Julia M. Friedman
Julia Friedman is a senior consulting actuary with the Milwaukee office of Milliman. She joined the firm in 2010.
Experience
Julia’s primary area of expertise is consulting with organizations who operate in the Medicare Advantage program by assisting her clients in better understanding the financial and strategic impacts of the ever-changing Medicare Advantage landscape. Julia has served many types of organizations in her time with Milliman, including health plans, provider systems, union groups, and integrated delivery systems.
She has assisted organizations with capitation rate development, feasibility studies, benefit analysis, premium rate development, and estimation of the impact of legislation reform, among others. Specifically, she has developed nearly 300 Part C and D bids for a number of Medicare Advantage health plans, ranging from small to mid-size mature Medicare Advantage organizations. In addition, she is a leader in competitive analysis in the Medicare Advantage market, and leads the development of the Milliman MACVAT tool suite.
- Combo benefits: Understanding the landscape of this innovative Medicare Advantage benefit in 2022. Milliman Insight.
- Checking the boxes: Medicare Plan Finder and highlighted supplemental benefits. Milliman Insight.
- Prevalence of supplemental benefits in the general enrollment Medicare Advantage marketplace: 2018 to 2022. Milliman Insight.
- Prevalence of supplemental benefits in the D-SNP Medicare Advantage marketplace: 2018 to 2022. Milliman Insight.
- Risk Adjustment – Comprehensive, Controversial, or Both? CCA Healthcare webinar series.
- Trends in Medicare Advantage optional supplemental benefits. Milliman Insight.
- COVID-19 creates a compelling environment in 2021 and beyond for Medicare Advantage telehealth offerings. Milliman Insight.
- Star rating changes: How Medicare Advantage plans react. Milliman Insight.
- Current Topics in Medicare Advantage and Part D. 2020 CCA Annual Meeting.
- State of the 2020 Medicare Advantage industry: As strong as ever. Milliman Insight.
- Advantages of creating plan segments in Medicare Advantage bids. Milliman Insight.
- Medicare Advantage Star Ratings: Expectations for New Organizations. SOA HealthWatch, June 2018, and Milliman Insight.
- Value Based Approach for the Medicare Advantage Market. 2017 SOA Health Meeting.
- Bonus! The ACA reduced Medicare Advantage benchmark payment rates … How much have Medicare Advantage organizations earned back through quality bonus payments? The Actuary, April/May 2016.
- Additional available upon request.
Professional Designations
- Fellow, Society of Actuaries
- Member, American Academy of Actuaries
Education
- BBA (Actuarial Science; Risk Management & Insurance), University of Wisconsin, Madison
Publications