Rachel Killian

FSA, MAAA

Principal and Consulting Actuary

Atlanta, GA, US

Rachel is a principal and consulting actuary with the Atlanta office of Milliman. She joined the firm in 2004.

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Experience

Rachel has more than 20 years of healthcare actuarial experience. She has consulted with insurance carriers, Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, HMOs, CO-OPs, government entities, state high-risk pools, accountable care organizations, provider organizations, and employers. She has worked with start-up organizations as well as with established organizations entering new product lines.

Types of actuarial support Rachel has provided for her clients include:

Pricing and rate development for commercial, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid products
Preparation of commercial regulatory rate filings for both ACA and non-ACA products – including individual, small group, and large group
Medicare Advantage Plan feasibility analysis and bid development
Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan analysis and bid development
Review and/or estimation of actuarial liabilities/assets for financial reporting
Annual Statement year-end reviews, including issuance of the Actuarial Opinion and Memorandum as the Appointed Actuary
Pricing and valuation of group life products
Financial pro forma projections
Actuarial support and certification included in federal award grant applications
TRICARE government contract work

Professional Designations

Fellow, Society of Actuaries
Member, American Academy of Actuaries

Education

BS, Mathematics/Concentration, Finance, University of New Orleans

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Publications

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Article

Capital requirements for health insurers

03 March 2020 - by David Hayes, Rachel Killian, Shyam Kolli

What are considerations for health plans when determining capital requirements?

Article

Medicare Advantage: Market entry variables to success

09 March 2016 - by Rachel Killian, Ryan Swenson

Entering the Medicare Advantage market can be challenging, and carriers must quickly understand the regulatory and financial requirements and have an action plan and team ready to execute.

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Medicare Advantage financial reporting: What accruals need to be considered?

13 January 2016 - by Rachel Killian

Entering the Medicare Advantage line of business can be exciting, and a carrier must quickly consider and evaluate the need for having different accruals that must be calculated and held as liabilities and assets in the financials.

Article

Key considerations for health exchanges

21 March 2011 - by Rachel Killian

Three briefing papers discuss health exchange structure, plan design, and terms of participation.

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Experience

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Read their latest work

Capital requirements for health insurers

Medicare Advantage: Market entry variables to success

Medicare Advantage financial reporting: What accruals need to be considered?

Key considerations for health exchanges

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