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