Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP)
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The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) represents the nation’s top-performing nonprofit health plans to improve affordability and outcomes in the health care system. ACHP member companies are provider-aligned health organizations that provide high-quality coverage and care to tens of millions of Americans. They are leading the industry in practical, proven reforms around primary care delivery, value-based payment and data-driven systems improvement.
ACHP advocates on behalf of its members and a unique approach to health care today, one that puts the patient at the center with health plans and clinical teams collaborating to improve health outcomes and reduce costs. Our advocacy focuses on providing policymakers with tested solutions being realized in communities nationwide and rooted in a model that is proven to deliver better value for patients, employers and taxpayers.
We realize our mission by:
Providing a forum to solve our members’ most pressing challenges
Advocating for better health and health care
Building the evidence base for health care improvement through clinical innovation
Enhancing our plan’s competitiveness by developing quantitative and qualitative tools to improve performance and meet marketplace challenges Source
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| Scope | National, Consumer |
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
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Search ArticlesACHP Forms Patient Advisory Council to Elevate Patient Voices in Chronic Disease Research
Washington, D.C. (July 9, 2026) – The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) is amplifying patients’ voices on chronic disease research via its newly launched Patient Advisory Council. The council’s purpose is to ensure patient perspectives remain at the center of ACHP’s research and future chronic disease initiatives.
Bright Spot: Independent Health Turns Data and Digital Tools Into Improved Diabetes Outcomes
Buffalo, New York-based Independent Health has already made significant progress on its Chronic Disease Pledge (CDP) goals, slowing the progression of diabetes and improving outcomes for members. Health plan leaders attribute that progress to a deliberate choice: embedding its pledge commitment directly into its population health management strategy and pursuing data-driven, digitally enabled approaches to deepen member engagement.
ACHP Statement on Health Care Transparency Reform
The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) submitted a statement for the record to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health for its hearing, “Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to Increase Health Care Transparency,” urging Congress to advance transparency reforms that give consumers clear, actionable cost information.
ACHP Statement on Medicaid Work and Community Engagement Requirements
Washington, D.C. (June 1, 2026) – The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) issued the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) interim final rule establishing work and community engagement requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries: “The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) supports efforts to strengthen workforce participation and community engagement.
Different by Design: Nonprofit, Regional Health Plans Are the Health Care Partner Washington Needs
Washington is gearing up, once again, to tackle the cost of health care. The current Administration has put competition, accountability and lower costs at the cornerstones of its health care agenda. That’s a welcome shift from defending the status quo. And it creates an opening for a long-overdue conversation. Who is best positioned to deliver on the promise of value?
ACHP Urges CMS to Refine Medicare Advantage TBC Methodology for CY 2027
The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) sent a letter to CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz urging targeted refinements to the Medicare Advantage Total Beneficiary Cost (TBC) methodology for CY 2027.
ACHP Statement on CY2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Rate Notice
Washington, D.C. (April 6, 2026) – The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) issued the following statement in response to Final Technical Rule and MA Rate Notice: We appreciate CMS accepting ACHP recommendations to stabilize the Medicare Advantage market and lay the foundation for a simpler risk adjustment model. In the Rate Notice released late Monday, CMS announced a marginal positive rate update that provides much-needed resources to care for our nation’s seniors.
ACHP Statement on CY2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule
Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2026) – The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) issued the following statement in response to the CY2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule: ACHP applauds the Administration’s continued efforts to strengthen Medicare Advantage by making coverage simpler and more transparent, refocusing the program on delivering high-quality care.
ACHP Letter to FDA on Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising
The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary calling for increased oversight of direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising. Lax enforcement in recent decades has caused these ads to blossom, flooding consumers with misleading content and driving up drug spending. ACHP calls on the FDA to ensure promotional claims in ads reflect full clinical evidence to support informed decision-making by patients and clinicians.
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