Michael Kolber

About Michael Kolber

With a health law background in both government and private practice, Michael Kolber advises health insurers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, state and federal agencies, technology vendors, and others on implementation of health coverage issues, especially the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicare managed care, and employee benefits. He provides legal and policy advice, with particular focus on risk adjustment and related premium stabilization programs for health insurers under the ACA. Health reform. Prior to joining Manatt, Mr. Kolber was the lead legal adviser to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on several key features of the ACA, including essential health benefits, health insurance exchanges, risk adjustment, and CO-OP loans. Now, health insurers, actuarial consultants, state exchanges, technology vendors, physician specialty groups, and pharmaceutical manufacturers turn to Mr. Kolber to advise them on complex legal and regulatory questions concerning health reform and advocate on their behalf in front of key federal decision makers. A frequent speaker and author on health reform, Mr. Kolber coauthored Bloomberg BNA\'s treatise on the subject. Medicare managed care. Mr. Kolber advises Medicare Advantage organizations and Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors on compliance with federal regulations and guidance, including helping them design special needs plans and Medicare-Medicaid plans for the dual eligible population. Employee benefits. Mr. Kolber counsels health insurers, third-party administrators, benefits consultants, employers, and others on the interaction of ERISA, the ACA, and other employee benefits laws. He has also performed analyses for states on how state efforts at provider payment and delivery system reform relate to self-insured employer health plans.

Experience

1. Partner

   Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

   Dec 2016 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Yale University

  BA, History

  1998 — 2002

• Harvard Law School

  J.D.

  2006 — 2009