioned by the National Association of Behavioral Health (NABH), summarized below, Manatt...more
Inpatient psychiatric facilities operate under a heavy burden of federal regulatory requirements. The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) commissioned Manatt Health to assess the burdens that certain federal...more