Brad Schwarck has more than 15
years of experience working in the healthcare reimbursement sector,
including insight and knowledge in such industry areas as
reimbursement, appeals, market access, Medicare navigation, new
technology, coding, education, marketing materials development,
specialty drugs analysis, and complex insurance navigation.
He has authored numerous reimbursement and coding instructional
resources for specialty pharmaceuticals and procedures.
Previously, Brad spent a decade
working within the Mayo Clinic Department of Finance across all
specialties, contributing to projects and process improvements of
upwards of $40 million in yearly revenue enhancement. His
expertise was often deployed to numerous departments to assist with
new technology access and in rare disease reimbursement cases and
to find solutions to advanced, complex insurance situations for
national and worldwide payors. For these efforts, Brad was
awarded the Mayo Clinic Individual Award for Excellence in
2009.
Brad also served as a healthcare
reimbursement specialist at Essentia Health, where he provided
reimbursement streamlining solutions, preauthorization, coding,
copay assistance, and collections expertise to multisite cancer and
infusion centers. In this role, he supported the departments
of medical oncology, radiation oncology, rheumatology, and
neurology.
Brad holds a master's degree in
healthcare administration from Des Moines University. He also
earned a certificate in long-term-care administration, is a
certified professional coder, and completed his healthcare
administration practicum training with Mayo Clinic Health System
medical oncology and Golden Living Centers.