Acumen, LLC was established by Stanford University personnel to improve the information provided to policymakers who design and revise welfare, health, education, labor, and business programs at the national, state, and local levels. In conjunction with its affiliated nonprofit firm, the SPHERE Institute, Acumen offers practitioners a powerful policy analysis capability, providing specific, impartial advice and context for policy debates. To supplement internal sources of information, the firm's team has created and utilized all forms of administrative and survey data to produce outcomes relevant for both service providers and funding organizations. Acumen members have experience conveying information and research findings to broad audiences of policymakers, program operators, and other stakeholders. The company's expertise includes comparative effectiveness research, value-based purchasing, drug safety, drug pricing, expenditure forecasting, and outcomes measurement for various health and welfare programs. With these interrelated goals and expertise, Acumen, LLC serves the interests of the public, government, business and the research community, but the company primarily caters to federal agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services.
