Overview
This internship focuses on researching and mapping Medicaid billing opportunities and analyzing the financial and systems-level impact of case management services.
Key Responsibilities
- Collect and organize information on Medicaid billing processes across Preferred Communities locations
- Map state-by-state Medicaid billing models
- Identify key contacts and requirements related to Medicaid billing
- Research federal and state compliance requirements
- Analyze organizational readiness for Medicaid billing
- Review eligibility criteria, billing codes, and reimbursable services
- Explore partnerships and workforce pathways
- Assess financial considerations including reimbursement and administrative costs
- Identify alternative sustainability strategies beyond Medicaid
- Conduct cost-benefit analysis on case management and emergency room utilization
- Research costs associated with emergency room visits
- Analyze patterns of ER usage among PC clients
- Examine disparities in healthcare access and utilization
- Develop frameworks for estimating cost savings
- Identify opportunities for collaboration with healthcare providers
- Create tools or models to support implementation of cost-saving strategies
Qualifications
Graduate or Doctoral-level coursework in Social Work, Public Health, Psychology, Psychiatry, or related field
