Invest in community infrastructure, like electronic health records.Address the opioid use public health crisis.Connect people to care, and help coordinate care between providers and organizations.Support the integration of physical and behavioral health care, known as managed care.Support efforts that improve the Medicaid health care delivery system, such as workforce development and value-based purchasing.Align resources and activities that improve whole-person health and wellness by bringing people and organizations together across sectors for discussion, training, and strategic planning.ACHs, in partnership with health care providers, local health jurisdictions, community-based organizations, and many others, are working to: They also respond to regional needs and issues, including COVID-19 response and coordination.

What are the goals of the ACHs?ĪCHs promote health equity and address and coordinate around social determinants of health. The ACH network was formally created in 2015, with funding through the State Innovation Models Round 2 test grant and supportive state legislation in the 2014 session. The State Health Care Innovation Plan shares the initial concept of ACHs. Although MTP is Medicaid-focused, ACHs are working in many ways to improve the health of their communities as a whole.ĪCHs were designed to be a neutral convener, coordinating body, investor, and connection point between the health care delivery system and local communities.

ACHs play an integral role in Washington’s Medicaid Transformation Project (MTP) efforts. This work seeks to improve the health of people in Washington State. They work with their communities on specific health care and social needs-related projects and activities. ACHs are independent, regional organizations.

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