
Tanisha Benjamin
ASA, MAAA
Senior Associate Actuary
Minneapolis, MN, US
Tanisha Benjamin is a senior associate actuary with the Minneapolis office of Milliman. She joined the firm in 2016.
Experience
Tanisha works with health insurers on a wide range of projects supporting their Medicare Advantage and commercial lines of business, including:
- Medicare Advantage bid development
 - Commercial rate development and filing under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
 - Risk adjustment accruals for ACA products
 - Large group and small group transitional pricing
 - Small group compliance reviews
 - Financial budgeting
 - Provider reimbursement analysis
 - Underwriting reviews
 
Professional Designations
- Associate, Society of Actuaries
 - Member, American Academy of Actuaries
 
Education
- BS (magna cum laude), Actuarial Science, University of St. Thomas
 
Publications
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Article
Area Deprivation Index introduced to the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model for CY 2025
29 March 2024 - by Lindsy Kotecki, Tanisha Benjamin
With the introduction of the Area Deprivation Index to the Medicare VBID Model for 2025, MAOs have the potential to reach a whole new cohort of enrollees.