Healthsperien announces the official launch of its Center for Health Research, Policy & Strategy, the newest addition to Healthsperien’s expanding capabilities and the third in a series of new Centers of Expertise. Serving as the firm’s hub for data-driven analysis, applied research, and evidence-informed policy development, the Center will provide clients with the objective insights needed to navigate today’s most complex healthcare decisions. By leveraging national administrative claims datasets, real-world evidence, surveys, focus groups, and interviews, the Center will deliver evidence-based strategies to inform and guide client decision-making.

Led by Dianne Munevar, Partner and former Vice President of Health Care Strategy at NORC at the University of Chicago, the Center brings world-class expertise to Healthsperien’s clients. She is joined by a seasoned team of 5 research, policy, and strategy experts, who also come from NORC at the University of Chicago, with collective experience from leading organizations, including Avalere, the National Committee for Quality Assurance, West Health, MassHealth, and the National Academy of State Health Policy.

Today also marks the debut of Healthsperien’s Centers of Expertise—an interconnected suite that brings together deep subject matter expertise, applied research, and policy strategy under one roof to deliver innovative solutions in healthcare, policy development, government relations, and research.

Centers of Expertise at Healthsperien:

• Center for Behavioral Health (Launched July 2025) – Focused on payment models, access, quality, financing, data infrastructure, and system redesign.
• Center for Healthy Aging & Advanced Illness (Launched August 2025) – Addressing complex care, advanced illness, hospice and palliative care, community services integration, and social isolation and loneliness.
• Center for Health Research, Policy & Strategy (Launching today) – Specializing in data and economic analysis, qualitative research (expert interviews, focus groups, convenings), quantitative surveys, and comprehensive insights to support decision-making.
• Center for Medicare & Medicaid Design Solutions (Coming soon)
• Center for Patient-Centered Transformation (Coming soon)

Together, these Centers represent a new chapter in Healthsperien’s growth—offering the full spectrum of research, strategy, and policy expertise to deliver greater value to our clients and partners.