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In a December 11 advisory opinion, the HHS Office of the General Counsel (OGC) concludes that CMS lacks the authority to approve section 1115 Medicaid waivers that impose work requirements as a condition on Medicaid.

Below is an edited excerpt of a white paper recently authored by Manatt Health on including individuals with disabilities in creating policy recommendations. Stakeholders and self-advocates...

On March 25, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a report detailing the committee's investigation into marketing practices by Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and other organizations working with such plans

On July 21, a group of 21 state attorneys general sued four federal agencies challenging new interpretations of an immigration law restricting noncitizens' access to certain public benefits.

The Supreme Court ruled on June 26 in Medina v. Planned Parenthood that Medicaid enrollees cannot bring private lawsuits against states to enforce their right to choose among willing and qualified providers...

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicaid enrollment across all states increased by over 10 million from February 2020 through February 2021.

As of 12:01 a.m. on October 1, Congress' inability to agree upon federal government funding has resulted in a lapse in federal appropriations for discretionary government functions and a directive for federal agencies to shut down activities funded by annual appropriations that are not otherwise excepted by federal law.

Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in as the 57th Governor of New York on August 24, becoming the first female Governor in New York's long history.

California Governor Gavin Newsom released the "May Revision" to the state budget on Friday. The May Revision, or "May Revise," takes into account actual state revenues collected through April.

Steward Health Care filed Chapter 11 on Monday May 6, 2024. Steward operates over 30 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas...

In a highly anticipated ruling, the California Supreme Court has held that employees may still have standing to sue for Labor Code violations in a representative capacity, even when their individual...

Manatt filed an amicus brief in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court over the refusal of a Spanish museum to return a Nazi-looted painting to the heirs of the rightful owners...

The entertainment industry has transformed itself in recent years through the adoption of new technologies and is pioneering a variety of exciting new creative avenues.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has published a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) focused on the issue of revocation, seeking "to clarify and strengthen consumers...

On Monday, June 24, 2024, the three U.S. major record labels, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment, filed copyright infringement claims against two artificial-intelligence (AI)...

As part of Manatt's continuing monthly coverage of the aftermath of Facebook v. Duguid and how district courts are applying it to determine whether a calling system meets the Supreme Court's newly...

The plaintiff's bar continues to bring new wiretapping claims over pixels and analytics programs in courts around the country, including against hospitals and other entities...

On May 15, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted amendments to Regulation S-P (the "Data Privacy Amendments"), which were published in the Federal Register on June 3, 2024...