Senior Manager, Payment Integrity - Data Mining Programs
Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a new cost containment opportunity you found in claims data.
What they are checking: Whether they can spot patterns that turn into real savings, not just report on existing programs.
Tell me about a process you streamlined to reduce cost or improve recovery speed.
What they are checking: Whether they can improve operations, not just monitor them.
What would you do
A data mining vendor is well behind its projected recoveries. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can diagnose the cause and hold vendors accountable to their commitments.
Providers complain that recovery projects are too aggressive. How do you respond?
What they are checking: Whether they can balance savings with provider relationships and accuracy.
About the work
How would you set annual savings targets for each national cost recovery vendor?
What they are checking: Whether they can base targets on data, history and opportunity rather than guesses.
What is the difference between cost avoidance and cost recovery, and how do you report each one?
What they are checking: Whether they understand payment integrity terms and how savings are counted honestly.
How do you help a health plan understand the rules around recovering overpayments from providers?
What they are checking: Whether they know state and federal rules on lookback periods, notices and provider rights.
How would you avoid double counting when several vendors and internal teams work similar claims?
What they are checking: Whether they think about overlap, coordination and accurate attribution of savings.
What would you include in a reporting package for senior management on payment integrity?
What they are checking: Whether they can present results, trends and risks clearly to leaders.
What experience do you have with government-sponsored programs like Medicaid in payment integrity?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the extra rules that apply when recovering money in public programs.
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