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New PICSA Playbook Offers a Roadmap for Advancing Pharmacists as Clinical Service Providers

As health care organizations look for practical ways to expand access, strengthen care coordination, and accelerate value-based care, pharmacists are emerging as a powerful—and often underused—clinical resource. To help organizations move from interest to implementation, the Pharmacy Interoperability and Clinical Services Alliance (PICSA), led by Leavitt Partners, has released a new playbook that gives pharmacies, … Continue reading

Opportunities to Address Health-Related Social Needs in Medicaid Remain Possible and Prevalent 

This blog post was written by Laura Pence and Sara Singleton on behalf of NASDOH, an alliance managed by Leavitt Partners. NASDOH is a multi-sector coalition of stakeholders seeking to make a material improvement in the health of individuals and communities by advancing the adoption of effective policies and programs to address upstream drivers of health, such as food insecurity, housing instability, interpersonal safety, … Continue reading

Webinar Replay– Addressing the Health Care Needs of People with I/DD

This webinar was held on February 12, 2026. People with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) experience significant health disparities and often face barriers to accessing high-quality, inclusive care. This webinar, Addressing the Health Care Needs of People with I/DD, explored the unique and complex health needs of this population and examined how health systems can … Continue reading

Policy Brief on Addressing the Health Care Needs of People with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)

Individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) face disproportionate difficulties in accessing high-quality health care services, and experience poorer health outcomes and ultimately shorter lifespans than the general population. To help improve the lives of people with I/DD, Special Olympics has promoted the concept of Inclusive Health, a set of principles designed to ensure that … Continue reading

Congressional Insight: Health Policy Staff Policy Learning Preferences

This insight brief summarizes findings from a Leavitt Partners survey asking Congressional health policy staff about their communications and research preferences when learning about a new health policy issue. Understanding how to be effective in communicating with Congressional health policy staff is valuable knowledge for stakeholders who seek to inform and engage Congress on health … Continue reading

Advancing Digital Quality Reporting Using Regulated Endpoints

This brief explains how health care organizations can modernize quality reporting by using standardized, real time data connections that many systems already have in place. Leavitt Partners, an HMA company, facilitated discussions with the Digital Quality Implementers Community, NCQA, and several health systems to conduct a feasibility study. The findings suggest that over 40% of … Continue reading

Webinar Alert – The ACCESS Model: Essentials for Applicants

January 22, 2026 – 12pm ET CMS’s new ACCESS model represents one of the most ambitious federal efforts to modernize chronic care through technology-supported services. This national, voluntary, decade-long model creates a new payment pathway for digital health tools, continuous monitoring, behavioral support, and other tech-enabled interventions that complement traditional care. With beneficiaries able to … Continue reading

Webinar Replay – The Block Stops Here: Unlocking Access to Health Data

This webinar was held on December 15, 2025. Information blocking continues to hinder timely access to electronic health data for patients, providers, payers, and the federal government. While federal regulations prohibit interference with data exchange, in practice key participants across the health data landscape continue to limit access in ways that constrain care delivery, population … Continue reading

Webinar Replay – Understanding the Policy Landscape of Upstream Drivers of Health

This webinar was held on December 17, 2025. In this webinar, HMA and the National Alliance for Impacting the Social Determinants of Health (NASDOH), an alliance managed by Leavitt Partners, an HMA Company, had an in-depth discussion on the evolving policy landscape on the upstream drivers of health, which includes the social, economic, and environmental … Continue reading

Making Medicare Sustainable: A Guide to Policy Options for Congress and the Administration

Today, Leavitt Partners released a Medicare policy guide that provides an accessible overview of several major policy concepts that have circulated in Medicare reform conversations in recent years. With debate mounting over the future of Medicare, it is imperative that policymakers first understand these core policy proposals–including site neutral payments, competitive bidding in Medicare Advantage, … Continue reading

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