Members of our association health plan team have thirty years of experience representing association health plans.  We help association health plans build the type of large-employer solutions which are typically not available to small and medium size firms.  Our practice includes:

• The formation of new association health plans
• Negotiation of agreements with insurance carriers and other vendors
• The formation of captive insurance companies when appropriate to advance the interests of the association health plan
• Health insurance design
• Compliance with the myriad federal and state statutes and regulations governing health insurance and association health plans
• The establishment of “best practice” governance structures for association health plans and related entities
• Compliance with the ERISA rules applicable to association health plans, particularly the prohibited transaction rules.

A successful association health plan can provide the following “large employer” benefits to member firms:

• Group purchasing power in the marketplace, allowing the association health plan to negotiate low administrative fees as well as obtain the best available provider discounts
• Comprehensive wellness programs which afford association health plan participants with the resources to become the healthiest citizens in the nation
• Around-the-clock telemedicine services
• Advocacy services which assist association health plan participants in navigating our country’s complex health delivery system so they can obtain the highest quality care at the best price
• Cutting-edge online enrollment platforms of the type offered to employees by the largest and most sophisticated employers.