Leavitt Partners, an HMA Company, is pleased to announce that Conor Sheehey has joined the company’s team of health policy experts as a director, located in Washington, D.C.
Sheehey most recently served as senior health policy advisor to U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-ID). In this role, he advised the Committee on a range of health care policy issues, including prescription drug pricing, telehealth, AI, provider coverage and reimbursement, fraud and abuse, medical devices, and Medicare Parts B and D. Sheehey led several bipartisan legislative efforts, including the development of comprehensive PBM reforms and bipartisan proposals on clinician payment reform and drug shortages.
Prior to his work at the Senate Finance Committee, Sheehey served as deputy legislative director for U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC). Sheehey advised the Senator on all matters related to health care, education, workforce, human services, and retirement security policy before both the Senate Finance Committee and the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
Sheehey will advise clients throughout the health care sector on federal health care policy, strategy, and advocacy. He will also develop and manage multi-sector alliances.
“We are pleased to have Conor bring his deep Medicare expertise, bipartisan relationships, and creativity into the Leavitt Partners team,” said Josh Trent, chief executive officer, of Leavitt Partners. “Conor will hit the ground running to help clients across our enterprise who are seeking to navigate policy uncertainty and political processes to improve federal policy and health outcomes for millions of Americans.”
Sheehey joins a team of highly experienced, bipartisan health policy and government affairs consultants. The Leavitt Partners team includes former health policy directors and counsels of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, the Senate HELP Committee, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, and other senior congressional staff. Leavitt Partners, founded by former HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt, features former senior political appointees in Democratic and Republican presidential administrations, leaders formerly serving in several U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies, and former leaders in the nonprofit and corporate health sectors.
About Leavitt Partners
Leavitt Partners, an HMA Company, is a premier health policy and government affairs firm in Washington, D.C., that has been at the forefront of health policy development for decades. Our highly experienced, bipartisan D.C. consulting team is comprised of former Congressional staff and political appointees who have served in Democratic and Republican presidential administrations, and on both sides of the political aisle in the House and Senate. Leavitt Partners helps clients understand and navigate the legislative and regulatory environments to create opportunities, resolve problems, direct action, and build and maintain positive interactions with key federal policymakers.
About HMA
HMA’s Policy and Regulatory Strategies team includes seasoned policy advisors to help clients break down regulatory barriers, develop and advance policy change to align with business goals, evaluate reimbursement strategy for innovative products and models, advance evidence-based practices, and navigate government complexities. HMA policy consultants have formerly served as advisors, directors, and analysts for federal, state and local health agencies and advocacy groups. Leavitt Partners became part of HMA in 2021, along with The Moran Company, deepening our federal policy expertise particularly in legislative policymaking, policy advocacy, and policy alliances.