McDermott+

Name

McDermott+

Legal name

McDermottPlus LLC

Website

https://mcdermottplus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Policy Consulting

NAICS

Pharmacy Benefit Management and Other Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds (524292)

SIC

Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Financing, Budgeting & Grants Management (HLAJAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Managed Care Entity Administration for Medicaid (MCO/PHP/PIHP/PAHP) (HLAEAEAJ), Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) (FSAIAGAC)

Keywords

• Health policy consulting
• Federal healthcare lobbying
• Medicare reimbursement advisory
• Healthcare regulatory advocacy
• Value-based care consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Health Policy Consulting Services: McDermott+ provides specialized consulting services to healthcare industry clients including policy analysis, regulatory navigation, and advocacy support. Revenue is generated through professional service engagements with healthcare providers, product manufacturers, and trade associations seeking to influence or navigate federal health policy.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

McDermott+ provides one-stop health policy consulting, federal lobbying, and data analytics services exclusively to the U.S. health industry. Services cover Medicare and Medicaid coverage, coding, reimbursement, and compliance; legislative and regulatory advocacy before Congress, HHS, and CMS; and analytical tools including interactive data dashboards and resource centers that support market access, policy, and regulatory strategy for healthcare providers, manufacturers, and trade associations.

Product overview

McDermott+ is a health policy consulting firm that exclusively serves the health industry with one-stop consulting, policy, and lobbying services supported by data analytics and reimbursement, coding, coverage, and quality reporting knowledge. The firm offers a suite of content and analytical products including podcasts (Health Policy Breakroom, Healthcare Preview), blogs (Regs & Eggs, Weekly Check-Up), Plus Insights premium analysis, interactive Data Dashboards, the NTAP Process Navigation resource center, the McDermott+ Insider subscription service, and the Election 2024 Resource Center.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Regs & Eggs: A weekly Regulatory Affairs blog by Jeffrey Davis covering health policy developments
• Healthcare Preview
• Health Policy Breakroom
• Weekly Check-Up
• McDermott+ Insider
• +Dx Diagnostics Forum

Products and services

• McDermott+ Consulting Services One-stop health policy consulting, policy advocacy, and lobbying services supported by data analytics and reimbursement, coding, coverage, and quality reporting knowledge for the health industry; covers Medicare/Medicaid coverage, coding, reimbursement, compliance, NTAP, value-based care, and Congressional engagement for healthcare providers, manufacturers, and trade associations.
• McDermott+ Insider Premium on-demand subscription service providing exclusive access to McDermott+ premium health policy insights, analysis, and additional member benefits for healthcare stakeholders.
• Data Dashboards Interactive analytics dashboards that provide data analysis on Medicare reimbursement, IPPS payment systems, and healthcare regulatory trends, including the FY 2027 IPPS dashboard and other regulatory analytical tools.
• NTAP Process Navigation Educational resource series plus frequently asked questions helping healthcare stakeholders navigate the CMS New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) process for medical technology reimbursement.
• Election 2024 Resource Center Comprehensive resource center tracking U.S. Senate races, healthcare policy priorities, and election-related health policy developments for the 2024 cycle, supporting client situational awareness on political and policy implications.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Comac Medical GroupminorOthers · 3 June 2025McDermott advised ILIFE Consulting on its acquisition by Comac Medical Group on June 3, 2025 in Paris. This represents a client advisory transaction rather than a strategic partnership.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld: Major global law firm with one of the most active federal healthcare lobbying and policy practices in Washington. A larger, broader incumbent offering healthcare policy advisory as part of a much wider legal and government relations portfolio.
• The Advisory Board Company (Optum): Healthcare research and consulting firm (now part of Optum) providing policy and operational intelligence to hospitals, health systems, and payers. A larger, broader incumbent that overlaps with McDermott+'s healthcare policy research and analytics.
• Holland & Knight: Large national law firm with a substantial healthcare policy and federal lobbying practice serving providers, manufacturers, and trade associations. Competes with McDermott+ in federal healthcare advocacy and reimbursement strategy.
• Foley & Lardner: Major law firm with a significant healthcare regulatory and policy practice advising providers, manufacturers, and trade associations on Medicare, Medicaid, and FDA matters. Comparable full-service healthcare policy competitor.
• King & Spalding: International law firm with a deep healthcare and life sciences practice, including federal regulatory and legislative advocacy. Overlaps with McDermott+ in CMS, HHS, and Congressional health policy work for major clients.

Direct peers

• The Lewin Group: Healthcare policy research and consulting firm (now part of Optum) specializing in Medicare/Medicaid policy analysis, payment reform, and health economics. Direct overlap with McDermott+'s reimbursement and policy analytics work.
• Manatt Health: Health policy and strategic consulting practice of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. Combines legal, policy, and consulting services for healthcare clients on federal and state issues — highly comparable integrated model to McDermott+.
• Leavitt Partners: Healthcare consulting firm focused on federal and state health policy, value-based care, and intelligence for providers, payers, and life sciences companies. Directly comparable on healthcare policy advisory and analytics.
• Avalere Health: A dedicated health policy consulting and data analytics firm serving providers, payers, and life sciences companies on Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA policy. Closest direct competitor to McDermott+ in federal health policy advisory with overlapping data analytics offerings.
• Health Management Associates (HMA): National healthcare consulting firm advising on Medicaid, Medicare, and health system transformation. Comparable focus on federal/state health policy and reimbursement strategy for healthcare providers and government agencies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/McDermottPlus
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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