Vice President, Medicaid Innovations

Job Description

AHIP is looking for an experienced Vice President, Medicaid Innovations, to join their team! If you are looking to make a real difference through your career journey, why not do it with the foremost health insurance advocacy organization in the nation? AHIP is the industry-leading trade association of health insurance providers striving to make health care better and coverage more affordable for every American. Our team works among the nation’s most influential policymakers and stakeholders with front-row seats to make an unparalleled impact and change with policy advocates, leading conveners and conferences, foremost innovators, and champions of the healthcare industry.

Position Summary: The Vice President, Medicaid Innovation leads activities related to Medicaid Managed Care and Medicaid reforms and oversees our policy and strategies in these areas, including regulations and legislation impacting the health insurance industry to support AHIP and its member organizations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provides strategic direction for AHIP policy development on federal and state proposals to reform the Medicaid and CHIP programs.

Manages and coordinates staff and activities, including policy development and implementation, federal and state legislative and regulatory analysis and positioning, comment letter development, supervision of research activities, and achieving member support.

Leads long term strategic policy and research on a wide range of potential projects affecting program coverage and financing issues, working in collaboration with the Vice President, Medicaid Policy, with other internal staff, and with outside consultants.

Develops close relationships with CMS staff, the National Association of Medicaid Directors, and members of the research community in connection with AHIP's Medicaid reform efforts.

Gathers member input through written communications, conference calls, and in-person meetings. Synthesizes diverse member feedback to develop consensus positions.

Presents AHIP member views to external audiences, Administration officials, State officials and Congressional Staff.

Maintains close and constant contact with Medicaid health plan membership to ensure AHIP is serving their interests at an optimal level.

Keeps informed of the continuous and rapid changes in the health care sector and congressional and regulatory activities which may have an impact on health insurance plans, particularly Medicaid health plans.

Performs other tasks as required or assigned.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. For example, while performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear. In addition, the employee frequently is required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms, communicate verbally, use computer and other technology (including keyboarding).

Mental Demands

The mental demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Employee must have a high capacity for logical thinking, be able to cope effectively with stressful demands involving high levels of responsibility and urgent deadlines, remain calm in conflict situations, focus on mission-critical matter but also have the ability to switch quickly from one project or demand to another (and back again).

Minimum Education and Experience Required

Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent experience.

Minimum of 6-7 years of experience working on Medicaid issues, a Medicaid health plan or state Medicaid health plan issues.

Strong knowledge of Medicaid health plan operations.

Other Qualifications

Knowledge of the structure and functioning of the government the impact on health care affairs.

Strong leadership and organizational skills.

Knowledge of current policy issues affecting AHIP and its member organizations.

Ability to deal with complex and changing policy and the political environment.

Ability to work favorably as part of a team, understand and follow direction.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Ability to build collaborative relationships.

Ability to influence others.

Ability to identify and seek information.

Analytical and conceptual thinking skills.

Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Disability Specifications

AHIP will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

AHIP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.