John M. Pickering - Consulting Actuary
FSA, MAAA
Professional designations
Fellow, Society of Actuaries
Member, American Academy of Actuaries
Current responsibility
John is a consulting actuary with the Seattle office of Milliman. He has more than 10 years of healthcare actuarial experience, both with Milliman and as director of health care economics for a Blue Cross Blue Shield plan.
Experience
John assists clients with a variety of actuarial projects, many focused on provider network and delivery system analytics. Examples of solutions that he has delivered for clients include:
Provider contract analysis tools - enabling the client to accurately and efficiently evaluate the financial impacts of various contractual provisions
Provider network unit cost reporting and projection - enabling the client to consistently track contracting performance relative to a target, understand the impact of specific negotiations, and incorporate appropriate premium rate adjustments in a timely manner
Underwriting approaches and premium rate development
Provider benchmarking and comparison tools - enabling the identification of contract improvement opportunities
Experience analysis and reporting
Medicare Advantage bids and strategies
Financial evaluation of disease management programs and the associated return on investment
Education
BS, Mathematics, Central Washington University
BA, Communications, University of Washington |