Gallagher · 7 hours ago
Area Vice President, Medicare, National Pharmacy Practice
Gallagher Benefit Services is a trusted partner helping organizations navigate important people decisions. The Area Vice President will manage key client projects for Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug and Employer Group Waiver Plans, ensuring compliance with Medicare regulations and delivering high-quality materials for clients.
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Responsibilities
Use existing strong understanding of employee benefits regulations, vendor products and capabilities to solve client issues in a timely manner
Attend internal training sessions as well as industry related sessions to enhance knowledge and to develop professionally
Prioritize responsiveness to Clients, Senior Pharmacy Consultants and Health and Welfare Producers
Proactively communicate with Team Members, Clients, Carriers and Vendors
Material Development: Accurately draft, develop or peer review Medicare-required member materials, including ANOC and EOC, ensuring compliance with CMS guidelines customizing to client requirements. This would include making edits and recommendations based on Medicare rules, creating client specific timelines and back-and-forth customization with our clients to ensure compliance
Material Review: Conduct thorough reviews of member materials to verify accuracy, consistency, and adherence to regulatory requirements
Project Management: Manage multiple client projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality materials
Compliance Assurance: Stay updated on Medicare regulations and guidelines to ensure all materials meet current standards
Client Collaboration: Work closely with clients to understand their needs, provide updates, and address any concerns related to member materials
Quality Control: Implement quality assurance processes to identify and correct errors in documentation
Support Senior pharmacy benefits consultants and producers in client facing activities and revenue generating opportunities
Maintain technical understanding of pharmacy benefit products and concepts
Have a strong understanding of current pharmacy benefit trends, conditions and concepts
Be capable of reviewing and interpreting CMS marketing requirements, explaining utilization and cost trends to existing or prospective clients
Establish and maintain proactive communication with clients/carriers and vendors
Keep a current awareness of vendors’ products and capabilities
Keep Senior Pharmacy Consultant informed on matters of importance via written and verbal correspondence
Advise on and contribute to creation of content for employee communication material specific to required Medicare changes annually to be used by a client regarding employee benefit design and cost if requested
Respond to all client questions regarding, member materials, and facilitate resolution of complex issues in a timely manner as needed
Stay abreast of all client pharmacy activity, including renewals, market checks, procurement activity and audit opportunities
Interface with team members and servicing team on issues relating to the client
Maintain client files with documentation as required by internal compliance standards
Participate in special projects as assigned; perform other duties as assigned by management
Participate in client facing meetings and calls, as needed
Create member webinar presentation for Clients to present new Medicare benefit implementations
Ensure that clients requirements and needs are represented to our vendors not only for member materials, but to also avoid the need to be forced into vendor standard offerings
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
At least 10 years of Medicare Compliance/Communications experience
Must be self-motivated, assertive, enthusiastic and collaborative
Must be amiable when encountering difficult situations with clients, vendors and co-workers
Must be well organized with the ability to prioritize effectively and deliver work according to strict deadlines
Must be an excellent verbal and written communicator
Should be comfortable with making presentations to peers and to clients
Must have excellent technical skills and knowledge of business applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access (other related databases) and PowerPoint, etc.)
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
Life and accident insurance
401(K) and Roth options
Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
Educational expense reimbursement
Paid parental leave
Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
Training programs
Gallagher Thrive program - elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
Charitable matching gift program
And more...
Company
Gallagher
Gallagher is an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm.
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