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
Consumer health app developers are finding ways to help consumers and their physicians make better use of their health data. These apps can now get accredited for their compliance with best practices in managing personal health information, an important step towards building trust that consumers’ health data will be protected as it is moved more … Read more
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
While healthcare leaders seek to broaden and deepen their analysis of the implications of recent federal health policy changes, it is challenging to accurately determine where the industry might be headed in 2022 and beyond. On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, Leavitt Partners’ Senior Director of Health Policy Outreach, Jen Colamonico, moderated a Linkedin Live Political Checkpoint broadcast featuring Liz Wroe, … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
Nutrition’s role in better health outcomes (both physical and mental) and potential cost savings is spurring increased innovation within the healthcare sector. Providers are increasingly interested in how to best connect their patients to quality food, which means that health plans are figuring if (and how) they will reimburse for increasing nutrition security. Here are … Read more
