Louisiana Association of Health Plans

What Louisiana Association of Health Plans does

Louisiana Association of Health Plans (LAHP) is a 501(c)(6) non-profit state trade association founded in 1991 and headquartered at 450 Laurel St., Suite 1430, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It operates as the designated industry advocate for Louisiana's health benefits sector, representing a membership base that spans HMOs, PPOs, third-party administrators, utilization management companies, managed indemnity insurers, employee assistance programs, managed behavioral health organizations, external review organizations, and affiliated service providers including pharmaceutical manufacturers, PBMs, brokers, consultants, and law/accounting firms. The association delivers legislative and regulatory representation before the Louisiana Legislature and the Louisiana Department of Insurance, acts as a media spokesperson for the industry, and provides members with industry intelligence and policy updates.

LAHP generates revenue entirely through membership dues, partnership fees, and educational program fees — with no government funding. The product portfolio is built around a five-tier membership structure: Associate Membership at $2,500 annually, Platinum Membership at $5,800, Premier Partnership at $9,200, Diamond Partnership at $11,800, and a custom-priced Health Benefits Member category. Each higher tier layers on additional benefits including event recognition, complimentary conference registrations, CEO Dinner access, exhibit booths, and policy-maker engagement opportunities. Beyond membership, LAHP produces two flagship non-membership programs: the annual Federal & State Issues Conference (with the 2026 edition scheduled for August 20, 2026, at Renaissance Baton Rouge, charging $295 for member registration and $459–$499 for non-members) and the Gil Dupré Graduate Student Scholarship, which awards $2,500 to $10,000 annually to Louisiana graduate students in health care administration or management.

Operationally, LAHP is a lean, family-led organization of 1–10 employees led by Chief Executive Officer Jeff Drozda (who also serves as primary public contact) and Communications Director Cheryl Drozda. The membership roster reads as a who’s-who of Louisiana’s health benefits market, including CVS Health, Aetna Better Health of Louisiana, Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO Louisiana, Louisiana Blue, Centene Louisiana, Cigna, Healthy Blue Louisiana, Humana Healthy Horizons, Humana Medicare, Claritev, Ochsner Health Plan, Peoples Health, UnitedHealthcare Commercial, and UnitedHealthcare Community and State as Health Benefits Members, with Diamond and Premier partner slots filled by pharmaceutical majors such as Pfizer, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Genentech, Bayer HealthCare, and Boehringer Ingelheim. Distribution is conducted through direct membership enrollment via the LAHP website (lahp.net) and staff outreach, supplemented by event marketing, X/Twitter engagement (@LaHealthPlans), and direct email communications.

Name

Louisiana Association of Health Plans

Legal name

Louisiana Association of Health Plans

Website

https://lahp.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LAHP is a 501(c)(6) non-profit state trade association founded in 1991, serving as the unified advocacy and policy voice for Louisiana's health benefits industry through tiered membership, regulatory representation, and an annual federal-state issues conference.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: LAHP receives primary funding from membership and partnership dues. Five tiers of membership are available with annual dues ranging from $2,500 for Associate Members to $11,800 for Diamond Partners. Health Benefits Member dues are calculated based on membership type and require direct inquiry.
2. Educational Program Fees: LAHP generates revenue through fees for educational programs, conferences, and events. The annual Federal & State Issues Conference charges registration fees ($295 for members, $459-$499 for non-members).

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Core offering

LAHP is a state trade association that provides legislative advocacy, regulatory representation before the Louisiana Department of Insurance, media spokesperson services, industry communications, and networking for Louisiana's health benefits industry. It sells tiered membership (Associate, Platinum, Premier Partnership, Diamond Partnership, and Health Benefits Membership) along with educational conferences and a graduate scholarship program to health plans, insurers, PBMs, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and affiliated healthcare vendors operating in Louisiana.

Product overview

LAHP is a trade association for Louisiana's health benefits industry offering tiered membership-based services including advocacy representation, educational programs, and networking events. The product portfolio consists of five membership levels (Health Benefits Membership, Associate, Platinum, Premier Partnership, and Diamond Partnership) that build upon each other, plus the annual Federal & State Issues Conference and the Gil Dupré Graduate Student Scholarship. Higher-tier memberships unlock progressively more event recognition, complimentary registrations, and exclusive access to industry leaders.

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Products and services

• Health Benefits Membership Core membership tier providing representation at the Louisiana Legislature, advocacy before the Louisiana Department of Insurance, media spokesperson services on industry issues, and advance notice and special rates on LAHP educational programs. Dues are calculated based on membership type and require direct inquiry.
• Associate Membership Entry-level membership at $2,500 annually providing a company listing in LAHP publications (indicating industry support) and member rates for LAHP educational events and conferences.
• Platinum Membership Mid-tier membership at $5,800 annually including all Associate benefits plus an annual networking event with health plan executives, opportunity to host or present to the LAHP Medical and Pharmacy Directors Forum, and first offering of sponsorship opportunities.
• Premier Partnership Higher-tier partnership at $9,200 annually including all Platinum benefits plus year-round recognition at LAHP events, invitations to special events with Louisiana Department of Health and Department of Insurance policymakers, two complimentary registrations to each LAHP program, two complimentary invitations to the Annual Meeting and Dinner, two complimentary invitations to the Diamond/Premier Reception, and one complimentary exhibit booth at the Annual Conference.
• Diamond Partnership Highest-tier partnership at $11,800 annually including all Premier benefits plus recognition as a high-level partner, four complimentary registrations to each LAHP educational program, four complimentary invitations to the Annual Meeting and Dinner, four complimentary invitations to the Diamond/Premier Reception, four complimentary registrations for CEO Dinners of choice, and one complimentary exhibit booth at the Annual Conference.
• Federal & State Issues Conference Annual in-person conference hosted at Renaissance Baton Rouge that convenes health plan industry leaders and policymakers to discuss federal and state health care issues; registration is $295 for LAHP members and $459-$499 for non-members.
• Gil Dupré Graduate Student Scholarship Annual scholarship program awarding $2,500 to $10,000 to Louisiana graduate students pursuing health care administration or management programs who demonstrate leadership potential and community involvement in the health benefits industry.

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Bayer HealthCareminorOthersDiamond Partner member of LAHP, providing support to the Louisiana health benefits industry and receiving recognition at LAHP events.
• Boehringer IngelheimminorOthersDiamond Partner member of LAHP, providing support to the Louisiana health benefits industry and receiving recognition at LAHP events.
• Imangine PediatricsminorOthersDiamond Partner member of LAHP, providing support to the Louisiana health benefits industry.
• MedallionminorOthersDiamond Partner member of LAHP.
• TravereminorOthersDiamond Partner member of LAHP.
• Waymark CareminorOthersDiamond Partner member of LAHP.
• AstraZenecaminorOthersPremier Partner member of LAHP with recognition at all LAHP events and complimentary registrations.
• CytokineticsminorOthersPremier Partner member of LAHP.
• GenentechminorOthersPremier Partner member of LAHP.
• Johnson & JohnsonminorOthersPremier Partner member of LAHP.
• LEO PharmaminorOthersPremier Partner member of LAHP.
• MerckminorOthersPremier Partner member of LAHP.
• PfizerminorOthersPremier Partner member of LAHP.
• SpringWorks TherapyminorOthersPremier Partner member of LAHP.
• United Concordia DentalminorOthersPremier Partner member of LAHP.

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Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• AHIP (America's Health Insurance Plans): National trade association representing the U.S. health insurance industry. AHIP is the most direct national-level analogue to LAHP, advocating for health plans before federal policymakers and providing a template LAHP follows at the state level for legislative representation, member tiering, and media spokesperson functions.

Others

• National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC): National trade association for property/casualty and other mutual insurers with strong state legislative advocacy operations. NAMIC is not a direct health-plan peer but is a comparable state-federal insurance trade association model whose multi-state advocacy infrastructure offers a benchmark for how LAHP could scale its government affairs capability.
• National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC): U.S. standard-setting and regulatory support organization led by state insurance commissioners. NAIC is the regulator counterpart to LAHP's advocacy role; many of LAHP's regulatory and legislative engagement activities (e.g., before the Louisiana Department of Insurance) directly respond to NAIC model rules and state commissioner priorities.
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Association: National association licensing the Blue Cross Blue Shield brand to regional Blues plans, several of which (BCBS HMO Louisiana, Louisiana Blue) are LAHP members. BCBSA is not a direct competitor but is an adjacent industry organization whose member plans overlap with LAHP's core membership roster.

Emerging players

• Health Plan Alliance: Membership organization for provider-sponsored and independent health plans, with overlapping membership with LAHP. While its scope is multi-state and provider-sponsored focused rather than state-lobbying oriented, it competes for the same dues dollars from many of the same regional health plans.
• Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA): National trade association for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). PBMs are part of LAHP's broader member ecosystem (e.g., Claritev is a Health Benefits Member), and PCMA's federal-state advocacy playbook closely mirrors LAHP's, making it a comparable association model in a related but distinct health-benefits subsegment.

Regional players

• National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU): National trade association for health insurance agents, brokers, and producers, with state chapters. NAHU represents the broker/consultant side of the same value chain LAHP's health-plan members serve, and it engages on many of the same federal and state legislative issues — making it a thematically related industry peer.

Direct peers

• California Association of Health Plans (CAHP): State-level trade association representing California's health plans. CAHP operates the same member-driven advocacy model as LAHP, with a tiered membership structure, regulatory engagement with the state Department of Managed Health Care, and an annual conference — making it a directly comparable state-association peer.
• Texas Association of Health Plans (TAHP): State-level trade association for Texas health plans, structured very similarly to LAHP. TAHP is the closest operating model peer — same dues-based membership model, same focus on state legislature and Department of Insurance advocacy, and a comparable member base of national carriers and regional plans serving a single large state.
• Ohio Association of Health Plans (OAHP): State trade association for Ohio's health plan industry. OAHP mirrors LAHP's structure: tiered membership, legislative advocacy at the state capitol, and member services targeted at HMOs, PPOs, and managed care organizations in a single state.

Market position

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Key risks5 records

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Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LaHealthPlans
• Facebookfacebook.com/LaHealthPlans
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/louisiana-association-of-health-plans

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