Capitol Health
Associates, LLC is a health care consulting firm
dedicated to serving client needs through the development of
forward-looking,
patient-centric innovations and strategies. With offices in Washington, DC and Atlanta, Georgia, our firm is supported
by a team
of experts fueled by the belief that going forward, consumers and
patients will
demand greater attention in the delivery of care and require more
resources for
the purchase of care. Our professionals provide creative alternatives
and
solutions to complex business-structure governance and public policy
issues.
They possess the skills—and the background—to help clients become
leaders and
innovators in both the marketplace and the public policy arena.
It's no secret that
health care is a highly competitive, volatile
field.
The bottom
line is clear: Success is reserved for those organizations that bring
the right
product to the right customer through the right channels. Our
principals
respond to that challenge by doing, not just by advising. We provide
our
clients with the very best technical and strategic advice and give them
unparalleled access to policymakers and industry leaders. Then we roll
up our
sleeves and get to work with our clients as they implement strategies
that we
have developed together. All of our principals possess a wealth of
senior-level
experience operating companies and working with government and public
policy
firms on a national and international level. Capitol Health Associates
builds
relationships with clients based on trust. We meet client demands by
making
smart, swift decisions that lead to lucrative and lasting
results.
:: Principals
Jay Keese
A lobbyist and public affairs professional with two decades of
experience in
political Washington, Jay specializes in helping clients open new
markets by
winning on key public policy issues. He provides a wide array of
advocacy
services, including lobbying, appropriations, federal marketing,
political strategy,
message development, coalition building, and strategic planning. A founding principal of Capitol Advocates and
Capitol Health Associates, Jay recently played a key role in the
passage of
landmark Medicare reform legislation for clients in the generic
pharmaceutical
and health plan industries. He has
worked for several major trade associations, including the American
Medical
Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and served as a staffer to
the
late Senator John Heinz (R-PA). Jay brings to clients a diverse policy
background and a strong record of legislative accomplishments in health
care
and other industries.
Kenneth
E. Thorpe, PhD
A nationally recognized health care economist, Ken is the Robert W.
Woodruff
Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy & Management
in the
Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. He also
directs the Emory Center on
Health Outcomes
and Quality and has served as a professor at other prestigious
universities and
institutions, including the University of North
Carolina at Chapel
Hill, the
Program on
Health Care Financing and Insurance at the Harvard University School of
Public
Health, and Columbia University. Ken served in the Clinton Administration as
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Policy in the Department of
Health and
Human Services, where he coordinated all economic forecasting of the
President’s health care reform proposals for the White House. He has testified before several committees in
the U.S. Senate and House on health care and insurance issues and is a
reviewer
at several medical journals. He brings to clients an unparalleled
understanding
of health care issues and expertise in economic modeling.
William
F.
Burke
A health care strategist with more than 15 years of experience, Bill
has led
provider-based health care organizations and informatics companies in
product
development, the development of channels for distribution, and
direct-to-market
sales strategies. His experience also includes the implementation of
technology
enabled point-of-care and population-based disease management programs
for
communities, medical enterprises, and self-funded employers. He brings
to
clients an exceptional ability to simplify complex health care issues,
focusing
on the core objectives that are most likely to lead to positive
results.
Hans C.
Kastensmith
A strategist with more than 11 years of achievement in the health care
industry, Hans specializes in clinical health care process, management
and
health care consulting, business process engineering, disease state
management,
and population health management. As founder of I-trax, a disease
management
company, Hans consulted on the clinical and business processes and
designed
information systems for the first nationally accredited disease
management
program in the nation. He has also helped clients develop health care
acquisition strategies and design population-based disease management
models
and has supported a variety of health initiatives for the U.S.
Department of
Defense. He brings to clients strong interpersonal skills and a network
of
valuable contacts in the health care, financial, and defense
industries.
Nancy
Brown
Nancy
Brown, SPHR, is President of Human
Resource Solutions, an Atlanta-based human resources consulting firm
affiliated
with Capitol Health Associates. Nancy has over
25 years
experience in business, management and consulting. During the course of
her
career, she has gained expertise in all areas of human resources
including
strategic planning, legal compliance requirements, health program
design and
implementation, employee communications, recruitment and selection,
reporting
requirements, training and development and career planning and coaching. In the corporate world, Nancy served
as Vice
President of Human Resources for Carter & Associates in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to that, she was a Human Resources
Director at GTE, where she oversaw the Human Resources function for
4,400
employees and was the senior labor relations professional for a three
state
area. She also designed and implemented a comprehensive curriculum of
supervisory and management training.
::What We Do
We bring
to our
clients more than 50 years of experience in health care related
consulting and
public policy disciplines. Let our consultants help put your ideas into
practice in one of the following areas:
|
Business
Development
- Marketing and sales
strategy
- Government
contracting solutions
- Business
plan development
|
Strategic
Consulting
- Governance
structure
- Capital needs
assessment
- Health
plan design
|
|
Business
Transition
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Post-acquisition
strategy
- Transfers
of ownership
|
Public
Policy
Intelligence
- Economic
modeling and forecasting
- Legislative/regulatory
issues
- Appropriations
|
::Our Clients
The following is a representative client list for Capitol
Health Assocates
and our strategic partner, Capitol
Advocates:
Alexion
Antibody Technologies
American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations
Agvar
Pharmaceuticals
Business Council for Sustainable Energy
Digital
Media Association
Community Health Network, Inc.
CorpCare
Associates, Inc.
Flexible
Corporate Plans
Health
Advocate, Inc.
Health
Monitoring Services of America, Inc.
Mendota Healthcare, Inc.
National Cooperative Bank
Northrop
Grumman, Inc.
Southwest Airlines Pilot’s Association
State of Texas, Health and Human
Services
Commission
WorkSite
Rx
Teva Pharmaceuticals, USA
Teva Neuroscience
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