68063525 - MEDICAL/HEALTH CARE PROGRAM ANALYST

Requisition No: 875300 

Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration

Working Title: 68063525 - MEDICAL/HEALTH CARE PROGRAM ANALYST

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 68063525 

Salary:  $1,833.39 - $2,383.41 Biweekly 

Posting Closing Date: 05/12/2026 

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Agency Overview:

The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is Florida's chief health policy and planning entity.

The Agency is responsible for administering the Florida Medicaid program, the licensure and regulation of nearly 50,000 health care facilities, and empowering consumers through health care transparency initiatives.

 

Under the direction of the Agency Secretary, AHCA is focused on advancing Governor DeSantis’ vision for Florida’s health care system to be the most cost-effective, transparent, and high-quality health care system in the nation.

 

The Medicaid program provides low-income families and individuals with access to health care. 

If you have a desire to use your talent and skills at an organization that provides critical services to millions of individuals and families across the state, AHCA invites you to apply to become an essential member of our team.

As one of Florida’s leading state agencies, AHCA’s diverse workforce community of more than 1,400 employees is proud of its efforts to serve the people of Florida.

 

Agency Objectives:

HIGH QUALITY

Emphasizing quality in all that we do to improve health outcomes, always putting the individual first.

 

TRANSPARENT

Supporting initiatives that promote transparency and empower consumers in making well informed healthcare decisions.

 

COST-EFFECTIVE

Leveraging Florida’s buying power in delivering high quality care at the lowest cost to taxpayers.

 

Position Overview:

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the quality of health care in Florida.

We are seeking to hire a Medical/Health Care Program Analyst who desires to work to enhance the delivery of health care services through the Florida Medicaid Program. 

This position requires a candidate who is creative, flexible, innovative, and who will thrive in a fast-paced, team-based work environment.

 

This position is located in the Bureau of Medicaid Program Finance (MPF).

MPF manages and projects Florida’s $34.4 billion Medicaid Services budget, oversees financial reporting of the Agency’s contracted Medicaid health plans, calculates both institutional and non-institutional Medicaid reimbursement rates, and disburses supplemental payments to Medicaid providers.

 

This position is responsible for planning, developing, and implementing cost reimbursement analysis activities.

A person in this position will be responsible for assisting in the planning, development and implementation of Medicaid reimbursement policies and procedures; assisting in the development and implementation of short and long range plans for the cost reimbursement analysis subsection; developing and implementing cost reimbursement informational and operational procedures and manuals; assisting in the planning, development and implementation of procedures to audit data submitted by applicants for license to operate nursing homes and determine if applicants are adequately financed to operate the facility; auditing provider cost reports and establishing provider reimbursement rates; and developing procedures to evaluate requests from providers for increases in reimbursement rates to determine if an increase should be granted.

The objectives of these activities are to develop and implement a Medicaid reimbursement program which ensures providers that rates established will be in compliance with Medicaid policies and reimbursement plans; to develop, seek funding of and implement provider reimbursement methodologies which assure the provider fair and reasonable compensation for services rendered while also assuring that optimal results are obtained from public funds; and to develop cost reimbursement methodologies which result in a positive approach to health care cost containment.

  

Analyze and review nursing home provider budgeted cost reports and make appropriate adjustments to establish an interim budgeted rate. 

Set facility rates in accordance with