Maryellen Vargas
Consulting Actuary
Chicago, IL, US
Maryellen Vargas is a consulting actuary with the Chicago office of Milliman. She joined the firm in 2020.
Experience
Maryellen’s primary focus has been consulting in group benefits to employers.
Maryellen has assisted her clients in all aspects of plan management and in developing multi-year benefit strategies. Her responsibilities have included:
- Health plan pricing and budgeting
- Plan design analysis
- Contribution strategy
- Population health management
- Provider discount analysis
- Employee communication / engagement strategy
- Vendor procurement / implementation
- Stop-loss analysis
- IBNR reserve development
- She also has experience working with state Medicaid plans, commercial plans, and PBMs.
Prior to joining Milliman, Maryellen spent nearly seven years as a consultant at a global benefits consulting firm.
Professional Designations
- Fellow, Society of Actuaries
- Member, American Academy of Actuaries
Education
- BA, International Studies and Spanish, Northwestern University
Publications