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New Report Identifies Potential Reforms to the Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Program That Could Save Up to $108 billion

Future Visions of Reform: Policy Options for The Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Program and Star Ratings In this report, Leavitt Partners has identified a set of eight policy options to reform the Medicare Advantage (MA) Quality Bonus Program (QBP) and the Star Ratings System. These policy options are intended to improve the MA program for … Read more

New Task Force Endorses Legislation to Save Rare Disease Treatments 

The Save Rare Treatments Task Force, a new multi-sector public policy and advocacy collaboration convened by Leavitt Partners, an HMA Company, publicly launched this week and today released a letter of support for recently introduced, bipartisan, bicameral legislation. The Task Force is comprised of organizations representing persons living with rare diseases, biopharmaceutical innovators, and other … Read more

The Role of ACOs in Advancing Health Equity: A Comparison Between MSSP and ACO REACH

CMS’s recent integration of health equity into its new and existing value-based payment (VBP) programs (as outlined below) signals a strong commitment to equitable care delivery. We expect health equity to be incorporated into additional federal programs and for private payers to follow CMS’s example in designing their own plans for managing the diverse needs … Read more

Health Management Associates Acquires Edrington Health Consulting

LANSING, MI­ – Today, Jay Rosen, founder and president of Health Management Associates (HMA), announced the firm’s acquisition of Edrington Health Consulting (EHC), an Arizona-based firm that specializes in providing actuarial and financial analyses to health plans, providers, and government agencies. Founded in 2014, EHC provides an array of data and analytic support services related … Read more

ACOs Could do More to Care for Seriously Ill Patients

Salt Lake City, June 3, 2019— Accountable care organizations (ACOs) have potential to care for the nation’s seriously ill patients at lower costs and improved quality, but few are taking steps to do so, according to new research  conducted by the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and Leavitt Partners. The research appears today in June … Read more

Leavitt Partners Releases “The 2018 ACO Survey: Unique Paths to Success” White Paper

Salt Lake City, March 29, 2019—Today, Leavitt Partners released “The 2018 ACO Survey: Unique Paths to Success.” This white paper reports the findings from the 2nd Annual ACO Survey of 203 Accountable Care Organizations, conducted in collaboration with the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS), to better understand current trends and predict future developments relating to … Read more

New Healthcare Alliance Launches Alternative Payment Model for Addiction Recovery

Leavitt Partners Joins National Non-Profit, Facing Addiction with NCADD and Remedy Partners to Redesign the Structure and Payment of Addiction Treatment and Recovery Services  Washington, D.C. – September 7, 2018 – A national multi-sector alliance of healthcare industry leaders, including Leavitt Partners, Facing Addiction with NCADD (The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence) and … Read more

A Uniquely American Health System

As the United States continues to move toward a value-based health care system, significant challenges slow down our progress. Political pressure exists from all sides, incentives have yet to be appropriately aligned, and the pressing need to change stakeholder behavior remains a time-sensitive imperative. Solving these challenges requires going beyond admiring the challenges to implementing … Read more

Study: Penetration of Value-Based Payment Models Not Sufficient to Realize Potential Cost Savings

Press inquiries should be directed to: Karen Thomas Director of Communications Healthcare Financial Management Association (708) 492-3377 [email protected] Jordana Choucair Vice President of Communications Leavitt Partners, LLC (801) 633.4900 [email protected] Keith Moore Chairman and CEO McManis Consulting 720-529-2110 [email protected] Study: Penetration of Value-Based Payment Models Not Sufficient to Realize Potential Cost Savings Incentive Misalignment and … Read more