Americas Health Insurance Plans Inc

Programs: Advocacy: the federal affairs team directs the association's legislative strategy, advocates the industry's positions, educates policymakers on industry issues and manages relationships on capitol hill and with the administration. Federal affairs actively works on all significant pieces of health care legislation, as well as coordinating the industry's response to congressional oversight activities. Ahip's state affairs team coordinates the industry's advocacy efforts on legislation and regulation in all 50 states. Working closely with member-comprised state strategy teams, as well as state-based health insurance plan trade associations. Ahip's state affairs manages a national network of lobbying consultants and tracks more than 10,000 pieces of legislation and regulations.

policy, regulatory and clinical affairs: ahip's advocacy is complemented by a robust policy, regulatory, clinical and legal operation. The policy & regulatory affairs (pra) team leads the industry's public policy strategy, provides analysis of legislation and policy proposals, and develops policy proposals. The pra operation includes a team of experts devoted to specific insurance products and cross-cutting issues that affect the entire industry. This team brings a solutions-oriented approach to its analysis of private market regulation and funding to foster choice and competition for consumers. It also engages with all the key federal agencies as well as the naic and state insurance commissioners. The clinical affairs team works closely with industry chief medical officers, chief pharmacy officers, medical directors, and other clinical staff to spearhead a wide range of initiatives related to the industyry's value proposition, transformation of the delivery system, recognition and enhancement of medical management tools and improving the overall quality of health care and better health outcomes for their members. Affairs and research: ahip conducts and publishes original research and provides analysis and commentary on the research of others. They seek to demonstrate the value proposition of private health insurance plans, and educate the policy community and news media about key programs, products and market segments that are of interest to policymakers. Ahip's public affairs staff works proactively to shape media coverage and opinion leader dialogue around important health policy and industry specific issues. Public affairs staff conducts public opinion research to monitor industry issues and develop effective messages, while also utilizing new media tools for rapid response and fact checking. In addition, public affairs engages in coalition building with organizations that are allied with ahip on key issues and topics.

conferences and education: for more than 50 years, america's health insurance plans has been educating health care professionals focused on continuously improving our health care system. Ahip's unique combination of conferences, self study courses, multimedia, white papers, and designation programs provide the flexibility to meet the diverse needs of professionals of all levels. Our educational programs focus on the newest approaches, trends and emerging issues. The conferences and education staff continuously update programs to ensure they are relevant and beneficial to the evolving health care system.