Health Solutions Legal Policy Leader

About the position The Health Solutions Policy Leader will lead a team passionate about understanding the policy landscape to anticipate potential regulatory and legislative actions and the impact on the health practice and its clients. The leader will help develop solutions to address regulatory and compliance challenges and/or to take advantage of innovative opportunities based on the federal and state policy landscape. This role will report to the Health Solutions Compliance, Policy, and Regulatory Leader within the Innovation and Integrated Solutions (IIS) team in the health practice and partner with Aon's Government Affairs office. Develop the health strategy and role in health care policy at the federal and state level to impact Health Solutions' client consulting and business initiatives. Collaborate with market leaders in the practice developing innovative solutions for clients in response to regulatory and legislative requirements and opportunities. Coordinate with internal Aon team members and collaborators on Health Solutions legislative and regulatory priorities and work across Aon to ensure consistent messages and strategies. In conjunction with the Government Affair's team, advocate, as appropriate, for regulatory and legislative initiatives that support the practice and its clients. Brief senior Health Solutions and Aon leadership on legislative developments and their impacts. Lead and coordinate consulting alerts and prepare education materials for external clients and internal client teams on federal and state health policy initiatives and the specific impact of those initiatives on employers and health plans. Serve as a leader with a point of view in the market to showcase Aon's expertise in the health arena. Models a “one-firm” mindset at all times.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to understand the policy landscape and anticipate regulatory and legislative actions.
• Develop solutions to address regulatory and compliance challenges.
• Create health strategy and role in health care policy at federal and state levels.
• Collaborate with market leaders to develop innovative solutions for clients.
• Coordinate with internal teams on legislative and regulatory priorities.
• Advocate for regulatory and legislative initiatives with the Government Affairs team.
• Brief senior leadership on legislative developments and impacts.
• Lead and coordinate consulting alerts and prepare educational materials on health policy initiatives.

Requirements

• Fifteen plus years of proven experience in the healthcare legal and regulatory environment.
• Substantive knowledge of ERISA, HIPAA, the Affordable Care Act, and other key health care statutes.
• Ability to understand the impact of the US legislative and regulatory environment on employers' health benefits strategy.
• Knowledge of Health Consulting capabilities and their connection to the regulatory landscape.
• Outstanding communication skills to explain technical legal information to non-lawyers.
• Active member of any U.S. state bar association.
• Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctorate (JD) from accredited law school.

Benefits

• 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off at the discretion of the employee and management.
• Paid sick leave as provided under state and local laws.
• Short-term and optional long-term disability.
• Health savings account.
• Health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts.
• Employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance.
• Adoption assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Commuter benefits.
• Employee assistance program including free counseling sessions.

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