Health Policy Analyst, Provider Finance Pricing
Company: CENTER FOR HEALTH INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS
Location: Boston
Posted on: October 31, 2024
Job Description:
At the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA), we
serve as stewards of Massachusetts health data, employing
multifaceted datasets and cutting-edge analytics to ensure
transparency in our health care system. By joining CHIA, you'll
dive into health care data, revealing invaluable trends and
insights, and play a pivotal role in evidence-based
decision-making.Our work directly impacts the health care system,
supporting the development of data-driven policies that aim to
improve the quality and equity of care, while keeping costs
affordable for Massachusetts families. We foster a flexible,
collaborative environment, offering a hybrid model that balances
in-person and remote work. Our hybrid approach allows you to work
alongside your colleagues in our vibrant Boston office at 501
Boylston Street for at least two designated days per week, with the
flexibility to work remotely on others.Join us at CHIA and be a
driving force in health policy impact! CHIA is seeking a Health
Policy Analyst to provide hands-on contributions in the development
and implementation of data-driven pricing policy within the
Provider Finance Pricing team. As a Health Policy Analyst at CHIA,
you will have the opportunity to:
- Put Data into Action: Conduct analyses of health care costs,
service utilization, and other data sources that support the
lifecycle of pricing policy development. In this role, you will
help shape the payment rates made to health care providers by state
agencies, including the Commonwealth's Medicaid program
(MassHealth).
- Innovate and Improve:Bring your creativity and critical
thinking skills to designing and updating data collection tools,
reviewing and validating data submissions, and identifying best
practices. You will also participate in cross-unit workgroups to
enhance data management and analysis approaches and implement
quality assurance protocols to ensure accurate data and
results.
- Lead and Collaborate:Coordinate regulation kick-off and project
meetings, conduct analyses and develop rate models, draft memos,
and deliver results to senior leadership at other state agencies.
Play a critical role as a liaison between CHIA, MassHealth, and
other Executive Office of Health and Human Services agencies,
attend public hearings, and regularly engage with stakeholders in
the Commonwealth's health care industry. Here are the important
qualifications we are looking for:
- Educational Foundation:Possess a bachelor's degree in public
policy, public health, health care policy and management, business
administration, finance, accounting or a similar quantitative
field. A graduate degree in any of the above is preferred.
- Data Strategist: Showcase your strong data management skills,
including the ability to manipulate, organize, and analyze
different datasets. Proficiency in analysis and management of
financial, statistical, demographic, and clinical data primarily
utilizing Excel, as well as statistical software programs such as
R, will enable you to support health care policy
decision-making.
- Specialized Expertise:Bring at least three years of
professional experience, focusing on business administration,
finance, accounting, health care planning or administration, public
health policy or administration, economics, or a similar field.
Working knowledge of the Massachusetts health care system and
ability to read and interpret financial statements, P&L's and
cost reports is preferred.
- Effective Communication and Organization:Demonstrate excellent
written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to engage
and foster collaboration with stakeholders and articulate complex
findings clearly and persuasively to technical and non-technical
audiences. Manage your workload to simultaneously advance several
projects with overlapping deadlines and work effectively both
independently and in a team environment.We value the talent and
expertise you bring to the table, so we offer a competitive salary
range of of $71,491.94 - $80,968.16 for this position.Together,
let's embark on a journey of meaningful impact in health care. We
invite you to take a chance on CHIA, where your expertise will
shape the future of health policy in Massachusetts.Likewise, we're
eager to take a chance on you - to welcome a dedicated professional
who shares our passion for making a difference. Join us in this
collaborative endeavor, where we'll forge new paths, innovate, and
lead the way toward a stronger Commonwealth. Minimum Entrance
Requirements:Applicant must have at least (A) three years of
full-time, or equivalent part-time professional experience in
business administration, finance, accounting, health care planning
or administration, public health policy or administration, human
services policy analyses or administration, economics, or a similar
field; or (B) any equivalent combination of the required experience
and the substitutions below.Substitutions:I. A Bachelor's degree
with a major in health care administration, hospital
administration, public health, health care policy and management,
finance, accounting, business administration, business management,
public policy, public administration, economics, or similar degree
may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required
experience. *II. A graduate degree with a major in health care
administration, hospital administration, public health, health care
policy and management, finance, accounting, business
administration, business management, public policy, public
administration, economics, or similar degree may be substituted for
a maximum of two years of the required experience. **Education
toward such a degree will be prorated based on the proportion of
requirements actually completed.CHIA encourages candidates with
diverse experiences and backgrounds to apply and will strongly
consider a combination of the above-listed education and
professional experience.Comprehensive BenefitsWhen you embark on a
career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite
of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your
compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience
that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.Want the
specifics?*CHIA offers agency-specific flexible work and IT
arrangements.NAGE: Reimbursement Systems Analyst II (RSA II)The
full salary band for RSA II positions is$67,349.36 - $97,344.26
annually.
An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females,
minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly
encouraged to apply.
The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not
discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender
identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability,
national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by
appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black,
Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of
opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We
encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to
thrive to apply for this role.
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Keywords: CENTER FOR HEALTH INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS, Boston , Health Policy Analyst, Provider Finance Pricing, Healthcare , Boston, Massachusetts
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