Healthcare Data Analyst - Medicaid Finance & Policy

$64,000 - $98,000/Yr

Milliman - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

101-250 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Milliman's Medicaid Finance and Policy Practice is seeking individuals with interest and experience in providing analytical support for healthcare-related provider payment transformation engagements. Typical projects will include reimbursement methodology design, rate setting, and program funding strategies for all types of provider services, including hospital, physician and other practitioner, nursing facility, behavioral health, and home and community-based services. Related experience specific to Medicaid program funding, including supplemental payment programs and federal compliance issues, would be considered a plus. Milliman's Medicaid Finance and Policy Practice serves state Medicaid agencies and a wide variety of organizations significantly impacted by Medicaid reimbursement and funding, including hospital associations and safety net hospital systems. The practice is affiliated with the broader Milliman Medicaid Consulting Group consisting of 200+ professionals, including actuaries, healthcare consultants, attorneys, and statisticians.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing healthcare data, including service-related paid claims datasets, such as hospital and physician claims data.
• Analyzing service utilization and trend data.
• Analyzing provider cost data.
• Designing, developing, and using data models.
• Reviewing, evaluating, and summarizing data model output.
• Assisting with Medicaid policy research and analysis.
• Drafting technical documentation of work performed and related client reports and PowerPoint presentations.
• Reviewing the work of others to support Milliman's quality control processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or higher.
• 3+ years of full-time experience working with healthcare claims data.
• Experience using a computer programming language (e.g. SAS, SQL, R, or Python) for analysis of healthcare claims data.
• Experience providing consulting services to state Medicaid or other health and human services agencies, or other types of public or private healthcare-related entities, is a plus.
• Interest and aptitude for performing detail-oriented analytical work.
• Ability to effectively communicate technical information and concepts, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to conduct and summarize research on Federal and state healthcare regulations and policies.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience providing consulting services to state Medicaid or other health and human services agencies.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, including domestic partners.
• A 401(k) plan with matching program, and profit sharing contribution.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• A discretionary bonus program.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) starts accruing on the first day of work and can be used for any reason; full-time employees will accrue 15 days of PTO per year, and employees working less than a full-time schedule will accrue PTO at a prorated amount based on hours worked.
• Family building benefits, including adoption and fertility assistance and paid parental leave up to 12 weeks for employees who have worked for Milliman for at least one year.