Director Reimbursement Design & Market Evaluation

Overview

Company : Highmark Inc.

Job Description :

JOB SUMMARY

This job supports the matrixed strategic design and analytical approach to reimbursement. To be successful, the incumbent will work closely with stakeholders across the enterprise in the development and implementation of an integrated roadmap for the introduction and delivery of new and innovative reimbursement models across all of Highmark's markets and lines of business. This will require aligning new models to the health plan's strategic objectives based on a deep understanding of innovation and industry trends in both the commercial and government lines of business.

This team will be responsible for supporting development and maintaining models that will drive both the return on investment (ROI) and other decisions on the payer partnership constructs. These new approaches require new operational capabilities, and this team is responsible for identifying those gaps, building requirements to drive the development of new capabilities, and tying them to Highmark's strategic capability roadmap.

They will need to work effectively across teams to inform and influence change to drive adoption and ROI realization. Critical partners include Advanced Analytics, Contracting, Market and Provider support teams, Actuary, Finance, Highmark Health Solutions, Health Plan Operations.

• Perform management responsibilities to include, but are not limited to: involved in hiring and termination decisions, coaching and development, rewards and recognition, performance management and staff productivity. Plan, organize, staff, direct and control the day-to-day operations of the department; develop and implement policies and programs as necessary; may have budgetary responsibility and authority.
• Develop the overall conceptualization, strategy alignment, financial models, and high-level design of new reimbursement models for both government and private payers. Programs will include but not be limited to fee for service, pay-for-value programs, episode payments, prospective bundled payments, gain share and risk share models across all lines of business with the goal of maximizing quality while reducing healthcare costs. Develops and maintains a 3-5 year strategic roadmap outlining current and future reimbursement designs across markets and lines of business with input from key executives across the organization.
  
  It will require that this team keeps abreast of new developments in both the public and private reimbursement space, including new innovative models developed by CMS to ensure seamless integration and that the organization is ahead of the curve with regard to our strategy.
• Work in a Health Economist approach to build and maintain analytical models that perform evaluation of reimbursement models. Continuously evaluates models and seeks for innovative ways to make improvements based on data and market research. Work closely with Contracting and Provider Relation Leaders and others across the enterprise to develop targeted reimbursement models that support enterprise strategic initiatives that might fall outside of planned value-based reimbursement designs and/or to serve as a focus of innovation.
• Develop and maintain strategic provider relationships to understand the current health care delivery state, readiness for change, test value based programming concepts and components, identify key partners, identify and proactively communicate market transformation concepts with provider and professional advocacy societies and key thought leaders. Serve as a subject matter expert working in concert with provider relations and clinical transformation consultants to explain new programs and results to key provider partners.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

• Required — Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Healthcare Administration, or Related Field

• 6 years of relevant work experience

• Master's Degree in Business or Healthcare Administration

Minimum

• 7 years Healthcare, Healthcare Insurance, Consulting or related area
• 3 years Value-based reimbursement, through managed care contracting, provider…