Benjamin Anderson
Tempe,AZ
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Math Tutor/Teacher
Mesa Community College and Ben Anderson Tutoring LLC
Mesa, USA
05.2013 - Current
- Teach students high-school level calculus by developing business to achieve college scholarships
- Coach and mentor students in high school level math classes to achieve scholarships at Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University
- Performed one-on-one and small group tutoring at community college level in developmental math, algebra, set theory, statistics, finance, logic, and calculus to help retention and graduation rates
Senior Actuarial Analyst
Mercer Government Human Services Consulting (GHSC)
Phoenix, USA
06.2024 - 08.2025
- Supported capitation rate development for Massachusetts’ Medicaid program (MassHealth), analyzing the financial impact of medical and behavioral health program changes.
- Performed cost, utilization, revenue, and PMPM analyses to inform Medicaid managed care capitation rates.
- Served as an analyst on the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Program (MBHP) market rate model, developing statewide behavioral health rates and evaluating policy and program impacts.
- Conducted ad-hoc actuarial analyses using SAS data extraction and advanced Excel modeling to quantify capitation rate impacts.
Actuarial Analyst Intern
UnitedHealth Group
Phoenix, USA
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Analyzed utilization, cost, revenue, and claims trends for Texas healthcare claims to assess provider profitability and measure post-treatment performance.
- Developed SAS and SQL queries to extract and analyze claims data for baseline (settlement) and post-treatment models, evaluating provider effectiveness.
- Calculated target medical loss ratios (MLRs) using historical baseline data to quantify medical cost savings achieved following treatment interventions.
Actuarial Analyst Intern
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Phoenix, USA
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Identified medical cost-savings opportunities for network and contracted providers by conducting six targeted analyses using SAS and Excel to benchmark medical service fees across U.S. markets.
- Performed year-over-year credible trend analyses for outpatient services at 10 rural hospitals, evaluating changes in charged versus allowed amounts to support provider contracting and pricing decisions.
- Analyzed large healthcare claims datasets to identify cost outliers and recalibrate transplant procedure case rates, generating approximately $250,000 in savings per procedure for a pediatric hospital.
Education
Master of Science - Statistics
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ12-2026
Bachelor of Arts -
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ12-2011
Skills
- Curriculum development
- Statistical analysis
- Data visualization
- Predictive modeling
- Data mining
- SQL querying
- Excel data management
Certification
Associate of the Society of Actuaries, Pending final assessment, 2026
Projects
Linear Regression Project, 08/23, Present, Tempe, AZ, Conducted exploratory data analysis (EDA) to identify variables most predictive of health insurance premium costs., Built multiple linear regression models to estimate health insurance premiums using demographic, utilization, and cost-related predictors., Implemented Stepwise AIC model selection to identify the optimal predictive model for future premium estimation., Applied machine learning techniques to improve model performance and optimize regression-based predictions.
Timeline
Senior Actuarial Analyst
Mercer Government Human Services Consulting (GHSC)
06.2024 - 08.2025
Actuarial Analyst Intern
UnitedHealth Group
06.2023 - 08.2023
Actuarial Analyst Intern
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
01.2023 - 05.2023
Math Tutor/Teacher
Mesa Community College and Ben Anderson Tutoring LLC
05.2013 - Current
Master of Science - Statistics
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts -
Arizona State University