
Michael Swarts
@michaelswarts
Senior Financial Analyst in healthcare finance who modeled Pennsylvania Medicaid forecasts and analyzed state rate changes.
What I'm looking for
At Highmark Wholecare, I served as lead budget analyst for forecasting Pennsylvania Medicaid expectations for a risk-bearing managed care plan. I built and maintained financial models and analyzed revenue, gross margin, and operating trends to explain their forward-looking implications.
At MDwise / McLaren Medical Group, I analyzed state Medicaid rate changes and their financial impact, and partnered with outside organizations to redesign reinsurance models. I also developed standardized reporting and worked with IT to automate processes including Delivery Kick Payments.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Business Intelligence Analyst
Command Holdings
Jun 2026 - Present (4 months)
Analyzes Navy civilian labor cost data and builds Power Query transformation processes to standardize inputs. Designs Power Automate workflows to refresh and distribute recurring cost reports.
Partnered with Postal IT managers to design project budgets and supported the steering organization in completing IT program budgets. Served as procurement analyst for IT personnel resources and delivered analysis and reporting tools for budget visibility.
Lead Financial Analyst
Highmark Wholecare
Feb 2022 - May 2024 (2 years 3 months)
Served as lead budget analyst for forecasting Pennsylvania Medicaid expectations for a risk-bearing Medicaid managed care plan. Built financial models, provided recurring analysis of revenue and margin trends, and produced dashboards and forecast reporting.
Senior Financial Analyst
MDwise / McLaren Medical Group
Jun 2019 - Feb 2022 (2 years 8 months)
Analyzed state Medicaid annual rate changes and advised leadership on financial impact. Partnered to redesign reinsurance models and developed a monthly procedure for Medicaid POWER account balances, improving reporting accuracy.
Business Intelligence Analyst
Navion Healthcare Solutions / Ascension Health
Jan 2016 - Nov 2018 (2 years 10 months)
Constructed medical analysis models to manage CMS requirements and monitored hospital performance metrics against benchmarks. Developed interactive Tableau tools for end users and provided data analysis for improvement initiatives.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Pennsylvania State University
MBA, Finance and Information Systems
Grade: 3.90
MBA in Finance and Information Systems from Pennsylvania State University with a GPA of 3.90.
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science, Business
Bachelor of Science in Business with a minor in Economics from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania.
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