AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PLANS

Educational services, namely, conducting conferences on managed health care structures and management, policy and regulatory issues, and research; administering awards to health plans to demonstrate excellence in quality health care improvement and to honor exemplary practices in chronic care, immunization, and community health care; and conducting training programs in operation of managed health care systems, research activities and funding, and executive management

Association services, namely, setting guidelines for managed health care organizations and promoting the interests of such organizations before governmental bodies, accreditation organizations and other private and public organizations