Deborah Kozick

Deborah Kozick

Vice President, Research, Policy, and Innovation

Deborah joined Sellers Dorsey with over 15 years of experience designing and implementing innovative care delivery programs related to digital community resource platforms and value-based payment initiatives. Deborah served as Associate Director, Delivery System Reform, at Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) in New Jersey, where she helped address social determinants of health by supporting health plan partnerships through innovative Medicaid managed care policy and contracting strategies. Before that role, Deborah was a Senior Program Officer at CHCS. Notably, she led technical assistance for 38 states participating in the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Innovation’s State Innovation Model initiative as they designed and tested pioneering care delivery and value-based payment models to achieve the quadruple aim. Before her time at CHCS, Deborah worked for NYC Health + Hospitals as Director, Patient-Centered Medical Home Program & Connectx. During her tenure, she guided the application process for 37 primary care sites recognized by NCQA as Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Homes. Additionally, Deborah was responsible for identifying and implementing operational best practices for enhanced access to NYC Health + Hospitals’ ambulatory care services and defined performance measurement dashboards to monitor improvements.


Current Responsibility

Deborah Kozick supports the firm by providing strategic guidance for our clients and serving as Project Director on various Medicaid financing projects. She is an experienced advisor to State Medicaid agencies, managed care organizations, and providers on strategies for formalizing and scaling partnerships and implementation practices to address social determinants of health. With an expanded research and policy portfolio, Deborah also leads initiatives that integrate evidence-based research and policy analysis into Medicaid financing strategies to enhance healthcare outcomes.

Education

          • Columbia University, MPH, Health Policy and Management
          • University of Michigan, BBA, Business Administration
Deborah Kozick
Meet Our Team: Q&A with Deborah Kozick, VP, Medicaid Finance Policy and Innovation
With over 15 years of experience designing and implementing programs in support of value-based payment arrangements, care delivery redesign, and provider network-building, Deborah Kozick is leading the Firm’s policy direction on healthcare quality and access and providing strategic guidance for clients on a range of Medicaid financing initiatives to help enhance access to high-quality care. She is an experienced advisor to State Medicaid agencies, managed care organizations, and providers on strategies for formalizing and scaling cross-sector partnerships and implementation practices to address social determinants of health in Medicaid. Prior to joining Sellers Dorsey, Deborah served as Associate Director, Delivery System Reform, at the Center for Health Care Strategies, where she worked to promote innovative Medicaid managed care policy and contracting strategies among providers, health plans, and state Medicaid agencies nationwide. She also supported 38 states in pioneering care delivery and value-based payment models in the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Innovation’s State Innovation Model initiative. Before that role, Deborah was Director at NYC Health + Hospitals, the nation’s largest public health care system, where she specialized in Patient-Centered Medical Homes and referrals between community-based providers and the hospital system.
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