Adrian L. Clark
ASA, FSA, MAAA
Principal & Consulting Actuary
Seattle, WA, US
Adrian Clark is a principal and consulting actuary with Milliman. He joined the firm in 2007.
Experience
Adrian’s expertise is in group healthcare, with an emphasis on health plan pricing and predictive modeling. Types of clients he has supported include:
- Hospitals and physician groups
- BCBS and traditional insurance companies
- Managed care organizations (HMO, PPO)
- Large and small employer groups
- Medicare Advantage plan sponsors
- Medicaid, low-income, and uninsured
- Other government programs (e.g., veterans)
His consulting assignments have included:
- Assisting providers in negotiating capitation rates
- Analyzing provider contracts
- Conducting QHP pricing, rate filing, and review
- Pricing individual, small, and large group health plans
- Conducting feasibility studies for entering new markets, such as heath exchanges, Medicare, and Medicaid.
- Reviewing, implementing, and customizing risk adjustment algorithms
- Calibrating risk adjusters for commercial populations
- Providing Medicare Part C and Part D bid support
- Performing commercial payer utilization benchmarking
Product development
- Lead Researcher on loosely managed benchmarks for Milliman’s Commercial Health Cost Guidelines (HCG)
- Lead Developer for Milliman’s Part D Experience Summary Tool (PEST)
- Lead Developer for Milliman’s Risk Adjustment Tool (RAT)
Publications and Presentations
Publications
- Risk score impacts of the Medicare Advantage 2018 RxHCC risk score model update (with David Koenig). Milliman Insight June 2017
- Design and Implementation Considerations of ACA Risk Mitigation Programs (with Jim O’Connor). Society of Actuaries Research Report
- The Medicare Advantage 5-Star Rating Program and Its Implications for Actuaries (with Gabriela Diequez and Brad Piper). Issue 69 May 2012 Health Watch – Society of Actuaries
Professional Designations
- Fellow, Society of Actuaries
- Member, American Academy of Actuaries
Education
- BA (with distinction), Economics, Mathematics, and Philosophy, University of Colorado – Boulder
Publications