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Supervisory Health Insurance Specialist (Deputy Director)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Department of Health and Human Services

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$143,913 - $187,093

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GS-1 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $21,996 - $27,534

Typical requirements: No experience required. High school diploma or equivalent.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team that reviews and guides Medicaid payment policies for various healthcare providers, ensuring states follow federal rules on reimbursements and financing.

You'll supervise staff, train them, and collaborate across government agencies to develop consistent national policies.

It's a great fit for experienced professionals with deep knowledge of Medicaid operations who enjoy managing teams and tackling complex financial reviews in public health.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 level in Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement policy
  • Providing technical guidance on Medicaid reimbursement policies
  • Monitoring non-federal share financing methods for Medicaid reimbursements
  • Overseeing team assignments for reviewing state proposals on Medicaid fee-for-service amendments
  • Time-in-grade requirement: 52 weeks at GS-13 for federal applicants
  • Strong supervisory skills for managing staff development and training
  • Experience in promoting consistent policy application for state plan amendments and cost allocation

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS), Financial Management Group, Division of Reimbursement Review.

As a Supervisory Health Insurance Specialist (Deputy Director), GS-0107-14, you will lead Medicaid payment policy review for multiple types of providers and facilities.

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position.

Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating.

This will prevent you from being considered further.

In order to qualify for the GS-14 , you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: 1.

Providing technical guidance on Medicaid fee for service reimbursement policy AND 2. Monitoring non-federal share financing methods for Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement AND 3.

Overseeing the work assignment of team members preforming reviews of state's proposals of Medicaid state plan fee-for-service reimbursement amendments .

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time-in-Grade: To be eligible, current or former Federal employees and current or former Federal employees applying under the VEOA eligibility who hold or have held a permanent General Schedule position in the previous year must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying.

Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12895246 Major Duties:

  • Identify developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training.
  • Promote consistent policy application in the review of State plan amendments (SPAs), Public Assistance Cost Allocation Plans and upper payment limits.
  • Support collaboration within CMCS and CMS across components on various payment and financial policies.
  • Manage and oversees staff in developing national policy and reviews of State financing mechanisms.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/27/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/27/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CMS-CMCS-26-12895246-ST