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Jason Karcher

FSA, MAAA
Actuary and Health Policy Consultant
Brookfield, WI, US

Jason Karcher is an actuary and health policy consultant with the Milwaukee office of Milliman. He joined the firm in 2013.

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Experience

Jason’s primary area of focus is assisting clients with understanding actuarial implications of new legislation, regulation, and litigation.

He has worked extensively with Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulations, as well as implications of broader health care reform on health care markets, including impacts on payers, providers, and members in both public and private coverage. Jason has worked with states on Medicaid budgeting and has been involved with several activities necessary to support Medicare Advantage bid pricing. Additionally, he has supported providers with understanding changes to Accountable Care Organization regulations.

Publications and Presentations
  • The terms, they may be a-changin’: A primer on proposed changes to short-term medical plans. Milliman Insight, April 2018.
  • Association Health Plans after the final rule. Milliman Insight, August 2018.
  • Is copper the new bronze? Six things every health plan should know about HR 6311 and ACA risk pools. Milliman Insight, August 2018.
  • The short-term/limited duration insurance rule and the potential impact on health insurance markets. Milliman Insight, August 2018.
  • “Pathways to Success” MSSP proposed rule: Integrity. Milliman Insight, November 2018.
  • “Pathways to Success” MSSP final rule: Key revisions of the proposed rule. Milliman Insight, January 2019.
  • A breakdown of ACA risk adjustment validation. Milliman Insight, October 2019.
  • Medicare for All sounds expensive. How expensive? Here are three questions you need to answer. Milliman Insight, January 2020.
  • A look behind the curtains: A review of the debut of the ACA’s risk adjustment data validation program. Milliman Insight, February 2020.
  • Looking Past Politics: Professionalism is key when piloting projections around the perils of political punditry. The Actuary, February / March 2020.
  • Changing With the Times: The Past and the Future of ACA Risk Adjustment. Health Watch, June 2020.
  • Every commercial health insurance issuer’s guide for understanding pharmacy benefit managers and medical loss ratio reporting. Milliman Insight, October 2020.
  • Understanding the evolution of reference-based pricing and considerations for employers evaluating the approach. Milliman Insight, February 2021.

Professional Designations

  • Fellow, Society Actuaries
  • Member, American Academy of Actuaries

Education

  • MS, Pure Mathematics, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • BS, Mathematics, California State University, Long Beach

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