Health Plan Membership
Benefits
Legislative
- Representation and advocacy on legislative issues
- Strong unified voice for member health plans before key policy leaders
- Participation in CAHP’s weekly lobbyist meetings and special workgroups formed to address specific issues
Regulatory
- Participation in quarterly Legal and Regulatory Affairs and State Programs Committee meetings hosted by CAHP
- Representation and advocacy on state regulatory issues
- Information on actions taken by health plan regulators: Department of Managed Health Care and Department of Health Care Services
- Updates regarding OPA workgroups, conference calls, and meetings
- Participation on special workgroups formed to address specific issues
- Provide legal representation for plans on pertinent issues
- Updates on current litigation in California and nationally
Communications
- Represent health plans and serve as an industry expert with the media
- Participation in Public Relations Committee as needed
- Counsel and support to member health plans public relations staff
- Coordination and distribution of industry message points and written background and media material
- Quick response alerts and messaging on relevant issues
- Receipt of CAHP Media Clips: Daily electronic news service containing related health care articles
- Receipt of CAHP CEO Update (weekly)
Member Services
- Member rates for all employees at CAHP Seminars and CAHP Annual Conference
- Networking opportunities
- Health plan listed on CAHP website, conference materials and the CAHP Membership Directory
- Promote job openings via CAHP website, as desired
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