Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP advises health insurers and related service providers through its Manatt Health practice, which combines legal services with regulatory, policy, reimbursement, and data analytics advisory functions. The team has a particular focus on Medicaid and Medicare managed care and advises clients on federal and state regulatory compliance. William Bernstein oversees the team from the New York office and is ably supported by Robert Belfort, whose practice spans regulatory compliance and transactional matters, notably transactions that raise complex regulatory issues, and Randi Seigel, who possesses deep regulatory knowledge, particularly in HIPAA and state privacy laws, state licensure and scope of practice law, telehealth, AI, and Medicare and Medicaid conditions. In the Los Angeles office, Greg Pimstone is a reputed appellate litigator known for his work in class actions and government investigations. Also based in Los Angeles, Paul Carr-Rollitt focuses his practice on transactional mandates, as well as corporate governance and licensure matters. Ileana Hernandez left the firm in February 2025.
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Key clients
- Sanford Health Plan
- CareSource
- Point 32 Health
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- Vermont Agency of Human Services
- California Department of Health Care Services
- Humana
- Blue Shield of California
- Renown Health
- UCLA Health Medicare Advantage Plan
- Sanford Health Plan
- CareSource
Work highlights
Represented CareSource in a strategic alliance with Massachusetts-based health plan and care delivery organization, Commonwealth Care Alliance (CCA).
Advised the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) on creating a new model for alleviating medical debt.
Represented Renown Health (Renown) in a joint effort to introduce Kaiser Permanente’s (Kaiser) health plan model to Nevada by 2027
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Randi Seigel
Practice head
Bill Bernstein
Other key lawyers
Robert Belfort; Greg Pimstone; Randi Seigel; Paul Carr-Rollitt; Michael Kolber; Adam Finkelstein
