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New Partnership Launches to Advance Access to Care and Treatment, Improve Outcomes for Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease

Partnership Calls on Policymakers to Implement Proposals in 2020 Landmark Report Washington, D.C. — In recognition of World Sickle Cell Day on June 19th, today more than a dozen organizations representing a diverse cross-section of patient advocates, health professional organizations, health insurers and biopharmaceutical companies announced the launch of the Sickle Cell Disease Partnership. The … Read more

New Health Affairs Forefront Article: Imminent VFC Decisions are Critical for RSV Therapy Access

As respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a seasonal pathogen in young children is challenging the national health care system as part of an unprecedented “tripledemic” with COVID-19 and flu this winter, authors with Leavitt Partners parent company Health Management Associates weigh in on potential coverage pathways for new monoclonal antibody (mAb) preventive therapies for RSV and … Read more

Coalition Recommends Comprehensive Federal Policies to Meet the Needs of Individuals with Long-COVID

COVID Patient Recovery Alliance’s Interim Report Outlines More Than Two Dozen Recommendations for Federal Policymakers To Help Promote Recovery and Restoration Washington D.C. — Today, the COVID Patient Recovery Alliance released an interim report, “Towards Recovery and Restoration: Policy Recommendations to Improve the Care of Individuals Living with Long-COVID.” The multi-sector alliance, convened by Governor … Read more

Health Management Associates Acquires Wakely Consulting Group

LANSING, MI­ – Today, Jay Rosen, founder, president, and co-chairman of Health Management Associates (HMA), announced the firm’s acquisition of Wakely Consulting Group (Wakely). A premier source for healthcare actuarial consulting, Wakely helps clients understand the complex and evolving world of healthcare. Their actuaries have experience with all facets of the healthcare industry, from payers … Read more

Health Management Associates Acquires Wilson Strategic

LANSING, MI – Today, Jay Rosen, founder, president, and co-chairman of Health Management Associates (HMA), announced the firm’s acquisition of Wilson Strategic, a Washington state-based company that operates State of Reform health policy conferences. DJ Wilson founded State of Reform in 2010 with the goal of bridging the gap between healthcare and health policy. State … Read more

Health Management Associates Acquires The Moran Company

LANSING, MI­ – Today, Jay Rosen, founder and president of Health Management Associates (HMA), announced the firm’s acquisition of The Moran Company, a Washington, D.C.-based healthcare research and consulting firm. The Moran Company (TMC) has extensive expertise in the design, implementation, and evaluation of all types of payment systems in the public and private sectors. With … 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

Updated ACO and Value-Based Tracking Data is Now Available

David Muhlestein, William K. Bleser, Robert S. Saunders, and Mark B. McClellan publish Health Affairs Blog “All-Payer Spread of ACOs and Value-Based Payment Models in 2021: The Crossroads and Future of Value-Based Care” Salt Lake City, June 17, 2021— Leavitt Partners and the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy released “All-Payer Spread of ACOs and Value-Based … Read more

New Healthcare Collaborative Launches to Help Patients with Long-COVID

Governor Mike Leavitt and Nancy-Ann DeParle Announce New, Multi-Sector Alliance to Address Long-COVID Challenges and Promote Recovery Salt Lake City, April 28, 2021—Today, Governor Mike Leavitt, former Governor of Utah and former U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services (HHS), and Nancy-Ann DeParle, former Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy … Read more

Leavitt Partners Welcomes Brett Giroir, MD to the Firm

Salt Lake City, March 31, 2021 –Today, Leavitt Partners is pleased to announce that Brett Giroir, MD has joined the firm as a Distinguished Visiting Executive. Dr. Giroir will focus on addressing important healthcare topics such as bio-preparedness, value-based care arrangements, evolving issues with the COVID-19 pandemic, diagnostic testing and more. Brett Giroir, MD is … Read more