Legal & Regulatory Analyst, State Affairs & Policy

America's Health Insurance Plans•Washington, DC

About The Position

The Legal & Regulatory Analyst, State Affairs & Policy provides policy analysis and legislative and regulatory support for AHIP’s state policy and state advocacy divisions, as well as AHIP operating divisions and member organizations. The role analyzes state healthcare and health insurance activity in an assigned region and prepares materials aligned with AHIP policy positions. It also supports collaboration with State Regional Directors, AHIP-retained counsel, member organizations, policy committees, and workgroups. This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. AHIP will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in health policy, public policy, or a related field, and/or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 2–3 years of experience working in legislative or regulatory advocacy, policy development, or research.
Proficiency with office and artificial intelligence productivity tools, including Google Docs, Microsoft Office, and Excel.
Strong computer literacy.
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to finalize products promptly and accurately under deadlines with minimal supervision.
Ability to work favorably as part of a team and understand and follow direction.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to build collaborative relationships and influence others.
Ability to identify and seek information.
Analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
High capacity for logical thinking; ability to cope effectively with stressful demands involving high levels of responsibility and urgent deadlines; remain calm in conflict situations; focus on mission-critical matters; and switch quickly between projects or demands.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of membership associations.
Strong knowledge and understanding of AHIP and/or similar membership associations.

Responsibilities

Identify and analyze state healthcare and health insurance legislation and regulations in the assigned region.
Prepare state bill analyses, policy briefs, and one-pagers.
Author and contribute to State Strategy Team memos; prepare legislative and regulatory updates; draft state comment letters and baseline talking points aligned with AHIP policy positions; and prepare other materials as assigned by the State Policy VP in collaboration with the State Regional Director.
Maintain a comprehensive record of state legislative and regulatory activity in the assigned region and work with the State Regional Director to share timely updates with member organizations.
Work with the State Regional Director and AHIP-retained counsel to identify state priority issues.
Maintain information on assigned states in AHIP’s electronic legislative and regulatory tracking system (iTrak).
Respond to AHIP member and staff questions about bills, laws, and regulations, and fulfill requests for materials.
Meet regularly with the State Regional Director to review the status of priority bills and regulations in assigned states.
Participate on assigned AHIP policy committees and workgroups.
Contribute to AHIP’s state policy and model bill toolkit, state letter template library, and central research repository.
Perform other tasks as required or assigned.