Kurtiss E. Boldt has over 15 years of experience in managed behavioral healthcare, including contract negotiation and network management. As an Area Contract Manager at Magellan Healthcare since 2007, he has successfully negotiated contracts for facilities in multiple states and ensured high rates of network access. Prior to his current role, Dr. Boldt held positions as a Behavioral Health Network Manager and Clinical Care Manager at Magellan Health Services, where he performed tasks such as outpatient provider credentialing, network development, and clinical supervision. He received his Ph.D. in Counselor Education from North Carolina State University and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in North Carolina.

1. Kurtiss E. Boldt, Ph.D.
919-740-4667
kurtboldt@gmail.com
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Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organization Contract and Network Manager
Healthcare Network Management FacilityContractLanguage/Rate Negotiations
Cost-of-Care Budgetary Projections Cost Containment
Organizational Credentialing Staff Development/Training
Ph.D., CounselorEducation,NorthCarolinaState University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Area Contract Manager; MagellanHealthcare;2007 to present
 Contract Negotiations:
 Resolutionof Complex andHigh-ProfileFacilityContractandRate Negotiations
 Keyhospital contractand rate negotiationsfor NYhealthplan customerensuring99.9%
memberaccess inNewYork Citygreatermetroarea
 NY Ambulatoryfollow-up/bridge appointment recruitmentto meet90th
percentile 7day HEDIS
scores
 VirginiaDepartmentof Medical Assistance(DMAS) Medicaidfacilityrecruitmentwith95% of
targetedfacilitiesfullycredentialedandcontracted
 FloridaMagellanCompleteCare facilitynetworkbuild-outwith98% of targetedfacilities
contractedby transitiondate
 MA FallonTotal Care (IntegratedCare Organization) dual demonstrationjointventure facility
and organizational contracting
 Network Management:
 500+ hospital andorganizational providercontractmaintenance overmulti-milliondollar/multi-
state East Coast marketfor bothcommercial (healthplan) and publicsector
(Medicaid/Medicare)
 Organizational credentialingdepartment supportwith99.3% facilityrecredentialingcompliance
 Preferred partnerprovidernetworkdevelopment inkeygeographicmarkets andrecruitment
strategiesfornetworkbuild-out
 Networkneedandgapareas analysistoensure memberaccess
 Team Lead/Participation:
 Directinterface withclinical departmentteam forCare ManagementCentersin10 state market
 Interdisciplinaryrecruitment teamaddressingnetworkproductexpansion
 State mandated APGMedicaidreimbursement andregulatory compliance
 Regional credentialingcommittee facilitycase presentationlead
 Policyandhandbookreviewcommitteemember
 Communication/Provider Relations:
 Providerrelationsleadforhealthplan customerperformance plan
 Providereducationalandinformational forumpresentations
 Networkleadforquarterlyquality initiative providercommittee
 Networkcomplaintresolutionsingle pointof contact

2. Kurtiss E. Boldt, Ph.D.
919-740-4667
kurtboldt@gmail.com
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 Finance:
 Cost-of-care budgetaryprojections (3-5%) metontime andunderbudget formulti-milliondollar
healthplancontracts in NY ($5.5 million) andVT($2.7 million) FY2014
 NY SSIoverpaymentrecovery-$1.2 millioninfacilityclaim retractionwithoutcontractimpact
 Monitorcustomerperformance penalties resultingin $100,000 savings FY2014
 Networksupportfornewbusiness (RFP)development
Behavioral Health Network Manager; MagellanHealthServices;2000 to 2007
 Outpatientprovidercredentialingand contract/rate negotiations
 Non-standardFee schedule development
 Credentialingcompliance providersite visitand recordreview
 Networkdevelopmentandmaintenance via networkgapanalysisandproviderrecruitment
 Providerrelationsforumpresentations,complaintresolution,andmultipleproductmarketing
Clinical Care Manager; MagellanHealthServices;1999 to 2000
 Mental healthproviderreferral andauthorizationforHMOproductsin NorthCarolina
 Team leadforintensivecare management (ICM) of high-riskandhighutilizationmembers
 Clinical supervisionof call centerintake coordinators
 Database maintenance,membercomplaintresolution,andclinical teamreporting
Private Practice Outpatient Counselor; Raleigh,NC;1997 to 2007
 Private practice adult/adolescentindividualandgroupcounseling
 Assessmentandtreatmentof depression/anxiety
 Marital /relationship issues
 Crisisintervention
_______________EDUCATION AND LICENSURE________________________________
Ph.D. inCounselorEducation,NorthCarolinaState University(2000)
Masters of Science inEducation/CommunityCounseling,YoungstownState University (1993)
Bachelor of Science inPsychology, YoungstownState University(1986)
LicensedProfessional Counselor;NCBoardof LicensedProfessional Counselors(#2625)