Ryan Benton Email & Phone Number

Manchester, CT, US

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

• Negotiate Commercial & Medicare fee-for-service and value-based contracts with key health systems in Connecticut and Rhode Island (Yale New Haven Health, Middlesex Health, Griffin Health, Prospect Medical Holdings.
• Engage with senior leadership to create multi-year market strategy; developed and piloted “first to market” strategies now used by colleagues during negotiation process (i.e. Payer/Hospital Transparency Data analysis)
• Successfully closed multi-year deals favorable to tight budgetary constraints, allowing Aetna to gain parity and/or a competitive advantage in market
• Proven track record of building strong relationships with health systems by improving the Provider Experience; established trust with multiple levels within organizations through timely issue resolution, new workflows.
• Successfully implemented new Hospital and Provider Agreements; facilitated redline discussions while balancing providers requests and Aetna’s system capabilities/risk management requirements
• Selected to represent market on national pain point projects; established improved workflows through best practices

Hartford, Connecticut Area

• Negotiate Commercial & Medicare fee-for-service and value-based professional contracts in Connecticut and Rhode Island (Prospect Medical Holdings (IPA), Urgent Care Centers, etc.)
• Lead and managed provider recruitment projects in new and developing Commercial and Medicare markets; exceeded contracting and sales goal by 200%
• Manage negotiations/provider relations for 200+ groups/facilities throughout CT/RI market (i.e. small provider groups and facilities)

Hartford, Connecticut

• Negotiate Commercial & Medicare fee-for-service and value-based professional contracts in Connecticut and Rhode Island (Prospect Medical Holdings (IPA), Urgent Care Centers, etc.)
• Lead and managed provider recruitment projects in new and developing Commercial and Medicare markets; contracting and sales goals surpassed
• Additional management of negotiations/provider relations for 200+ groups/facilities throughout territory

Hartford, Connecticut Area

• Participated in proposal strategy development for National Accounts, Middle Market and Public & Labor RFPs
• Gathered information from internal sources and outreach to subject matter experts to create customized responses based on case-specific strategy and customer priorities
• Maintained a high level of compliance with Aetna Risk Management standards
• Established a reputation of producing quality results while meeting both internal and external deadlines
• Continually corresponded with various departments throughout the company to update information, as well as build new content

• Knowledge and understanding of a complex Practice Manager system
• Analyzed reimbursements, referrals, billing/coding errors and other crucial data within the practice
• Developed and presented annual reports to the Practice Administrator and Physician
• Effectively setup EHR to help the practice begin attesting for Meaningful Use
• Ability to communicate well with patients, outside vendors and all levels of management

• Ability to gain the trust of the store’s supervisors and managers quickly
• Effectively able to train new employees
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to adapt quickly to a changing business environment and deliver positive results

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Healthcare Management

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