Maggie Alston
Maggie Alston is a principal based in New York. She joined Milliman in 2015.
Experience
Maggie has an extensive background in healthcare data analytics. She has worked with traditional and nontraditional healthcare data sources to build population identification and bundled payment algorithms, and is an expert in developing dynamic, illustrative data models.
Maggie also has experience in developing shared risk arrangements between payers and providers and between payers and pharmaceutical companies.
Prior to joining Milliman, Maggie worked as a technical lead, developing patient identification and treatment algorithms for a population health technology start-up. Maggie also previously worked for a large medical group in compliance and patient satisfaction analytics.
- A Comparative Retrospective Analysis of Comorbidities Potentially Sensitive to Corticosteroid Exposure between Incident COPD and Overall Medicare Populations. 2021 AMCP Nexus Conference Poster. October 2021. Denver, CO.
- The Complexity of Medicare's Pharmacy Benefit Structure in a Budget Impact Model. 2021 ISPOR Annual Conference Poster. May 2021.
- Treatment patterns for patients with CAR T-indicated lymphoma diagnoses receiving third or later-line therapy. Commissioned by Gilead Sciences, Inc. Published on milliman.com. December 2020.
- Strategic Use of Post-Market Real World Evidence to Demonstrate Value. 2019 MedTech Conference. October 2019. Boston, MA.
- Risk Contracting: A New Path to Partnering with Customers. 2019 IDN Summit and Reverse Expo. September 2019. Phoenix, AZ.
- Applying Machine Learning Techniques to Identify Undiagnosed Patients with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. Commissioned by AbbVie. Published by Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research. February 2019.
- Changing the rebate game: A primer on the HHS proposed rule to shift drug rebates to POS. Published on milliman.com. February 2019.
- Breaking though the hype of real world evidence. Published on milliman.com. January 2019.
- Pharma APMs: A learning curve awaits you, pharma. Commissioned by PhRMA. Published by Managed Care. October 2018.
- Pharma APMs: Can the industry learn to play well with others? Commissioned by PhRMA. Published by Managed Care. September 2018.
- Alternative payment model financial settlements: Preparing for and learning from the process. Published on milliman.com. September 2018.
- A primer on prescription drug rebates: Insights into why rebates are a target for reducing prices. Published on milliman.com. May 2018.
- Serious Contracts Come with Risk, but Alternative Payment Models are Here to Stay. 2018 AMCP Nexus Conference. September 2018. Orlando, FL.
- Pharmaceutical Value-Based Contracting. SOA Health Section Medicaid Subgroup. March 2018.
- Value-Based Contracting for Pharmaceutical and Device Manufacturers. 2017 SOA Annual Meeting. September 2017. Boston, MA.
Professional Designations
- Maggie is a Certified Healthcare Finance Professional with the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Education
- BA, Public Policy Analysis – Biology, Scripps College
Publications