OUR HISTORY

Proven Innovative Success

The founders of Access Health were passionate about access to health care, with quality results. Founded in September of 1999, the stakeholders of our company built a model that provided affordable health care and continuous health improvement to working uninsured individuals.

The model balanced partnerships between consumers, doctors, health systems, businesses, health advocacy groups, and civic organizations (passionate people improving our neighborhoods and community).

Access Health implemented its community multi-share model of care integration and shared risks by 1999, preceding the Affordable Care Act.

Our model and practices have continued to evolve over time with each lesson learned with experience as well as the dynamic legislation changes in our healthcare world.

Since the beginning, our health coverage model has demonstrated sustainable achievement of the triple aims of health reform: better health care, better health quality and lower healthcare costs.

Using our health risk management processes, Access Health demonstrated 35% savings in health costs while working with medically and socially complex indigent population under Muskegon Care, the state ABW program.

These savings were reinvested in other population health improvement initiatives to extend the community’s safety net.

Managing Risk, Improving Health

Recognizing the value of our innovative our community health plan, local employers sought us out to develop health improvement programs for their employees through our Continuous Health Improvement (CHI) program. 

Our goal is to manage risk, improve health, and increase savings. The CHI program uses health analytics and predictive modeling to identify risks and drive population health improvement activities through member engagement and health coaching.

We focus on:

  • improving chronic disease management and incidence
  • instilling positive lifestyle behaviors
  • educating our members and the community regarding chronic conditions and lifestyle choices
  • using data to drive impactful health changes
  • forming strategic community partnerships to support our members in many aspects of life
  • discovering new ways to engage our members, integrating modern teaching techniques and emerging technologies

Since our beginnings in 1999, have been dedicated to improving the health of our community.​