The Tampa office of Milliman provides health insurance, health care and employee benefit consulting to law firms, insurance companies, hospitals, HMO’s, Blue Cross/Blue Shield plans, employers and government agencies. Our staff of healthcare actuaries is experienced with medical, dental, long-term care, Medicare supplement and critical illness.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Mr. Dobson holds a B.S. in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also has the following professional designations:
- Fellow, Society of Actuaries
- Fellow, Conference of Consulting Actuaries
- Member, American Academy of Actuaries
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Mr. Dobson participates in the following professional organizations:
- Fellow, Society of Actuaries
- Fellow, Conference of Consulting Actuaries
- Member, American Academy of Actuaries
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Mr. Dobson has chaired and served on numerous professional committees responsible for health matters, including terms as President of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries and Vice President of the American Academy of Actuaries.
Bob is a frequent speaker on the subject of health care. He has lectured several times in 1998-2000 at a certificate program on managed care jointly sponsored by the University of Miami Schools of Medicine and Business.
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No.
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: Mr. Dobson has provided expert witness testimony in 20-30 cases over the course of his career as a health actuary. He has given depositions on 10-20 occasions and has testified in court 5 times. He has also been involved in administrative hearings and arbitration.
Mr. Dobson has testified before U.S. congressional committees and state legislatures, including:
- U.S. Congress Senate Finance Committee
- U.S. Congress House Ways & Means Committee
- Three state legislative groups
Mr. Dobson works for both the plaintiff and the defendant. He is available to discuss your case on a complimentary basis.
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Mr. Dobson's expertise as a healthcare actuary is typically used in litigation relating to:
- Pricing and management of individual health products
- Senior services, including Medicare supplements, long-term care and critical illness
- Contract development, rate filing and experience analysis
- New plan design
- Contract negotiations
- Pricing, underwriting and reserving
- Dental plans (prepaid and traditional)
- Regulatory compliance, including cost build-ups and rate filings
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 10-20 depositions
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: Mr. Dobson has been approved by a court for expert testimony in at least five cases.
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: Mr. Dobson has provided court testimony on at least five occasions. He has also been involved in administrative hearings and arbitration.
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: Mr. Dobson has 25 years of experience in healthcare consulting.
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Mr. Dobson and the Tampa office of Milliman assist clients nationwide with forensic actuarial work, rate filings, compliance support, reserve projections, valuations, employee benefit analysis and design, mergers and acquisitions, demutualizations, claim cost analysis, and utilization management programs.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: Contact Mr. Dobson at 813-282-9262 or bob.dobson@milliman.com to discuss your case.
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: Contact Mr. Dobson at 813-282-9262 or bob.dobson@milliman.com to discuss your case.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: Contact Mr. Dobson at 813-282-9262 or bob.dobson@milliman.com to discuss your case.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: Contact Mr. Dobson at 813-282-9262 or bob.dobson@milliman.com to discuss your case.
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Contact Mr. Dobson at 813-282-9262 or bob.dobson@milliman.com to discuss your case.
