The Department of Health Services (DHS), Office of Policy Initiatives and Budget (OPIB) is recruiting to fill a full-time Medicaid Budget and Policy Analyst position. DHS strives to protect and promote the health and safety of all people of Wisconsin through the efforts of a dedicated workforce. This position can be headquartered at our central office at 201 E. Washington Ave in downtown Madison or one of our offices in Waukesha or Milwaukee. The position can work remotely most of the time but will be required to report to the Madison office at least one day every two weeks. This schedule may vary based on training or operational need.
As a Medicaid Budget and Policy Analyst, you will be responsible for providing fiscal and policy analysis in support of DHS Office of the Secretary and Division activities. You will serve as lead analyst for assigned Medicaid health and long-term care programs and services administered by the DHS Division of Medicaid Services. Responsibilities include:
- Contributing analysis to the Medicaid cost projection and budget process. This includes tracking and analyzing Medicaid claims, managed care encounters, fiscal transactions, and program enrollment using data from multiple sources and making recommendations on trend adjustments and other budget assumption changes needed to maximize the Medicaid cost projection’s accuracy.
- Developing new budget and policy initiatives for possible inclusion in the biennial budget or separate legislation to present to the Department’s leadership team.
- Managing relationships and coordinating information sharing between the Department, the State Budget Office (SBO), and the Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) related to assigned Medicaid programs and service areas.
- Advising staff on program and budget changes.
The starting pay is between $42.00 and $46.00 per hour (approximately between $87,300 and $95,600 per year), depending on qualifications, plus excellent benefits.
Minimally qualified applicants will have education or experience with all the following:
- Analyzing public policy issues, proposals, or legislation.
- Analyzing complex data and forecasting costs using Excel or other software (e.g., SAS, R, Stata, etc.).
- Preparing options or issue papers, reports, or similar written analytical products on public policy topics.
Well-qualified applicants will also have experience with one or more of the following:
- Analyzing public priorities or budget proposals related to health care initiatives.
- Analyzing fiscal implications of policy alternatives and making recommendations to decision-makers.
- The Wisconsin budget process and budget-related fiscal monitoring, analysis, and reporting of budgets/expenditures.
- Partnering collaboratively within a large organization with multiple operating divisions, programs, and funding sources to identify and advance shared goals.