AHIP (formerly America's Health Insurance Plans ) is an American political advocacy and trade association of health insurance companies that offer coverage through the employer-provided, Medicare Advantage , Medicaid managed care , and individual markets.
11-402: HIAA may refer to: Health Insurance Association of America Halifax International Airport Authority , a Canadian airport authority charged with operating Halifax Stanfield International Airport on behalf of Transport Canada 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), a metabolite of serotonin used to diagnose carcinoid tumors Topics referred to by
22-895: A comprehensive, universal health care system in the U.S. AHIP's board of directors issued a statement at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic voluntarily agreeing to cover diagnostic COVID-19 tests at no cost to members. AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association launched the Vaccine Community Connectors program in March 2021 to help provide COVID-19 vaccination to senior citizens in at-risk and underserved communities. The program helped vaccinate more than 2 million seniors in its first 100 days. In June 2021, AHIP announced an updated mission and branding that included no longer using
33-421: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Health Insurance Association of America AHIP was formed in 2003 by the merger of Health Insurance Association of America and American Association of Health Plans. The association's 2005 television advertisement "Shark Bait" drew criticism for its claim that "lawsuit abuse" by American trial lawyers cost
44-977: The Affordable Care Act . Founded in June 2018 by the Federation of American Hospitals , America’s Health Insurance Plans , and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America , the Washington, DC –based partnership now includes the American Hospital Association and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association . PAHCF has been labeled a " dark money " organization and an "insurance industry front group " by The Intercept , The American Prospect , Iowa Starting Line and Common Dreams . In November 2018, PAHCF planning documents were leaked to
55-461: The AHIP board in 2021. According to OpenSecrets , the association spent more than $ 181.8 million on lobbying from 1998 to 2019; in 2018, $ 6.7 million was paid for work by 44 lobbyists from seven different lobbying firms. AHIP was one of several organizations involved in founding and funding Partnership for America's Health Care Future (PAHCF), a nonprofit created in 2019 to oppose the creation of
66-585: The Affordable Care Act to help the United States reach universal healthcare coverage. In 2015, two major American health insurance companies, UnitedHealth and Aetna , left the association. In 2017, a third large insurance company, Humana , also left. Humana and Aetna parent CVS Health subsequently rejoined AHIP, and Humana CEO Bruce Broussard was named AHIP board chairman in 2020. CVS Health President and CEO Karen S. Lynch joined
77-498: The film. As part of the reporting on this allegation, Bill Moyers Journal leaked May 2007 and June 2007 drafts of a memo entitled "Ensuring Accurate Perceptions of the Health Insurance Industry". AHIP gave more than $ 100 million to help fund the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's 2009 and 2010 efforts to defeat President Obama's signature health care reform law . In 2021, AHIP voiced public support for expanding
88-530: The full "America's Health Insurance Plans" title, and instead going simply by "AHIP". Get AHIP AHM-250 updated Practice questions Partnership for America%27s Health Care Future Partnership for America's Health Care Future (PAHCF) is an alliance of American hospital, health insurance , and pharmaceutical lobbyists committed to preventing legislation that would lead to single-payer healthcare , expanding Medicare , or creating Medicare for All in particular. It purports to support expansion of
99-528: The majority of consumers have varying degrees of satisfaction, but are not strongly satisfied. On the July 10, 2009, edition of Bill Moyers Journal , Wendell Potter , former Vice President of corporate communications at the health insurance corporation CIGNA , claimed that the industry was "afraid" of the Michael Moore documentary Sicko . As a result, the association formed a strategy to discredit
110-404: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title HIAA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HIAA&oldid=740690228 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
121-415: The typical American family $ 1,200 a year. On August 27, 2009, a spokesman for the association told CNN 's Lou Dobbs program that "every survey shows strong satisfaction for private health insurance," as part of the organization's campaign against health care reform. The non-partisan Politifact watchdog organization found that his words were "half-true." In fact, Politifact said polls have found that often
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