Senior Healthcare Policy Associate - Indianapolis Health (Remote)

About the role

Milliman's Indianapolis Health practice is seeking a Senior Healthcare Policy Associate with significant Medicaid regulatory policy and/or program implementation experience.

Responsibilities

• Leading or supporting consulting engagements to help state Medicaid agencies and related agencies design, obtain authority for, and implement their programs.
• Conducting Medicaid policy research and strategy development and developing innovative solutions in a rapidly changing healthcare policy environment.
• Providing synthesis and analysis of complex Medicaid legislation, regulations and federal guidance.
• Developing state policy 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 developing cogent and engaging presentation materials.
• Effectively communicating results (verbal and written).
• Facilitating discussions with clients and other stakeholders as needed to help clients develop their desired policy options.
• Being responsible for project management and tracking tasks and deadlines – may act as an overall project manager or work as part of a team to staff larger projects.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting complex Medicaid policy projects.
• Specific regulatory/policy/program administration experience in one, or more, of the following: Medicaid managed care, Medicaid financing policy, long term services and supports, healthcare quality measurement and improvement, value-based payment and healthcare delivery transformation, safety net delivery systems (e.g., hospitals, behavioral health, primary care).
• Excellent strategic thinking skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Extensive experience working with Microsoft PowerPoint and Word; proficient in Excel.
• Experience managing workstreams and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams.
• Maintaining and growing subject matter expertise by collaborating on 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; participating in team knowledge building activities to build team expertise and skills; ensuring quality control processes and procedures are followed.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in health policy, public policy, health management, public health or related field.
• 5+ 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 health, 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.
• Specific regulatory/ policy experience in one or more of the following: Medicaid quality initiatives, value-based payment, state and federal Medicaid regulations.