Tutorial: High Risk Pool
September 2, 2010
In this Snap Shot tutorial, Dennis G Smith, Managing Director of Medicaid Practice at Leavitt Partners, outlines the history and future of high risk pool… read more
Emily Litella Response to Medicare Trustees Report–Never Mind
August 26, 2010
By Dennis G. Smith.
During the late 1970s, Saturday Night Live (SNL) featured a skit with Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner in which Ms. Radner, in the character of Emily Litella, would provide her views on topics of the day. After informed by the news anchor (Chase) that she misunderstood the topic… read more
Sometimes, Recycling is not the answer
August 17, 2010
By Andrew Croshaw.
There has been a recent surge of commentary comparing the nation’s newly passed health reform laws to those passed by Massachusetts 3 ½ years ago. In an effort to forecast the nation’s health care future, policy experts from across the political spectrum have analyzed and… read more
Watch: Medicaid Expansion
August 12, 2010
By Dennis G. Smith
Dennis G. Smith, Managing Director of Leavitt Partners’ Medicaid Practice, explains the past, present, and future of Medicaid expansion and who it concerns.
Before joining Leavitt Partners Dennis was Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations (CMSO) at the… read more
State Insurance Exchange: Snap Shot Tutorial
August 9, 2010
Watch Leavitt Partners Director of State Insurance Exchanges, Dan Schuyler, explain the ‘Core Functions of State Insurance Exchanges.’
Leavitt Partners will release a number of Snap Shot Tutorials surounding the topic of State Insurance… read more
Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose
August 5, 2010
How many times has this famous beginning of Gertrude Stein’s stanza of her poem, “Sacred Emily,” been repeated in the nearly 100 years since it was published in 1913? While numerous interpretations have been offered regarding its meaning, it seems that Stein was not merely explaining the… read more
FDA and the Reportable Food Registry – Does it Enhance or Inhibit Food Safety
August 3, 2010
Last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published the first report examining the information received into the Reportable Food Registry (RFR) since it became a requirement in September 2009. The concept behind this tool was to focus resources into problem areas that would allow FDA to… read more
The Changing Landscape of Food Safety
July 28, 2010
To look across the horizon at issues that have worried Americans in recent years, it might seem that one topic, in particular, has gained in elevation: food safety.
Among the events that helped trigger this apparent rise in food safety’s national prominence was the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in… read more
Listeria – FDA Driving More Testing, More Recalls, and A Wake Up Call To The Food Industry
July 26, 2010
There have been three recalls in the last few days of food due to the possibility of contamination with Listeria monocytogenese. This includes a long list of wraps, salads, humus and sandwiches from a Californian firm when Listeria was found in the manufacturing plant; corn and poblano peppers from… read more
Managing Director Dr. David Acheson responds to advocates who say drinking raw milk is worth the risk on NPR
July 22, 2010
Leavitt Partners Dr. David Acheson, Managing Director of Food and Import Safety Practice appears on National Public Radio. Listen to Dr. Acheson respond to advocates who say drinking raw milk is worth the risk… read more
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