Paul Sakhrani
Paul Sakhrani is a Health and Group Benefits consulting actuary at Milliman and is based outside of Atlanta, GA.
Experience
Paul has more than 15 years of actuarial experience. He serves clients in both the public and private sectors across all industries and sizes. He works with his clients to deliver market-competitive and cost-effective benefit programs.
Paul serves as the lead actuary for his clients. He is responsible for all financial projects, such as budget projections, financial monitoring, plan performance benchmarks, trend and cost driver analysis, and IBNRs.
Additionally, Paul serves as a subject matter expert related to medical vendor procurement. He led the development of Milliman’s Network Payer Check product, which aids clients in understanding the financial impact of selecting a medical vendor partner.
Sample client work:
- Conducting strategy and plan design, including flex/cafeteria designs and consumer-driven health plans
- Procuring vendors to assist employers with carrier selection
- Comparing alternative networks based on network reimbursements
- Performing benefit integration and harmonization due to merger and acquisitions
- Developing group products; conducting pricing/rating, reserving, and cash-flow analyses
- Modeling costs associated with healthcare reform
- Analyzing provider reimbursement arrangements and provider contracts
- Developing reimbursement benchmarks by area
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Professional Designations
- Fellow, Society of Actuaries
- Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst, Society of Actuaries
- Member, American Academy of Actuaries
Education
- Bachelor of Mathematics, Honors Actuarial Science-Finance Option, Computer Science Minor, University of Waterloo
Publications