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Position Summary
The Managed Care Contract Analyst plays a critical role in supporting managed care contracting activities for telehealth and virtual care programs. This position is responsible for analyzing, organizing, and maintaining payer agreements; supporting contract implementation; monitoring reimbursement terms; and facilitating effective communication between Revenue Cycle Management, operations, credentialing, payer enrollment, and payer representatives. The Analyst will leverage analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills to support contract performance, reimbursement accuracy, compliance, and the organization's financial and operational objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Contract Management
- Support managed care contracting initiatives for telehealth and virtual care programs by researching payers, tracking contracting opportunities, assisting with agreement execution, and maintaining contract records.
Contract Analysis
- Review, interpret, and summarize complex payer agreements by documenting key operational requirements, including reimbursement methodologies, credentialing requirements, enrollment provisions, billing guidelines, state-specific regulations, and contract notice provisions.
Fee Schedule Evaluation
- Assess fee schedules and reimbursement structures across commercial, government, and managed care plans.
- Maintain reimbursement tracking tools and fee schedule documentation.
- Analyze reimbursement trends, variances, underpayments, and payer behavior, and collaborate with payers to support payment accuracy.
Rate Management
- Maintain, validate, and audit contract rate calculations for payer agreements.
- Ensure rates are accurately reflected for new, amended, and renegotiated contracts.
- Provide internal teams with guidance regarding reimbursement methodologies and contract interpretation.
Reporting & Analytics
- Develop and maintain reports related to contracting activity, payer participation, contract status, reimbursement trends, and operational metrics.
- Create analyses to monitor payment trends, denials, reimbursement variances, payer performance, and contract-related issues.
- Provide recommendations to improve reimbursement outcomes and operational efficiency.
Issue Resolution
- Serve as a key resource for payer and revenue cycle issues, researching and resolving escalated claims, reimbursement, and contract interpretation concerns in collaboration with internal stakeholders and payer representatives.
Training & Documentation
- Maintain contract-related reference materials, process documentation, and training resources to support onboarding and operational consistency.
Compliance
- Ensure contract documentation, payer information, and Protected Health Information (PHI) are maintained in accordance with organizational policies and healthcare industry regulations.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in managed care contracting, payer relations, provider relations, revenue cycle management, healthcare reimbursement, or healthcare contract administration.
- Strong understanding of managed care contracting, reimbursement methodologies, payer operations, and revenue cycle processes.
- Experience supporting telehealth, virtual care, physician services, provider groups, healthcare delivery organizations, or related healthcare programs.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and healthcare contract/revenue cycle systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Healthcare Administration, Accounting, or a related field.
- Knowledge of telehealth reimbursement, provider-based services, multi-state payer contracting, and Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement structures.
- Experience with healthcare analytics, contract modeling, reimbursement analysis, reporting tools, data warehouses, and advanced Excel functions.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status
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