The Lewin Group

What The Lewin Group does

The Lewin Group is a health policy consulting firm founded in 1971, operating as a subsidiary of Optum Serve within UnitedHealth Group following its 2016 acquisition. The firm provides end-to-end consulting services to federal healthcare agencies, including CMS, VA, FDA, ACL, ACF, and MACPAC, with a focus on payment model design, program evaluation, quality measurement, technical assistance, and health policy research. Its service portfolio is structured as nine interconnected modules covering payment model design and implementation, technical assistance and operational support, analytics and reporting, data-driven learning systems, program evaluation and modeling, health policy research, large-scale program evaluation, and quality measurement. Since 2011, the firm has supported 29 CMMI Innovation Models across Medicare and Medicaid, spanning accountable care, advanced primary care, episode-based and care-redesign models, hospital global budgets, Medicaid reform, and state-based, rural, and whole-person care initiatives.

The Lewin Group's technology stack integrates AI/ML-enabled analytics with FHIR-based data pipelines for interoperability across administrative, clinical, and patient-reported data sources, including electronic clinical quality measures (ecQMs) and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). Its learning systems are grounded in implementation science and combine adult learning principles with quantitative and qualitative data to support rapid cycle learning and decision-making. The firm's interdisciplinary evaluation teams blend methodological rigor with embedded clinical expertise across the evaluation lifecycle, supporting mixed-methods evaluation, predictive and scenario modeling, and audience-centered reporting. The technology differentiators cited include accuracy and precision in advanced analytics, integration and interoperability via FHIR, domain specialization in payment model design, and a novel method architecture for learning system design.

The Lewin Group generates revenue through federal government consulting contracts under a professional services model, with quote-based, contract-negotiated pricing typical of government engagements. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting federal health programs through direct sales outreach, contract vehicles, and relationship-based engagement. Marketing channels include LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram, supplemented by thought leadership content such as industry reports and guides, and the Optum Business website. The firm operates exclusively in the United States from its Falls Church, Virginia headquarters, with no disclosed international footprint.

Name

The Lewin Group

Legal name

The Lewin Group

Website

https://lewin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Lewin Group is a health policy consulting firm operating under Optum Serve, serving US federal healthcare agencies (CMS, VA, FDA, ACL, ACF, MACPAC) with payment model design, program evaluation, analytics, and quality measurement services. Founded in 1971, it has supported 29 CMMI Innovation Models since 2011.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Policy Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Care Entity Administration for Medicaid (MCO/PHP/PIHP/PAHP) (HLAEAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

TANF/CHIP Managed Care Plans (HLAEAEAA), Behavioral Health Value-Based Contracting & Provider Incentives (HLAEAHAL), Consent, Preference & Data Rights Management (incl. HIPAA/GDPR support) (HLACAIAG)

Keywords

• Health policy consulting
• Federal healthcare consulting
• Payment model design
• Program evaluation services
• Value-based care consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Falls Church

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Health Policy Consulting Services: Professional services revenue generated through federal government consulting contracts. Services include payment model design and implementation, program evaluation, health policy research, quality measurement, and technical assistance for federal health programs. Revenue is derived from multi-year government contract vehicles with agencies including CMS, VA, FDA, ACL, and ACF.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Lewin Group provides end-to-end health policy consulting services to federal government agencies, including payment model design and implementation, advanced analytics and AI-enabled insights, program evaluation and modeling, technical assistance and operational support, quality measurement, and data-driven learning systems. Services are delivered through contract vehicles to support value-based payment models, quality improvement, and policy-relevant evidence generation for federal healthcare programs.

Product overview

The Lewin Group, operating under Optum Serve, offers a unified health policy consulting service portfolio consisting of nine interconnected service modules. The core Health Policy Consulting service provides end-to-end support for federal healthcare programs, which is enhanced by specialized modules covering Payment Model Design and Implementation, Technical Assistance and Operational Support, Analytics and Reporting, Data-Driven Learning Systems, Program Evaluation and Modeling, Health Policy and Research, Large-Scale Program Evaluation, and Quality Measurement. These modules work together to support the full lifecycle of healthcare policy design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation—from payment reform to quality improvement—all built on advanced analytics and AI-enabled insights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health Policy Consulting End-to-end consulting services addressing healthcare challenges for federal programs through advanced analytics, health policy and research, quality measurement, and program evaluation. Target buyers are federal health agencies and public, private, and nonprofit healthcare organizations.
• Payment Model Design and Implementation

Quantifiable outcome

• 29 CMMI Innovation Models supported since 2011 across Medicare and Medicaid
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Optum Serve (UnitedHealth Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Lewin Group operates as a key business unit within Optum Serve, which is part of UnitedHealth Group. This strategic integration provides The Lewin Group with access to Optum's technology platforms, data assets, and broader healthcare ecosystem while contributing specialized federal health policy expertise.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mitre Corporation: Mitre operates federally funded R&D centers with deep HHS and CMS involvement in health data standards, interoperability, and quality measurement. Its FHIR-based data infrastructure and federal systems engineering scope overlap with Lewin's technical and policy work, though Mitre is more systems-focused.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen Hamilton is a major federal consulting contractor with a substantial health practice serving CMS, VA, FDA, and HHS on analytics, policy, and program evaluation. It is directly comparable to Lewin in federal health consulting scope, with greater scale and a broader technology and defense portfolio.
• Deloitte (Federal Health): Deloitte's Federal Health practice serves CMS, VA, HHS, and other agencies with strategy, technology, analytics, and program implementation services. It is a broad incumbent competitor with greater scale and a more diversified services portfolio than Lewin, but directly competes on health policy and value-based care contracts.

Direct peers

• ICF International: ICF International is a federal consulting provider with significant health and human services work, including CMS, HRSA, and HHS program support in analytics, policy, and technical assistance. ICF is a frequent direct competitor on federal health contracts and shares Lewin's value-based care and population health focus.
• Manatt Health: Manatt Health is a healthcare consulting and policy advisory practice serving federal and state agencies, providers, and payers. It is directly comparable to Lewin on Medicaid policy, payment model design, and state health transformation work, though it is more focused on legal/policy advisory than implementation.
• Mathematica: Mathematica is a nonpartisan research and consulting firm conducting policy research, program evaluation, and data analytics for federal health agencies including CMS and HHS. It is one of the closest direct peers to Lewin given its heavy focus on health policy evaluation, CMMI model evaluation, and quality measurement work.
• Abt Associates: Abt Associates is a research and consulting firm serving federal health agencies with program evaluation, data analytics, and health policy research. It directly competes with Lewin on CMS, HRSA, and HHS contracts and shares Lewin's focus on health services research and survey/program evaluation.
• RAND Corporation: RAND is a non-profit research institution with a substantial health policy division serving federal agencies including CMS, VA, and HHS on program evaluation, policy analysis, and quality measurement. Its independent research orientation and CMMI model evaluation work make it a direct peer to Lewin on health policy research contracts.
• NORC at the University of Chicago: NORC is an independent research institution conducting policy research, program evaluation, and data analytics for federal health agencies including CMS, ASPE, and AHRQ. Its academic affiliation and broad federal health portfolio make it a strong direct peer to Lewin for evaluation and policy research.
• RTI International: RTI International is a non-profit research institute providing health policy research, program evaluation, and statistical analytics to federal agencies including CMS, FDA, and HHS. It directly competes with Lewin on health services research, quality measurement, and payment model evaluation contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thelewingroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/myOptum
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-lewin-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/?hl=en

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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