David Muhlestein (Leavitt Partners) David Muhlestein, PhD, JD, serves as a member of the Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network’s Population-Based Payment Work Group. He is Senior Director of Research and Development at Leavitt Partners, LLC, where he directs the study of accountable care organizations through the LP Center for Accountable Care Intelligence and leads the firm’s quantitative evaluation of health care markets. He is an expert in using policy analysis, predictive modeling, and applied analytics to understand the evolving health care landscape, and his insights have been quoted by publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the Seattle Times, and Modern Healthcare. Dr. Muhlestein earned his doctorate in health services management and policy, JD, MHA, and MS degrees from Ohio State University; and a BA from Brigham Young University.