Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP)

ACHP wrote to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with recommendations to strengthen consumer protections and improve the individual market--because consumers deserve better. Learn more about the improvements we’re advocating for:

In collaboration with the Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness, we are requesting a one-year good faith compliance period for all Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act provisions that will become effective on January 1, 2025.

Seniors deserve the best care possible. ACHP’s #MAforTomorrow?initiative modernizes Medicare Advantage ratings, ensuring seniors can make informed choices with a system that prioritizes quality care.

Looking to a new administration, we remain focused on reforms that make a difference: combating high drug costs, inadequate Medicaid rates and advancing our MA for Tomorrow priorities.

ACHP is growing! ?? We’re excited to announce that Sutter Health Plus, OhioHealthy and Network Health WI have joined our member plans—extending our network of nonprofit, provider-aligned, community-based health plans in California, Ohio and Wisconsin. “These excellent plans embody our shared commitment to high-value, equitable and affordable health care. We look forward to collaborating with our new members and incorporating their insights in our continued efforts to elevate the US health system,” says ACHP CEO Ceci Connolly. https://achp.pub/410A0dY??

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UCare's Hilary Marden-Resnik explains a key benefit of non-profit, community health plans: “Our strategies are based on local needs and local relationships.”

ACHP joins the Advanced Care at Home Coalition in calling on Congress to extend the CMS Acute Hospital at Home waiver past its expiration date at the end of the year. A recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report shows that the Hospital at Home model improves patient outcomes while ensuring long-term access to care that is delivered in the comfort of patients’ homes. A five-year extension is crucial for continuing to collect data that will shape the future of a permanent care pathway and improve access to underserved communities. With bipartisan support and more than 400 hospitals already participating, extending the waiver offers an opportunity to enhance care delivery at home. Read the joint letter to learn more: https://achp.pub/3ZeOJ3V #HospitalAtHome #HomeHealthcare #HealthPolicy

Security Health Plans's Medication Therapy Management and Care My Way virtual care programs led to REAL savings -- better value and better outcomes for their members! ?? https://www.achp.report/

Priority Health's President Praveen Thadani details how ACHP’s MA for Tomorrow raises the bar on quality: “Minimize the complexity, improve access and ultimately improve the health status of our consumers.”