Senior Healthcare Policy Associate, Regulatory – Indianapolis Health

Overview

Milliman's Indianapolis Health practice is looking for a Senior Healthcare Policy Associate with substantial Medicaid regulatory policy and/or 1115 waiver experience to join our healthcare policy consulting team. The successful candidate will have expertise in Medicaid program administration or close work with Medicaid agencies, as well as, a deep understanding of Medicaid regulatory requirements and programs.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will provide specific core tasks and responsibilities of the position, including:

• Leading or supporting consulting engagements to help state Medicaid agencies and related agencies design, obtain authority for, and implement their programs through responsibility (directly and in leading teams) for:
• Conducting Medicaid policy strategy development and developing innovative solutions in a rapidly changing healthcare policy environment
• Providing analysis of complex Medicaid legislation, regulations and federal guidance
• Developing state program documents and program materials
• Reviewing emerging and existing regulatory requirements to understand implications for state clients’ programs
• Researching and identifying leading-practice program approaches
• Preparing client reports and develop engaging presentation materials
• Effectively communicating results and facilitate discussions with clients and other stakeholders as needed to help clients develop their desired policy options
• Being responsible for project management and tracking – may act as an overall project leader or work as part of a team to staff larger projects
• Maintaining and growing subject matter expertise by:
• Developing thought leadership pieces and policy summaries on emerging Medicaid legislation, regulations, and federal guidance
• Developing Medicaid policy-related subject matter expertise and keeping abreast of trends and regulatory changes affecting state clients
• Understanding regulatory trends and emerging requirements and appropriately applying them to state-specific situations
• Leading and mentoring team members to also grow their expertise and skills
• Ensuring quality control processes and procedures are followed

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex Medicaid policy projects
• Excellent strategic thinking skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Extensive experience working with Microsoft PowerPoint and Word
• Experience managing teams
• Specific regulatory/policy experience in one, or more, of the following:
• Medicaid managed care
• Medicaid financing policy
• Equity and health-related social needs
• Long term services and supports and/or
• Quality improvement and value based payment

Required

• Bachelor's degree in health policy, public policy, health management, public health or related field
• 7+ years’ experience working in any combination of the following: State Medicaid agency experience, CMS experience, or similar consulting or other Medicaid-related experience

Preferred

• Master’s degree in health policy, public policy, health management, public health or related field
• Specific regulatory/policy experience in one, or more, of the following:
• Planning and facilitating stakeholdering efforts, including focus groups and structured interviews, with beneficiaries, providers, advocacy groups, and other key Medicaid stakeholder groups
• Leading program implementations or evaluations

The Team

The Indianapolis Health Practice is strategically structured to serve state Medicaid agencies and other health and human services agencies. The policy team provides strategy and program design support for our state agency clients, in close collaboration with professionals from other teams to best serve each of our clients’ unique needs. You will work in a matrix environment, learning from seasoned consultants and gaining exposure to projects across a range of states and agency types. As a member of this team, you will observe how we provide comprehensive consulting services which span from many different disciplines and backgrounds including actuarial, policy, finance, pharmacy, and data management, all working together for a common goal to best serve our clients’ needs.

Location

The person hired for this role will work in a dynamic, hybrid environment, with 2 to 3 days per week of on-site work required in our Indianapolis office on a weekly basis.

Benefits

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