Texas and Louisianahave joined the growing list of states that have passed laws requiring disclosures in connection with commercial purpose, revenue-based financing transactions.

Earlier this month, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) sent an email with the attention-grabbing subject line "Want to continue operating in California? You need to apply for a license with us."

On Wednesday, August 16, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling upholding parts of a Texas district court's decision that would, if it becomes effective...

Since the March 27 announcement of the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) reorganization, Manatt has been tracking additional information...

Below is an edited excerpt from a recent paper authored by Manatt Health and Jeffrey Pennington, Former Associate Vice President and Chief Research Informatics Officer, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Though the Trump Administration does not plan to release its presidential budget for fiscal year (FY) 2026 until later this spring, a draft of an agency budget document was recently reported by the press.

On July 15, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that 33 states, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico, will participate in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)...

Over the past several weeks, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sought to emphasize its ongoing focus on health equity across several efforts...

On August 13, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) directing the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Administration for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to make new purchases...

On August 27, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed 2025–2026 versions of the COVID-19 vaccines for individuals age 65 and older and those aged 5 to 64 with at least one underlying condition that puts them at risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes

On December 12, 2023, the MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC) announced the submission of a marketing application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for MDMA...

In a keenly anticipated decision, Braidwood Management v. Becerra, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled June 21 that the law requiring commercial health plans to cover without cost sharing...

In this comprehensive report, the AMA and Manatt Health explore the transformational potential of augmented intelligence (AI) in the practice of medicine...

The Health Data Corner compiles the latest state health care data capacity innovations and policy developments and showcases select novel data use cases emerging from states...

More than three years after the federal government issued rules to prohibit "information blocking," penalties for violating those rules are taking effect.

The Montana Healthcare Foundation recently released its fourth annual Medicaid in Montana report on the state's Medicaid program and its impact on the state budget...

Montana's Medicaid program provides low-income Montanans—from children to seniors to the disabled to the medically needy—access to health care services that support their health and well-being.

The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor and the Department of the Treasury (the Departments) are continuing to respond to decisions by a federal district...

As the country reemerges from a pandemic that has had a disproportionate impact on communities of color, academic medical centers (AMCs) are shifting out of crisis-response mode...

This paper was written in collaboration with Amanda Eiden, Anthony DiFranzo, Matthew Itzkowitz, and Alexandra Bhatti.