Deborah Kozick

Kozick joined Sellers Dorsey with more than 15 years of experience designing and implementing innovative care delivery programs related to digital community resource platforms and value-based payment initiatives. She served as associate director, delivery system reform, at the 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, Kozick 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, Kozick 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, Kozick 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.