Healthcare systems are facing significant challenges in recruiting and retaining talent within the burgeoning field of behavioral health services, primarily due to competition from telehealth providers and inconsistent...more
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) spurred a seismic shift in the delivery of health care, including services provided to children and adolescents. Pediatric providers rapidly scaled up their telehealth capabilities...more
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, children have experienced an unprecedented mental health crisis. In response, President Biden has prioritized strengthening and expanding the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access...more
The coronavirus pandemic stubbornly persists, infecting 110,000 Americans daily - and likely many, many more - and hospitalizing 29,000 a day on average. Vaccinations, also, have stayed at the forefront of efforts to...more
In October there was a local case where parents were in conflict over vaccination of an incapacitated adult child. In that case, Matter of A.C.G., after an evidentiary hearing, the Court ruled that the child could be...more
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for administration to children aged 5-11 years old. ...more
Learn How Innovators in Children’s Health View the Effects of COVID-19, the Impact of Equity Issues and the Actions Needed Moving Forward at a New Manatt Webinar—the Fifth in Our Health Care Imperatives Series... Register...more
2022 AG Elections- Former South Dakota Attorney General Steps Back into Contention for AG’s Office- •Marty Jackley, who formerly served as U.S. Attorney for South Dakota, South Dakota AG, and President of the National...more
Sunday, February 28, 2021, was Rare Disease Day. With so much focus on COVID-19 throughout 2020, it’s important to recognize the continued work done in rare disease drug development by sponsors and FDA throughout 2020. In...more
Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 12 (December 2020) - Finalizing a document issued last year, on Nov. 9 the Food and Drug Administration issued “Enhancing the Diversity of Clinical Trial Populations—Eligibility...more
What Actions Can State Medicaid Agencies and Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Take to Support Financial Stability for Pediatric and Other Primary Care Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Find Out in a New Webinar From...more
A New Manatt Webinar—Based on a Just-Released Report by the MA Child and Adolescent Health Initiative—Shares Cutting-Edge Strategies for Improving Child and Family Health Outcomes Through Pediatric Primary Care. For years,...more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, state Medicaid agencies have temporarily expanded their telehealth coverage and reimbursement policies in varying degrees. States, providers, advocates and families recognize the...more
The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking serious health and economic consequences on children and families. At the same time, pediatric providers have scaled their telehealth capabilities at warp speed to reduce disease spread and...more
How Can States Leverage Telehealth Policies and Implement Eligibility and Enrollment Strategies to Protect Children’s Access to Medicaid During COVID-19? Find Out at a New Webinar From Manatt Health, the American Academy of...more
Last month, we described the announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announcing the allocation to Medicaid providers under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. In the past...more
The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) was passed to provide emergency assistance for individuals, families, and business achieved through two divisions. “Division A” focuses on supporting workers and families as well as the United...more
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has issued new guidance allowing hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Centers (ASTCs) to resume elective surgeries. Beginning May 11, 2020, elective surgeries can resume...more