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Aligning in Action Rocky Mountain Health Plan
Case Study

Aligning in Action: Rocky Mountain Health Plans

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This case study highlights Rocky Mountain Health Plans (RMHP), a unique example where a payer is facilitating regional efforts to address social determinants of health. RMHP serves as a bridge organization within the Accountable Health Communities Model (AHCM), coordinating efforts in a largely rural area.

RMHP is one of seven regional accountable entities (RAE) for the Health First Colorado Accountable Care Collaborative (Colorado’s Medicaid program). RMHP connects Health First Colorado members with both primary care and behavioral health services.Expectations of the AHCM grant include partnerships with food, housing, and transportation sectors, as well as other community-based organizations, to engage nonmedical partners.

Aligning Systems for Health: Health Care + Public Health + Social Services, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and managed by the Georgia Health Policy Center, is focused on learning from stakeholders across the nation about effective ways to align these three sectors to better meet people’s goals and needs.

Publication

Ensuring That Money Intended for Health Equity is Well Spent

publication highlights how a national framework to measure equity can help state and local jurisdictions employ American Rescue Plan Act funds as intended — and hold city, county and state leaders accountable for focusing on equity in their decision-making and programmatic choices.

Brief

The Process of Partnering with Community Members: Preliminary Findings

This brief presents lessons learned about the community partnership process from a series of interviews and a focus group with community members engaging in cross-sector collaboratives.

Brief

Community Member Experiences with Collaboratives: Preliminary Findings

This brief presents findings from interviews and a focus group with 15 community members who have participated in, and in some cases been affected by, cross-sector collaboratives in their communities.