Our Voices

The team at Leavitt Partners speaks out on a variety of crucial issues impacting our world and our daily lives. We share our perspectives with the hope that it will help drive positive change.

Blogs

Leavitt Partners includes our Chairman, Gov. Michael O. Leavitt, our President and CEO, Rich McKeown, managing directors, senior partners and other professional staff. Over time, our team will share their thoughts and experiences here.

Michael O. Leavitt Blogs
Gov. Leavitt was the first Cabinet secretary in the U.S. government to blog while in office. We have included these blogs, as well as his ongoing reflections on the issues of the day.
• ▼2010 (83)
  • ▼September (1)
    • Tutorial: High Risk Pool
  • ▶August (10)
  • ▶July (10)
  • ▶June (10)
  • ▶May (12)
  • ▶April (6)
  • ▶March (14)
  • ▶February (12)
  • ▶January (8)
• ▶2009 (38)
  • ▶December (3)
  • ▶November (9)
  • ▶October (1)
  • ▶September (2)
  • ▶August (21)
  • ▶July (2)
• ▶2008 (90)
  • ▶November (3)
  • ▶October (4)
  • ▶September (12)
  • ▶August (11)
  • ▶July (14)
  • ▶June (9)
  • ▶May (8)
  • ▶April (12)
  • ▶March (4)
  • ▶February (2)
  • ▶January (11)
• ▶2007 (32)
  • ▶December (3)
  • ▶November (3)
  • ▶October (10)
  • ▶September (6)
  • ▶August (10)
Dr. David William Acheson Blogs
Dr. Acheson is the Managing Director of the Food and Import Safety Practice at Leavitt Partners.
• ▼2010 (83)
  • ▼September (1)
    • Tutorial: High Risk Pool
  • ▶August (10)
  • ▶July (10)
  • ▶June (10)
  • ▶May (12)
  • ▶April (6)
  • ▶March (14)
  • ▶February (12)
  • ▶January (8)
• ▶2009 (38)
  • ▶December (3)
  • ▶November (9)
  • ▶October (1)
  • ▶September (2)
  • ▶August (21)
  • ▶July (2)
• ▶2008 (90)
  • ▶November (3)
  • ▶October (4)
  • ▶September (12)
  • ▶August (11)
  • ▶July (14)
  • ▶June (9)
  • ▶May (8)
  • ▶April (12)
  • ▶March (4)
  • ▶February (2)
  • ▶January (11)
• ▶2007 (32)
  • ▶December (3)
  • ▶November (3)
  • ▶October (10)
  • ▶September (6)
  • ▶August (10)
Dennis G. Smith
Dennis Smith is the Managing Director of Medicaid Practice Leavitt Partners.
• ▼2010 (83)
  • ▼September (1)
    • Tutorial: High Risk Pool
  • ▶August (10)
  • ▶July (10)
  • ▶June (10)
  • ▶May (12)
  • ▶April (6)
  • ▶March (14)
  • ▶February (12)
  • ▶January (8)
• ▶2009 (38)
  • ▶December (3)
  • ▶November (9)
  • ▶October (1)
  • ▶September (2)
  • ▶August (21)
  • ▶July (2)
• ▶2008 (90)
  • ▶November (3)
  • ▶October (4)
  • ▶September (12)
  • ▶August (11)
  • ▶July (14)
  • ▶June (9)
  • ▶May (8)
  • ▶April (12)
  • ▶March (4)
  • ▶February (2)
  • ▶January (11)
• ▶2007 (32)
  • ▶December (3)
  • ▶November (3)
  • ▶October (10)
  • ▶September (6)
  • ▶August (10)

Speeches

The reports, op-eds, and speeches of our partners are highlighted below.

Michael O. Leavitt Speeches
For convenience, we've included Gov. Leavitt's seminal speeches as HHS Secretary, as well as his current writings.

• Building a Value-Based Health Care System
• Medicare: Drifting Toward Disaster
• Pandemic Flu: Preparedness in a Changing World
• Health Diplomacy: From the American People
• Import Safety: Safety at the Speed of Life
• A World Without Innovation
• Personalizing Care: A Health Care Future that Works
• Privacy and Mobilizing Health Data: Finding the Golden Mean

Op-Eds

From time to time, Gov. Leavitt and members of the Leavitt Partners' team write opinion editorials that are published by various news organizations. Several of these are listed below.

Michael O. Leavitt Op-Eds

• Health Care 'Co-Ops' Are Government Care, Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2009
• Public Plan Opt-In: A False Choice, National Journal, October 26, 2009

Presentations

Leavitt Partners' team members frequently make presentations at national conferences and other forums. The slide decks from selected presentations are included here:

Dr. David Acheson Presentations

• The Role of Third Party Certification Programs, GOAL Conference, October, 30, 2009