Medical Economist

JOB TITLE: MEDICAL ECONOMIST

LOCATION: Harrisburg, PA 17120 (Remote with travel)

SHIFT: MON-FRI 8am-4pm

PAY: $50.00/HR.

SCHEDULED PAY: Bi-Weekly

BENEFITS: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and short-term disability after 90 days



FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT BREANNA DROLLINGER DIRECT LINE AT (CALL /TEXT)



MEDICAL ECONOMIST DUTIES

* Provide high level executive fiscal and program analyses to support Pennsylvania Medical Assistance Program executive staff in their decision-making processes.
* Provide executive level analysis to support medical assistance business operating decisions and for reporting and controlling of Medical Assistance costs.
* Manage analyses to support the development of effective provider network management, cost containment and reimbursement strategies.
* Lead the conduct of cost benefit analyses for new Medical Assistance initiatives
* Manage the design and completion of Medical Assistance cost trend analyses by geography, services provider type, place of service and other factors to discover trends, forecast utilization impacts and suggest action plans.
* Lead ad hoc teams in the fiscal and impact analysis of potential cost containment initiatives

MEDICAL ECONOMIST REQUIREMENTS

* Masters Degree
* Minimum 5 yrs. of experience doing a broad base of senior level medical economic analyses
* Thorough knowledge of inpatient and outpatient medical industry operations
* Minimum 3 yrs. experience acting as program or project manager
* High level proficiency in: SAS, SQL, data mining software
* Solid experience in accessing, using, and analyzing complex medical information databases
* A good working knowledge of Medicaid/Medical Assistance a plus, but not required

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