Responsible for developing and leading strategies to influence legislation, regulations, and key stakeholders. Manages identification of business issues, evaluates impacts, and prepares policy and advocacy materials. Engages with Hill and Administration officials to advance BCBSA positions and collaborates with senior staff to ensure third-party engagement. Identifies opportunities to advance BCBSA Board priorities. Represents the department in internal and external stakeholder groups, overseeing strategies to showcase Blue Plan innovations and advance policies on priority and emerging issues.Manage Regulatory and Legislative Projects: Direct and coordinate projects within regulatory and legislative areas, including policy analysis, development of comments, and educational materials. Represent BCBSA in meetings with policymakers and influential organizations.
Identify and Evaluate Business and Policy Issues: Anticipate and identify key business and policy issues. Review legislation, regulations, and guidance, ensuring strategic and business issues for Plans are evaluated.
Develop and Maintain Key Relationships: Build and maintain relationships with BCBSA representatives, policymakers, and external organizations. Play a leadership role with third-party stakeholders and serve as liaison with regulatory representatives.
Provide Policy Input and Support: Offer policy input and support to internal and external stakeholders on initiatives, ensuring alignment with policy positions.
Formulate and Communicate Strategies: Develop strategies on an issue-by-issue basis, ensuring consensus among Plans. Communicate implications and effects to Plans and promote Plan initiatives to stakeholders.
The posting range for this position is:
157,375.72 - 220,807.77
Qualifications:
Education
Experience
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Extra Posting Information:
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Medicare policy and analysis, health insurance policy, and legislative and regulatory policy
development
- Deep expertise in Medicare Advantage, including Medicare Advantage payment policies and risk adjustment, supplemental benefits and dual-
eligible populations, as well as broader Medicare payment and policy issues
- Strong legislative and regulatory development skills, applying sound judgment and rigorous analytical methodologies
- Highly skilled and experienced with drafting and submitting comments to Congress, federal agencies, and other legislative bodies, writing issue
and policy briefs, talking points, and developing detailed legislative and regulatory analyses and slide presentations
- Ability to translate complex regulatory and legislative developments into actionable strategies aligned with organizational priorities
- Experience working across departments (e.g., advocacy, public affairs, communications) to ensure cohesive policy messaging and execution
- Ability to communicate complex policy issues clearly and persuasively
- Skilled in identifying emerging issues and mobilizing internal resources to respond effectively
- Proven ability to navigate dynamic environments, set and achieve objectives in evolving internal and external landscapes, and
adapt to shifting priorities while maintaining focus on long-term goals
- Experience presenting and representing an organization in public forums, panels, and stakeholder convenings
- Highly skilled in the Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
The posted salary range is the lowest to highest salary we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this postingWe may ultimately pay more or less than the hiring range andthis hiringrange may also be modified in the future. A candidate’s position within the hiring range may be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, relevant experience, skills, seniority, performance, shift, travel requirements, and business or organizational needs. This job is also eligible for annual bonusincentivepay.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, 11 holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, generous 401(k) matching, lifestyle spending account and many other benefits to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association is a national federation of independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies that collectively provide health care coverage for one in three Americans. BCBSA provides health care insights through The Health of America Report series and the national BCBS Health Index.
