Services

Federal and State Policy

We provide clients with multistakeholder perspectives on federal and state healthcare policy to help them navigate the complex legislative and regulatory environment.

Overview

An Ever-Evolving Policy Landscape

Understanding how policies impact each sector in the US healthcare system requires expertise in the political process, the business of healthcare, and the mechanisms of policymaking. As policymakers seek to respond to ever-evolving market dynamics, as well as the introduction of new treatment options and the changing needs of patients, even healthcare industry veterans face challenges staying current while foreseeing potential outcomes.

Stakeholders need a reliable way to monitor the policy environment, assess its implications, and create strategic solutions to address their most critical questions—including questions they have not yet asked. In short, they need a partner who can anticipate, interpret, and respond to changes in this environment.

Healthcare Policy Consulting is Our Foundation

We began as a company focused on helping organizations navigate Medicare and Medicaid policy. Although we have expanded our breadth and depth of services, healthcare policy consulting remains a foundational offering. In a crowded and uncertain policy environment, we get to the heart of what matters most, delivering targeted, customer-centric research, analytics, insights, and strategies. Our federal and state healthcare policy consultants apply deep subject matter expertise to synthesize the most important policy information and help clients understand why it matters and what to do about it.

Our healthcare policy consultants are immersed in federal and state policymaking, focusing on the policies that affect key areas of the healthcare system, including:

Drug pricing
Healthcare coverage and eligibility
Health equity
Coverage and reimbursement

Informed by Experience, Backed by Data

We don’t just study the healthcare industry; we’ve lived it. Our backgrounds span the breadth of our customer base, bringing diverse policy perspectives. We have worked in every area of the industry, including Congress, federal agencies, state governments, health plans, drug companies, advocacy and patient groups, nonprofit organizations, and pharmacies. Some of us have even helped to design the policies that are most relevant to our clients.

Expert insights and strategies are enhanced when informed by high-quality data. Our policy consultants collaborate with our team of analysts—who are rooted firmly in the policy space—to supplement their qualitative policy analyses with rich data analytics. Our distinctive ability to leverage data enables us to strengthen advocacy strategies, policy positions, and impact assessments, helping our clients to define and advance their goals.