Dave Varana

Director, Bureau of Fiscal Accountability and Management @Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Madison, WI, US
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WORK HISTORY

Jan 2019 — Present

Director, Bureau of Fiscal Accountability and Management @Wisconsin Department of Health Services

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EDUCATION

1988 — 1991

University of Wisconsin-Madison

MA, Political Science

1984 — 1988

Michigan State University

BA, Int'l Relations, German Lit

SKILLS

Public PolicyAnalysisMedicaid Managed CareLocal GovernmentResearchPolicyFundraisingResearch Project ManagementProgram EvaluationLeadership DevelopmentAnalytical WritingSurvey ResearchState GovernmentProgram ManagementManagementBudgetsProject ManagementCommunity OutreachCommunity DevelopmentMedicare/Medicaid ReimbursementGovernmentNonprofitsPublic SpeakingPolicy AnalysisBudget AnalysisLeadershipGrant WritingLong-Term CareWritingProcess ImprovementData Analysis

ABOUT DAVE VARANA

Dave Varana is the Director of the Bureau of Fiscal Accountability and Management in the Division of Medicaid Services at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Dave supports Wisconsin\'s Medicaid program, including both acute care as well as long term care programs, by ensuring effective financial operations and budget management for the enterprise. He provides leadership for teams responsible for all contract administration activities, including Wisconsin\'s Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS); for performing Medicaid benefit and administrative expenditure monitoring, forecasting, and reporting; for reimbursement of County-based local government delivery systems, including the Children\'s Long Term Supports (CLTS) waiver and other children\'s services programs; for enterprise-wide analytics and reporting solutions; for rate setting and reimbursement of Federally-Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs); for development of biennial budget proposals; and for day-to-day financial operations supporting a $13.6 billion/annum program. Dave\'s professional background is in the analysis, management, and leadership of public sector organizations. Broad knowledge of Medicaid programs and local and state government operations. Specialties: Communication, Financial Management, and Staff Development.

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