The Senior Hospital Contracting Strategist / Senior Provider Contracting Professional initiates, negotiates, and executes physician, hospital and other provider contracts and agreements for an organization that provides health insurance. You will report to the Director, Provider Contracting.
As the Senior Hospital Contracting Strategist/ Senior Provider Contracting Professional you will
Lead negotiations for hospital and health system agreements, including reimbursement, contract terms, amendments, renewals, and value based agreements
Extensive managed care experience with demonstrated expertise in hospital contracting, reimbursement methodologies, financial analysis, complex negotiations, provider relationship management, and leadership
Experience with Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and value based-contracting
Evaluate reimbursement methodologies, including DRG, PD, Case Rates, POC, OP fee schedules, and alternative payment arrangements
Partner with Finance, Medical Economics, Legal, Network Management, Claims, Configuration, and Operations to ensure contracts are financially sound and operationally executable
Communicate contract terms, payment structures, and reimbursement rates to providers
Analyze financial impact of contracts and terms
Maintain contracts and documentation within a tracking system
Help with identifying and recruiting providers based on network composition and needs
Use your skills to make an impact
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree
5 or more years of Hospital negotiation experience in Medicare
Leading negotiations for hospital and health system agreements, including reimbursement, contract terms, amendments, renewals, and value based agreements
5 or more years of progressive network management experience including hospital contracting and network administration in a healthcare company
Experienced in negotiating managed care contracts with Hospital systems inclusive of post acute, ancillary providers and physicians.
Analyze, understand and communicate financial impact of contract terms, payment structures and reimbursement rates to providers.
Understand and interpret Hospital contract language
Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree
Experience with ACO/Risk Contracting
Experience with Value Based Contracting
Additional Information
8am to 5pm EST, Travel based on business needs
Work at Home Requirements: To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.Application Deadline: 09-11-2026About us
About CarePlus Health Plans: CarePlus Health Plans is a recognized leader in healthcare delivery that has been offering Medicare Advantage health plans in Florida over 23 years. CarePlus strives to help people with Medicare, or both Medicare and Medicaid, achieve their best possible health and wellness through plans with benefits and services they care about. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana, CarePlus currently serves Medicare beneficiaries throughout 21 Florida counties.About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 5 or more years of hospital negotiation experience in Medicare
- Experience leading negotiations for hospital and health system agreements, including reimbursement, contract terms, amendments, renewals, and value-based agreements
- 5 or more years of progressive network management experience, including hospital contracting and network administration in a healthcare company
- Experience negotiating managed care contracts with hospital systems, post-acute providers, ancillary providers, and physicians
- Ability to analyze, understand, and communicate the financial impact of contract terms, payment structures, and reimbursement rates
- Ability to understand and interpret hospital contract language
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Master's degree
- Experience with ACO or risk contracting
- Experience with value-based contracting
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, supplemental health, and long-term care insurance are offered alongside on-site/virtual wellness resources and weekly paid well-being time, indicating a whole-person focus.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid PTO and holidays, volunteer time, and formal leave options such as parental and caregiver time provide broad time-away support. Adoption assistance and lactation rooms extend coverage for key life events.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match anchors long-term savings. Employer-matched emergency savings programs complement retirement planning.
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What We Do
At Humana, our cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by delivering personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing healthcare needs continue to evolve for each person, for each family and for each community, Humana continuously creates innovative solutions and resources that help people live their healthiest lives on their terms –when and where they need it. Our employees are at the heart of making this happen and that’s why we are dedicated to building an organization of dynamic talent whose experience and passion center on putting the customer first.
