HEALTH  CARE  MANAGEMENT  CONSULTING   

Hrant E. Kouyoumdjian, Ph.D., is the Principal and lead consultant with 30 years of health care experience in California. He was among the very first trained health economists in California to offer core competencies in health/medical economics and strategic business planning, in addition to hands on expertise in offering core competencies in health economics, strategic and business planning, public policy, Medi-Cal Program, and contract negotiations. Health Care Management Consulting offers in-depth intellectual perspectives for the rigors of developing well thought out and tested conceptual, strategic and practical solutions with track record of expeditious deliverables; often exceeding client's expectations. Independent associates are assembled based on the specific needs of consulting engagements thus maximizing efficiency and productivity. We offer a reputation drawn from years of hands-on front-line experience with professional integrity; succeeding in challenges where most other consulting firms fail.

Our current public policy focus for clients is on the impact of health care providers and health insurance consolidation as they impact consumer premiums and health plan benefit options; the impact of Medi-Cal rate reductions on fee-for-service providers; rate/premium differentials between Northern and Southern California; competitive models for California’s Health Benefit Exchange and its potential impact on insurers and providers; access and choice vs. costs in the implementation of dual eligible pilot program policy; and the Medi-Cal DRG methodology.

Clients include the full array of the health care industry: hospital/hospital systems, UC hospital/medical center, commercial HMOs, Local Health Plans/GMC Plans, medical groups/clinics, state and local governmental entities, and law firms.

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