Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP)

The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) is the voice of regional, nonprofit health plans.

[Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) @_ACHP]

Most Americans on #Medicaid already work or are in school. The new rule piles on documentation & tightens exemptions, making it harder for eligible people to keep the coverage they qualify for. Measure success by health outcomes, not coverage losses. via @pminemyer in @FierceHealth 👇 https://t.co/9giyYiUx9n

[Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) @_ACHP]

Read our full statement here: https://t.co/X8AO9oQWb0

[Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) @_ACHP]

Most #Medicaid beneficiaries are already working, in school or caring for someone. The new @CMSGov rule adds documentation hurdles that make it harder for caregivers, medically frail individuals & people in temporary hardship to keep their coverage. Success shouldn't be measured by who loses coverage.

[Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) @_ACHP]

When Mythos dropped, Treasury & the Fed Reserve convened bank CEOs to coordinate a response. Health care got no such call. The AI cyber threat is here and "it's a much bigger threat on the health care side," ACHP's Dan Jones told @RebeccaAdamsDC.

Full article: https://t.co/I9gNl7JV50

[Health Alliance Plan @hapmichigan]

We’re now Health Alliance Plan by @HenryFordHealth. This new name reflects what’s been true for decades: when coverage and care work together, people experience fewer barriers, better coordination and better outcomes. ​Learn more: https://t.co/SrGgzSFKa9.

[Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) @_ACHP]

Thx to @BeckersHR for the conversation w/ ACHP President & CEO @CeciConnolly on the pressures facing health plans. ACHP member companies are nonprofit & provider-aligned. That's how affordability and stronger local care coordination move together. Listen here 👇

[Becker's Hospital Review @BeckersHR]

Listen Here: https://t.co/Ext038Dv6q
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s Spring 2026 Payer Issues Roundtable features Ceci Connolly, President And Chief Executive Officer, Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP), reflects on the growing financial and operational pressures facing health plans across all lines of business, and how nonprofit, community-based payers are navigating affordability while strengthening local relationships and care coordination.
In collaboration with @hippocraticai. #podcast #healthcare #leadership

[Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) @_ACHP]

New letter to @CMSGov: the Total Beneficiary Cost methodology is squeezing regional nonprofit MA plans out of markets seniors depend on. A simple fix for CY 2027 - exclude preventive dental, vision & hearing from TBC - would protect choice and competition. Read it here: https://t.co/vyI6rkZP30

[Ceci Connolly @CeciConnolly]

This was expected though seeing the actual numbers is striking. Burden will hit hospitals, local clinics and of course the individuals themselves. @_ACHP

[CSRxP @RxPricing]

Big Pharma deploys a full suite of tactics designed to game the U.S. patent system, enabling brand name drug companies to extend monopolies over their biggest money-makers.

Learn more on how biosimilar competition reduces prescription drug costs and generates savings:

[PermanenteDoctors @PermanenteDocs]

Maria Ansari, MD, FACC, co-CEO of The Permanente Federation, explains how Kaiser Permanente's physician-led, collaborative care leads to better outcomes like fewer heart attacks and strokes.

Read more: https://t.co/oFjOT6TAlr

#ValueBasedCare #PhysicianLeadership #QualityCare

[Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) @_ACHP]

The data is in: when enhanced premium tax credits go away, coverage goes down. ACA enrollment has already dropped by 1.2M & that’s only the beginning. As higher premiums push coverage out of reach, losses will multiply. Affordability matters & we need lawmakers to take action.

Article in @nytimes by @ReedAbelson @sangerkatz https://t.co/Wa3JtTT5o7

[Health Alliance Plan @hapmichigan]

Take charge of your health with HAP’s #DiabetesCareConnection. The program offers coaching, nutrition planning, peer support and more to simplify your journey. See how each component works for you.

Read more: https://t.co/7bqx1kBgcU.

[Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) @_ACHP]

There’s a better model. ACHP’s own @CeciConnolly & Dr. Charles Bloom lay it out in @NEJMcatalyst: prior auth should be moving toward 0, not celebrated as a profit driver. Our nonprofit health plans prove you can deliver better outcomes without making denials a business strategy. https://t.co/LCzJa8Gteo

[Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) @_ACHP]

Transparency shouldn't require a magnifying glass. Real reform won't come from more disclosures, it comes from a different operating model: nonprofit, community-based plans moving prior auth toward zero through provider partnership. @CeciConnolly & Dr. Charles Bloom explain in @NEJMCatalyst: https://t.co/7tPTzXuP3H

[Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) @_ACHP]

The new federally-mandated prior auth disclosures were supposed to deliver transparency. Instead, as @modrnhealthcr reports, they "provide little insight into what services are approved or denied," scattered across websites & presented in inconsistent formats. Some companies tout great numbers, but have to caveat with footnotes (see below).

[Modern Healthcare @modrnhealthcr]

Federal mandate sheds new light on prior authorizations. https://t.co/LU4pfbDNB5

[Ceci Connolly @CeciConnolly]

This 👇is what a different aligned model of coverage and care looks like. We @_ACHP get up every day focused on this model, our mission.

[Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) @_ACHP]

Biosimilars have saved $56B+ since 2015 & passing the Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act would unlock even more. ACHP has long pushed to remove barriers to generics & today's hearing confirms it: competition delivers savings for patients. More here: https://t.co/I2CoWaPiJD

[Senate HELP Committee GOP @GOPHELP]

WATCH HERE: The Senate HELP Committee is holding a hearing on how Congress can lower the cost of prescription drugs for American families by increasing competition among generic and biosimilar manufacturers. https://t.co/ZG0lnWaA8X