L&M partners with government, business, and foundation sector clients to support health and human services programs. Our team conducts mixed methods and communications research to provide consultation to policymakers for health system transformation, value-based health care delivery and access to care.

We take great pride in providing clients with the highest quality of research and reports on time and within budget. Our combined dedication to client objectives and impeccable integrity has earned us a reputation as a trusted, reliable partner.

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“L&M’s ability to translate complex topics and findings into actionable take aways and present them in varied formats for different audiences, including policymakers, strengthened the impact of our research findings.”
Lauren Riplinger
Chief Public Policy and Impact Officer
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

Our Projects

From multi-year task orders with a team of subcontractors to smaller-scale individual research efforts, L&M has led dozens of research projects from government agencies, as well as private clients. See below for a selection of our projects.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), August 2018 through August 2023

Project Description

L&M, along with partner NORC at the University of Chicago, assisted the State Demonstrations Group (SDG) in the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) to evaluate and monitor Medicaid Section 1115 demonstrations. Section 1115 of the Social Security Act authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to approve experimental, pilot, or demonstration projects to allow states flexibility to test unique approaches to program design and administration that are aimed at enhancing beneficiary access to quality services. The team delivered technical and analytical support by monitoring and evaluating state demonstration program reports, evaluation designs, evaluation reports, implementation protocols. We assessed monitoring and payment protocols, along with other deliverables, to provide recommendations. Our focus was on ensuring the comprehensiveness, scientific and technical merits, and adherence to CMS requirements.

L&M has proven experience in health services research and consumer testing services. Our depth and breadth of knowledge reaches across a full spectrum of health care topics and programs.

We excel in:

  • Literature reviews and environmental scans
  • Market analysis
  • Payment policy development and evaluation
  • Policy and regulatory research and analysis
  • Program evaluation
  • Provider, payer, consumer, and other stakeholder interviews and focus groups
  • Quality and performance measurement
  • Quantitative services including:
    • Cost-benefit analysis
    • Econometric analysis
    • Economic impact analysis
    • Financial analysis
    • Large data sets (e.g., claims, surveys, etc.)
    • Program cost analysis
    • Statistical analysis
  • Strategic and financial planning
  • Survey design and management
  • Technical advisory panel recruitment and management
  • User-centered design and usability testing

Our health care expertise spans:

  • Alternative payment models
  • Care and disease management
  • Evidence-based medicine
  • Financial incentives for providers/patients
  • Health communications
  • Health care delivery
  • Health care organizations
  • HealthCare.gov (Health Insurance Marketplace) 
  • Home and community-based services
  • Long-term services and support
  • Medicaid and CHIP
  • Medical homes
  • Medicare
  • Population health
  • Provider payment
  • Quality and performance measurement
  • Racial and socioeconomic disparities
  • Specific populations:
    • Aging and disabled
    • Dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid
    • High-cost, high-need communities
  • State health policy
  • Transparency and public reporting
  • Uninsured and underinsured
  • Value-based delivery innovations