Pedro’s experience covers a wide range of healthcare topics with a significant emphasis on ACA-related matters. Pedro has been helping organizations since 2014 with strategies around rate setting and plan designs as well as carrying out successful completion of a large number of rate filings in the individual and small group markets across many states. Pedro also has a very strong foundation in Medicare Advantage, helping organizations successfully complete MAPD bids.
Prior to joining Milliman, Pedro spent more than 10 years at a large managed care organization honing his leadership, management, and technical actuarial skills. Pedro is fully bilingual in Spanish and English, helping clients within and outside the U.S. mainland.
Professional Designations
Fellow, Society of Actuaries
Member, American Academy of Actuaries
Member, Society of Actuaries
Education
BS, Mathematics, concentration in Actuarial Science, University of Michigan
12 February 2019 - by Pedro Alcocer, Robert Eaton, Pamela Laboy
This article addresses how the Medicare Advantage marketplace responded in 2019 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’s expanded definition of primarily health-related benefits, including which supplemental benefits plans are offering and where these benefits are offered.
Consumers may not be aware of the differences between Actuarial Values from the Actuarial Value Calculator and benefit richness values used in pricing for plans offered in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act marketplace.
