Date Posted:
October 8, 2026
Position Title:
Senior Public Policy Analyst – Medicaid (Hybrid)
Office/Company:
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Party:
N/A
Office Code:
Job Number:
HC-13632
Reports To:
Location:
Washington, DC
Contact:
Salary:
Salary Range: $76,536 – $152,009
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Secondary Role:
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Description:
Senior Public Policy Analyst – Medicaid (Hybrid) The Senior Public Policy Analyst monitors, evaluates, and provides recommendations on strategy and communications regarding federal and state public policy issues in support of the companys business priorities. The Senior Analyst is responsible for policy development on key issues, ensuring the Public Policy and Government Affairs (PPGA) team effectively communicates federal and state policy proposals and their specific impacts to the rest of the organization, as well as identifying issues for potential advocacy external to CareFirst. The incumbent will have primary responsibility for issues related to Medicaid.
Responsibilities:
• Serving as policy subject matter expert on key legislative and regulatory developments impacting Medicaid and Medicaid managed care organizations.
• Providing internal education and policy briefings on government action and policy trends to assist in business decisions across the company.
• Conducting legislative, regulatory, and policy research and analysis.
• Developing external communications, written materials, and thought leadership to communicate CareFirsts policy perspective and advance meaningful discussion on pressing health policy issues (e.g., talking points, fact sheets, public comments, blog posts, subject matter expert panels).
• Providing guidance on external messaging on CareFirst initiatives.
• Conducting internal policy development on key issues to position CareFirst as a thought leader.
• Monitoring and participating in legislative, regulatory, and stakeholder bodies and workgroups.
• Building relationships with business leadership by providing clear executive-level presentations, regular check-in meetings, and rapid response policy analysis.
• Representing CareFirst on work groups at our trade and other external organizations.
• Conducting research for use in drafting position papers, written and verbal testimony for presentation before legislative and regulatory bodies, correspondence, and other responses for public policy and governmental affairs purposes and research leading to the development of corporate positions.
Qualifications:
• Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, Health Policy, Mathematics, Finance or related field OR in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.
• Experience: 5 years experience in health care policy environment focused on policy and communication.
• Master’s Degree in Public Health, Health Policy, Health Administration or Related Field
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
• Knowledge of state legislative and regulatory processes, public policy analysis.
• In-depth understanding of healthcare payor industry and operational processes and impacts of regulatory guidance.
• Understanding of insurance products and regulatory environment.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills to evaluate business processes and recommend effective solutions.
• Experience in project management, business process analysis, workflow, and task analysis.
• Analytical skills and understanding of where to find information germane to mandates.
• Written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to work with all levels within the organization and to build highly cooperative and productive relationships.
Instructions:
Other:
Position does not have direct reports but is expected to assist in guiding and mentoring less experienced staff. May lead a team of matrixed resources.
