In this episode of Driving the Deal, Brian Fortune, Senior Managing Director at Farragut Square Gorup sits down with Liz Fowler, co-founder of Health Transformation Strategies, and former Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) for a timely conversation on the healthcare policy issues taking shape in Washington.

Liz discusses the growing momentum around health reform, including the evolving Medicare Part D market, the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act, the continued growth of Medicare Advantage, and the challenges facing beneficiaries in the standalone market. They also explore the state of the ACA exchanges, affordability and coverage, and what the healthcare system has learned from years of value-based care experimentation at CMMI.

As Washington begins thinking more seriously about what comes next, Liz offers her perspective on where the biggest opportunities and challenges may lie.

In this episode of Driving the Deal, Brian Fortune, Senior Managing Director at Farragut Square Group, is joined by colleague Holly Stokes, Vice President of Government Policy, to break down Medicare's proposed CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule.

They discuss the proposed conversion factor cut, changes to Practice Expense RVU methodology, and how these changes could create meaningful reimbursement tailwinds and headwinds across specialties. Holly shares insights on key proposals around Modifier 25, remote monitoring, and SNFist reimbursement, as well as what the proposed rule could mean for healthcare businesses and investors.

Finally, they look ahead to potential Congressional action and the longer-term policy signals CMS is sending around primary care, care management, global surgery, and site-of-service reimbursement.

In this episode of Driving the Deal, Brian Fortune, Senior Managing Director at Farragut Square Group is joined by Joel White, Partner at Monument Advocacy, leading their health practice and President of the Council for Affordable Health Coverage (CAHC), to discuss the healthcare policy changes shaping Washington and what they could mean for the industry.

Brian and Joel explore the legislative outlook ahead of the midterm elections, including healthcare affordability, Medicare physician payment, drug pricing reform, and the prospects for additional reconciliation legislation. They also examine the growing focus on healthcare consolidation, competition, and antitrust enforcement, highlighting the policy shifts that could reshape healthcare delivery and reimbursement in the years ahead. Tune in for an insider's perspective on the evolving policy landscape and the key healthcare changes stakeholders should be watching.