Program Integrity Manager, Pennsylvania - Remote

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About the role

UnitedHealthcare Community & State, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies, is looking for an experienced Health Plan Program Integrity / Fraud, Waste and Abuse compliance consultant to join our dynamic Compliance team. The Program Integrity Manager is an individual contributor role responsible for fraud, waste and abuse and specific research leading to best practice policy implementation and vendor/subcontractor monitoring to drive problem/process resolution for the New Mexico Medicaid health plan. If you are located in Pennsylvania, you will have the flexibility to work remotely.

Responsibilities

• Works to ensure that internal processes are executed, especially related to intersegment responsibilities, for fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) vendors' instances of health care FWA by medical profession or insured member
• Acts as FWA subject matter expert for Federal and local FWA regulations and subsequent regulatory policy and process implementation
• Keeps apprised of current, proposed, and new federal and state regulations/guidelines
• Ensures that changes in requirements are included in education and carried out by required audiences
• Serves as health plan FWA trainer. Coordinates and supports implementation of FWA training and educational programs with the appropriate business areas and vendors
• Gathers and analyzes all information and documents related to a FWA investigation as necessary
• Acts as health plan FWA vendor liaison, conducting reviews on policies to ensure compliance, ensuring vendor processes are executed appropriately, timelines are met per regulatory fulfillment, and setting boundaries for vendors so accountabilities are clear
• Serves as regulatory FWA liaison to regulatory entities and internally to key FWA organizational partners, including participation in meetings with regulators
• Develops and maintains fraud-related policies, documenting education and hand-offs for the health plan from functional teams as required to meet contractual obligations
• Oversees and ensures all required FWA regulatory reporting meets regulatory expectations
• Ensures procedures are established to support timely communication and education regarding the fraud program
• Ensures procedures are in place to review and report possible violations in accordance with the reporting requirements as outlined in the FWA Plan
• Reviews vendors to ensure all aspects of FWA are managed and policies are developed where gaps are identified

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in a FWA, investigations, regulatory, compliance, or related role
• 2+ years of experience working in a government, health care, managed care, insurance or related environment
• Experience translating highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
• Experience identifying root cause issues and ensuring appropriate corrective action
• Intermediate or higher proficiency using MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience auditing medical billing and coding
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and multiple relationships across the matrix
• Demonstrated ability to stay organized and use time management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and congenially with employees at all levels
• Proven excellent written and verbal English communication skills

Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

Pay

The salary for this role will range from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, and certifications.