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Sr Director of Finance - Government Payer Relations

101 Truman Medical Center

Job Location

Northpoint

Kansas City, Missouri

Managed Care

Full time

8:00AM - 4:30PM

40

Lead Strategy. Maximize Reimbursement. Shape the Future of Healthcare Finance.

Government reimbursement is constantly evolving—and so are the opportunities to strengthen the financial future of our organization. As the Senior Director, Government Payer Relations, you will serve as the executive financial leader responsible for developing and advancing strategies that optimize Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement while supporting our mission to provide exceptional patient care.

In this highly visible leadership role, you'll partner with executive leadership, finance, government relations, managed care, and operational leaders to influence reimbursement strategy, evaluate emerging payment models, and maximize state and federal funding opportunities. If you're a strategic healthcare finance leader with deep expertise in government reimbursement and a passion for driving meaningful organizational impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Why Join Our Team?

At University Health, every financial decision supports something bigger—providing exceptional care to our patients and strengthening the communities we serve. As a key member of our leadership team, you'll help shape reimbursement strategies that sustain our mission while influencing decisions at the highest levels of the organization.

This is an opportunity to:

• ✔ Lead enterprise-wide government payer reimbursement strategy

• ✔ Partner with executive leadership on high-impact financial initiatives

• ✔ Influence Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement across a large academic health system

• ✔ Serve as the organization's subject matter expert on Missouri government reimbursement programs

• ✔ Drive innovative strategies that strengthen long-term financial sustainability

What You'll Do

Lead Government Payer Strategy

• Develop and execute long-range financial strategies supporting Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement.

• Serve as the organization's financial expert on Missouri supplemental reimbursement programs, including:

  • Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH)

  • Indirect Medical Education (IME)

  • Graduate Medical Education (GME)

  • Federal Reimbursement Allowance (FRA)

  • Transitional Payments

  • Other state supplemental payment programs

• Represent the organization's financial interests with Missouri state agencies and governmental stakeholders.

• Support managed care leadership during Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid Managed Care contract negotiations.

• Develop negotiation strategies aligned with organizational financial goals and long-term sustainability.

Drive Financial Modeling & Reimbursement Optimization

• Build and oversee sophisticated financial models evaluating reimbursement opportunities and financial risk.

• Assess rate adequacy, supplemental funding opportunities, utilization trends, and reimbursement exposure.

• Evaluate the financial impact of federal