Insights

2021 Healthcare And Life Sciences Investment Outlook

2020 was a year that no one could have predicted with the onset of the pandemic and its impact to the U.S. economy. As we head into 2021, the end of pandemic is in sight. However, we continue to see pervasive daily increases in coronavirus cases, high death rates, and continued challenges around the rollout … Read more

Torch Insight acquired by Milliman, expanding industry’s leading portfolio of SaaS health market intelligence solutions

Salt Lake City, August 18, 2020—Today Leavitt Partners announced the acquisition of Torch Insight® by Milliman, Inc. This acquisition will combine Torch Insight’s powerful market-centered data and analytics with MedInsight, Milliman’s flagship healthcare analytics ecosystem. Torch Insight brings Milliman decades of healthcare policy expertise and healthcare analytic experience backed by Leavitt Partners – recognized experts … Read more

Leavitt Partners Releases “Understanding the Coronavirus & Situational Characteristics: A Framework for Individuals and Businesses for Mitigating Risk”

Salt Lake City, May 26, 2020—Today, Leavitt Partners released “Understanding the Coronavirus & Situational Characteristics: A Framework for Individuals and Businesses for Mitigating Risk,” a white paper informed by contagion principles of the virus that provides opportunities for creative interventions. The paper walks through virus transmission and key principles for reducing spread, as well as … Read more

Accountable Care Organizations Are Increasingly Led by Physician Groups Rather Than Hospital Systems

Salt Lake City, May 14, 2020 –Today, the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) released an article entitled “Accountable Care Organizations Are Increasingly Led by Physician Groups Rather Than Hospital Systems.” This article outlines the shift in accountable care organization (ACO) market leadership as physician group organizations have begun to lead the majority of new … Read more

New Analysis Explores Ways for Accountable Care Organizations to Reduce Costs Through Less Expensive Drugs for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Salt Lake City, May 12, 2020 – New analysis from Leavitt Partners and CareJourney explores ways in which accountable care organizations (ACOs) can reduce health care costs without potentially impacting their beneficiaries’ quality of care.  One such opportunity for ACOs lies in switching patients to similarly effective but less-expensive medications for particular conditions. Our analysis … Read more

Leavitt Partners Welcomes Sara Singleton to the Firm

Salt Lake City, February 25, 2020 –Leavitt Partners is pleased to announce and welcome Sara Singleton as a principal based in Washington, D.C. Sara will act as an advisor to the National Alliance to impact the Social Determinants of Health (NASDOH), in addition to advising clients throughout the health care sector on federal health care … Read more

November 2019 Political Checkpoint Webinar

On November 6, Leavitt Partners held its biannual Political Checkpoint webinar hosted by Health Intelligence Partners (HIP) and the Leavitt Partners’ Federal Insights and Advocacy team. Governor Mike Leavitt and Vince Ventimiglia previewed Leavitt Partners’ 2020 presidential election scenarios and likely impact on health policy. The three most likely election scenarios: As health care weighs heavily on … Read more

The Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and Leavitt Partners Releases “Medicare ACO Results for 2018: More Downside Risk Adoption, More Savings, and All ACO Types Now Averaging Savings” Report

Salt Lake City, November 11, 2019—Medicare’s flagship Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program, the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), achieved net savings of $73 per person in 2018, more than double the net savings of $35 per person achieved in 2017. Researchers from the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and Leavitt Partners shared their analysis of … Read more

Leavitt Partners Releases “Taking Action on Social Determinants of Health” Report

Salt Lake City, October 22, 2019— Today, Leavitt Partners released “Taking Action on Social Determinants of Health,” a white paper based on research conducted through the firm’s Health Intelligence Partners (HIP)*, to learn about what employers and physicians are doing to address social determinants of health (SDOH) in their communities. These surveys were conducted with … Read more

New Research Shows Impact of Recent Policies on ACO Growth

Salt Lake City, October 21, 2019— Leavitt Partners and the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy released “Spread of ACOs And Value-Based Payment Models In 2019: Gauging the Impact of Pathways to Success,” which leveraged data from Torch Insight, a robust, market-centric data integration and analytics platform developed by Leavitt Partners Insight. This annual paper summarizes the … Read more