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Value-Based Programs Lead

Humana Inc. Remote Nationwide Remote senior full-time

Salary

$104,000 - $143,000 per year

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Description

Humana Healthy Horizons is seeking a Value-Based Programs Lead to support successful value-based provider relationships, focusing on improving the provider experience and achieving path-to-value goals.

The Value-Based Programs Lead will lead the end-to-end operational support of specialty Medicaid value-based payment (VBP) models, aligning with segment strategy and goals. This role requires advanced technical knowledge and experience in VBP.

Key responsibilities:

  • Develop innovative VBP models for various provider types, such as behavioral health, maternity, specialists, and social determinants of health.
  • Align scope of work with roadmap for new VBP model development to ensure compliance with Medicaid contractual requirements and RFP commitments.
  • Analyze financial, utilization, and performance data to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Create VBP payment strategies and model design, including payment model logic, performance metrics, and benchmarks.
  • Design and contribute to development of provider reporting packages.
  • Partner with finance team to conduct impact analysis and modeling for new VBP models.
  • Collaborate with team members and matrixed teams to operationalize and rollout new VBP models.
  • Monitor VBP model performance KPIs to identify opportunities for enhancement.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in managed care operations, provider reimbursement and analytics, and value-based care.
  • Expertise in VBP model design and strategy with specialty providers.
  • Expertise in Medicare and/or Medicaid managed care.
  • Ability to understand and analyze financial, utilization, and performance data.
  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational, written, and oral communication skills.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree.
  • Expertise in VBP financial modeling and impact analysis.

Additional information:

  • Remote position.
  • Up to 10% travel for onsite meetings.
  • Typical workdays and hours: Monday – Friday; 8:00am – 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Benefits:

  • Competitive benefits supporting whole-person well-being, including medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off, and more.

Skills

Required

  • value-based care
  • managed care operations
  • provider reimbursement
  • analytics
  • VBP model design
  • Medicaid managed care
  • Medicare managed care
  • financial analysis
  • performance metrics
  • benchmarks

Nice to have

  • VBP financial modeling
  • impact analysis
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