Healthcare Claims Payment Policy Managing Consultant

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Healthcare claims policy consultant improving reimbursement accuracy for Guidehouse’s government and commercial clients. Translating payer policy, coding, and claims data into operational payment rules and implementation guidance.

Responsibilities:

  • Support the payment policy workstream by setting priorities, managing the policy portfolio, aligning stakeholders, and driving timely reimbursement decisions
  • Draft, update, standardize, and maintain payment policies, reimbursement guidance, FAQs, briefings, and implementation materials
  • Translate reimbursement policy, payer guidance, coding requirements, and stakeholder decisions into claims rules, edits, bundles, business requirements, payment controls, fee schedules, and operational decision logic
  • Coordinate implementation readiness, communications, testing support, reimbursement logic clarification, issue resolution, and stakeholder materials
  • Monitor federal, state, and commercial payer updates, coding changes, fee schedule changes, and provider billing guidance
  • Define data needs, review claims and reimbursement data, assess payment impacts, and use findings to inform policy decisions and implementation planning
  • Explain operational and payment impact to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements:

  • 5+ years in payment policy, reimbursement policy, payment integrity, claims, revenue cycle, fee schedule development, or healthcare reimbursement
  • Experience drafting, standardizing, implementing, and maintaining payment policies, reimbursement guidance, provider billing guidance, and stakeholder communications
  • Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, commercial payer reimbursement policy, provider billing standards, fee schedules, claims adjudication rules, and healthcare claims coding concepts
  • Knowledge of CPT, HCPCS, ICD, revenue codes, DRGs, modifiers, bundled payments, unlisted codes, non-reimbursable codes, and claims edits
  • Ability to translate reimbursement policy and payer guidance into claims rules, edits, bundles, business requirements, payment controls, operational decision logic, and defensible payment integrity approaches
  • Ability to translate policy questions into data requests, interpret claims and reimbursement data, and explain operational and payment impact to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance
  • Up to 25% travel required
  • Preference given to candidates local to the Washington, DC metro area

Benefits:

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life
  • Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Student Loan PayDown
  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
  • Skills Development & Certifications
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
  • Mobility Stipend
  • Flexible benefits package