Vice President, Commercial Policy

America's Health Insurance Plans•Washington, DC

13h

About The Position

AHIP is looking for a dynamic Vice President of Commercial Policy to join their team! If you are looking to make a real difference through your career journey, why not do it with the foremost health insurance advocacy organization in the nation? AHIP is the industry-leading trade association of health insurance providers striving to make health care better and coverage more affordable for every American. Our team works among the nation’s most influential policymakers and stakeholders with front-row seats to make an unparalleled impact and change with policy advocates, leading conveners and conferences, foremost innovators, and champions of the healthcare industry. Position Summary: The Vice President, Commercial Policy, leads activities related to health care regulations and legislation impacting the individual and small group markets and Health Insurance Marketplace to support AHIP and its member organizations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and/or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 7-9 years of experience working on policy development on issues impacting commercial health insurance products, including conducting in-depth research or analysis of legislative and regulatory proposals relating to health care insurance and managed care.
Advanced understanding of health insurance and health reform issues, legislative and regulatory processes, health plan operations, laws, and regulations relating to health insurance and managed care.
Possesses excellent written and oral communication skills and political acumen.
Experience working with or for health insurance plans, state insurance departments, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Ability to think constructively.
Possesses strong interpersonal skills.
Proven strong organizational skills and the ability to finalize products in a timely and accurate fashion.
Ability to work favorably as part of a team, understand and follow direction.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to build collaborative relationships.
Ability to influence others.
Ability to identify and seek information.
Analytical and conceptual thinking skills

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Manages, supervises, and coordinates staff and activities, including policy development and implementation, federal and state legislative and regulatory analysis and positioning, supervision of research activities, and member product support.
Provides strategic direction for AHIP policy development impacting the commercial health insurance market and manages the annual development and implementation of proactive strategic plans and objectives for these lines of business.
Works with AHIP members to provide public comments on regulations pertaining to individual and small group coverage and the Health Insurance Marketplace and to operationalize implementation of those regulations.
Develops AHIP’s policy positions and achieves member consensus on legislative proposals, regulations, state and federal policies and guidance.
Leads long term strategic policy and research project with internal staff and outside consultants, including managing consulting projects and maintaining responsibility for research deliverables that support policy goals.
Gathers member input through written communications, conference calls, and in-person meetings. Synthesizes diverse member feedback to develop consensus positions.
Presents AHIP member views to external audiences, Administration officials and Congressional Staff.
Represents AHIP positions at internal and external meetings and conferences.
Maintains extensive contacts with staff at the CMS Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), as well as member health plans.
Works collaboratively across other AHIP departments on projects of mutual interest.
Performs other tasks as required or assigned.