Megan Short
Senior Consultant @AArete
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Consultant @AArete
Strong focus in healthcare payor strategic profitability improvement. Specialties include: o Network Optimization o Utilization Management o Payment Policy Implementation o Overpayment Recoupments o Claims Pricing Review o Re-Contracting Experience includes: o Led a team of three individuals to identify, present, and implement cost saving initiatives, resulting in a total of $7M in savings in 13 weeks across 20+ opportunities (exceeding expected ROI) o Ensured pricing accuracy for over 200K claims and assisted in $30M+ in clean payments to providers in 16 weeks o Provided strategic recommendations to client for post go-live readiness (e.g, steady-state review, configuration updates, corrective action plan (CAP) to improve accuracy and timeliness of claims processing and minimize pended claims volumes, manual pricing, late payments, penalties, and interest) o Supported member steerage implementation efforts, resulting in $5M in annualized savings o Led contract re-negotiation implementation to reach an expected $90M in savings in three years
EDUCATION
The University of Alabama
Bachelor's degree, Management- Healthcare Analytics
ABOUT MEGAN SHORT
Megan (Albrecht) Short is a strategic healthcare leader focused on helping payers drive measurable financial performance and operational excellence. She specializes in cost of care strategy, payer transformation, and complex implementation initiatives. At AArete, Megan leads engagements across medical cost management, behavioral health optimization, network strategy, and system migrations & implementations. She partners with executive stakeholders to translate analytics into clear business cases and actionable implementation plans, driving results in high visibility and time sensitive environments. Beyond client work, Megan is actively involved in firm leadership initiatives. She serves on AArete’s Women in Networking (WIN) Retention Committee and is a member of the AAretian Council, a peer elected group that serves as a voice for employees to firm leadership and helps shape the firm’s culture and strategic direction. She is a graduate of The University of Alabama Honors College (Roll Tide!), where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Management with a concentration in Healthcare and Computing
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