Four Strategies Medicare Advantage Plans Can Implement to Mitigate Financial Pressures
Health plans must take a consistent, thoughtful approach to sustaining their business by managing costs without compromising member access to quality healthcare.
Paul Schuhmacher
Paul Schuhmacher is a managing director at AArete, a global management and technology consulting firm that has served 120+ health plans and provider organizations.
Paul specializes in using data analytics to drive strategic decisions and operational improvements that result in significant bottom-line improvement with minimal disruption to an organization. He directed and oversaw five engagements with state Medicaid health plans of 20M+ member payers that resulted in over $200M of savings and led an engagement with a 4M+ member national Medicaid payer that achieved $25M of annual recurring savings through identification and implementation of unit cost, utilization management, and configuration opportunities.
Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business with concentrations in Business Economics & Public Policy and Finance and is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).