Payment Accuracy Analyst

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Headquartered in Newtown Square, PA, AmeriHealth Caritas is a mission-driven organization with more than 30 years of experience. We deliver comprehensive, outcomes-driven care to those who need it most. We offer integrated managed care products, pharmaceutical benefit management and specialty pharmacy services, behavioral health services, and other administrative services.
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Role Overview:
The Payment Integrity Analyst is responsible for conducting research and analysis and reviewing regulatory edits for federal and state statutes, regulations, provider manuals, bulletins, and other sources as needed to identify new overpayment edit concepts, as well as, validate all prospective and retrospective overpayment results.
Work Arrangement:
Remote within the United States, working Eastern Standard Time.
Responsibilities:
Identifies, develops, and implements new concepts that will target claim overpayment scenarios for each of ACFC’s Medicaid and Medicare lines of business.
Assists with ensuring that the current prospective and retrospective cost avoidance/ overpayment recovery processes are carried out within the established deadlines with a high level of accuracy
Performs analysis on claims data, comparison reports, and State regulations for each state-specific edit on payer or state specific requirements
Communicates effectively with each of our customers throughout the organization
Reviews edit concept results for quality assurance and proof of concept validation
Reviews all available sources including federal and state statutes, regulations, provider manuals, Provider contracts, and bulletins for changes to and/or new payment rules
Identifies and documents changes to and/or new payment rules or language in the source document which may be utilized to update existing system edits or new system edits
Contributes new ideas for improving existing processes
Understands and applies all established SOPs for each of the teams processes
Adheres to line of business specific procedures to perform routine functions based on department guidelines
Education/Experience:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required; a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Health Administration, Information Systems, or a related field is preferred.
Minimum 3+ years relevant experience ( healthcare claim reimbursement methodologies, state and federal payment policies, claims, data analysis).
Active CPC certification.
Skills & Abilities:
Strong analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills to evaluate complex business requirements.
Knowledge and experience in Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement methodologies.
Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of medical terminology, CPT coding.
Ability to review and understand federal and state statutes/regulations and provider manuals.
Ability to communicate effectively through all modes of communication with people of all levels of the organization.
Excellent organizational skills.
Ability to work proficiently with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Access.
Ability to work in a flexible environment, adapting to changing priorities.
Ability to work independently, as well as, in a team setting.
Must be able to organize workflow, prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and be flexible when working in a team.
Our Comprehensive Benefits Package
Flexible work solutions including remote options, hybrid work schedules, Competitive pay, Paid time off including holidays and volunteer events, Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents on Day 1, 401(k) Tuition reimbursement and more.
For roles that are 100% remote or hybrid, you must have access to a reliable high-speed internet connection to support daily job responsibilities. A minimum bandwidth of 50 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload is required. Those fully remote associates residing in states where service is required by contract, law, or regulation will be allowed to submit for reimbursement.

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