Medicare and Quality Policy Analyst

Position Summary:

The Medicare and Quality Policy Analyst serves as a trusted subject matter expert and advisor regarding complex public policy developments that affect essential hospitals. The Medicare and Quality Policy Analyst will be responsible for a portfolio that includes Medicare quality measures, alternative payment models, and policies to reduce regulatory burden for hospitals.

For this portfolio, the Medicare and Quality Policy Analyst researches and synthesizes policy initiatives, develops educational materials and responses for a variety of audiences, and makes thoughtful recommendations relating to policy implementation and impact. This role is highly visible within the association and among its members, as well as with external stakeholders.

The Medicare and Quality Policy Analyst enjoys a hybrid schedule, coming to the office on Tuesdays and as needed for internal and external meetings, events, or projects. The projected salary range for the Medicare and Quality Policy Analyst is $85,000-$95,000 per year.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MEDICARE AND QUALITY POLICY ANALYST*:

• below is a summary, not an inclusive list of all responsibilities

• Function as the principal content expert on specific policy issues in portfolio to include Medicare and prescription drug programs.
• Identify, craft and advance policy positions, collecting information from members of America’s Essential Hospitals as needed, to further the association’s regulatory advocacy efforts.
• Lead the drafting of comment letters, policy briefs, and position papers on federal policy issues that are relevant to essential hospitals.
• Summarize, write-up, and present written policy analysis findings in a clear and concise manner through website content, email alerts for members, and other communications.
• Analyze data models to measure impact of proposals and alternatives.
• Communicate orally policy and regulatory updates and analysis through bi-weekly government relations conference calls, periodic webinars, and other meetings.
• Support Legislative Affairs team to analyze legislation and craft policy position papers to further the association’s legislative advocacy efforts; engage in direct lobbying as needed.
• Represent America’s Essential Hospitals with external coalitions and at external meetings with federal agencies and other stakeholders, as necessary.
• Collaborate across teams to include research and data teams on key policy issues affecting members.
• Collaborate with consultants in support of advancing association advocacy efforts.
• Participate in media inquiries about topics within portfolio, providing information on background and communicating association positions on record, as needed.
• Assist in all other activities, special projects, meetings, and other assignments as needed.