To support our clients during the COVID-19 pandemic, we provide below links to the Governor’s Executive Orders and California County directives and mandates. Given the rapidly changing environment, we will update this page...more
To support our clients during the COVID-19 pandemic, we provide below links to the Governor’s Executive Orders and California County directives and mandates. Given the rapidly changing environment, we will update this page...more
States have struggled for decades to establish infrastructure that allows for the efficient and secure sharing of health information, despite it being associated with improved quality and reduced duplicative services and...more
Editor’s Note: The United States is in the midst of the worst drug crisis in history. In 2017, nearly 50,000 Americans died of an opioid overdose. For the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF), Manatt Health has created a...more
The United States is in the midst of the worst drug crisis in its history. In 2017, nearly 50,000 Americans died of an opioid overdose, including more than 2,000 Californians. Addressing the epidemic requires responses from...more
Congress is currently debating whether and how to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This report provides an analysis of the potential impact to the State of Montana of a possible repeal of one portion of the...more
Defining and Resolving the Provider Data Dilemma -
Editor’s Note: Provider data drives the most fundamental processes in the healthcare system. Inaccurate provider data puts patient care and billions of dollars at risk....more
10/21/2016
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Bipartisan Budget ,
Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights ,
Data-Sharing ,
Dispute Resolution ,
DSRIP ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Mexico ,
Personal Data ,
Private Sector ,
Public Policy ,
Public Service Commissions ,
Social Media ,
Value-Based Payments
Better Late Than Never: CMS Provides Much-Needed Clarity on the 60-Day Overpayment Refund Requirements -
On February 12, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the long-awaited final rule (Final...more
2/26/2016
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ACOs ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Certificate of Need ,
Health IT ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Knox Keene ,
License Agreements ,
Look-Back Measurement Period ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Shared Savings Program ,
Overpayment Recovery Time Limits ,
Risk Allocation ,
Telehealth
Key Findings -
The cost of Medicaid expansion in Kansas is projected to average just over $50 million annually between 2016 and 2020. Based on publicly available data and the experiences of states that expanded in 2014,...more
Examining Fee Splitting Statutes in the Context of Value-Based Healthcare -
Editor’s note: One of the goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to align incentives among provider communities and their patients and...more
6/23/2015
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Cardinal Health ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fee-Splitting ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Hospitals ,
Licensing Boards ,
Medicare Shared Savings Program ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Radiopharmaceuticals ,
SCOTUS ,
Value-Based Fees
Let’s Get to Work: OIG Releases 2015 Work Plan, Focusing on Long-Term Care and Health Reform -
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)--Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its 2015 Work Plan (Work...more
The delivery of health care – and payment for that care – is a complex endeavor, and health care providers and health plans rely on third parties to help them operate as businesses and fulfill their responsibilities to...more
Removing Regulatory Barriers to Accelerate EHR Adoption -
Recognizing the potential long-term value of EHRs for improving care and reducing costs, many hospitals considered offering physicians financial support to...more
Social and economic factors such as income, educational attainment, access to food and housing, and employment status have a profound impact on health. In fact, these nonmedical factors account for as much as 40 percent of...more