Medicare and ACA Implementation Manager- Health Plans
Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you led an implementation where the business teams disagreed about priorities.
What they are checking: Whether they can bring departments together and settle conflicts without formal authority over them.
This role is remote and collaborates across the organization. How do you keep people engaged and accountable when you don't see them in person?
What they are checking: Whether they have concrete habits for running cross-team work remotely.
Tell me about a time you had to explain a complex regulatory requirement to people who weren't experts.
What they are checking: Whether they can translate rules into plain actions for operations and business teams.
What would you do
Halfway through a project, CMS releases guidance that changes a requirement. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can absorb regulatory change by reassessing scope, risk and timeline instead of panicking or ignoring it.
A launch is two weeks out and testing finds that claims for a new benefit are paying wrong. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they weigh the risk to members and compliance and escalate clearly rather than hoping it gets fixed after launch.
The posting calls this a highly visible role. How do you report status to executives when a project is at risk?
What they are checking: Whether they report bad news early and honestly, with options, rather than hiding risk until it is too late.
About the work
Walk me through how you'd take a new Medicare Advantage or ACA plan product from design to launch.
What they are checking: Whether they understand the full sequence of filings, systems setup, testing and member readiness behind a product launch.
What regulatory deadlines drive the timeline for a Medicare or ACA product each year?
What they are checking: Whether they know bid, filing and open enrollment dates shape every plan year and cannot slip.
How do you build a project plan that covers claims, enrollment, member materials and provider networks all at once?
What they are checking: Whether they can manage dependencies across many operational areas in one plan.
How do you measure whether an implementation was successful after go-live?
What they are checking: Whether they think past launch day to member experience, operational errors and business goals.
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