Accountable Community of Health (ACH) Collaborative Partnerships Address Resource Gaps
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Director of Equity and Engagement, Hadley Morrow, speaks as the lead panelist on our ACH efforts at Better Health Together.
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Alison Poulsen, Executive Director, Provides ACH Update to Joint Select Committee on Healthcare Oversight
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Our Executive Director, Alison Poulsen, gives a health update, single-payer and universal coverage health systems report, and update of future meetings.
Read MoreWashington State HCA Paying for Value Survey is Live
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Paying for value survey is live until August 30th. As part of our Semi-Annual Reporting to the State to earn our ACH dollars, HCA needs all of our Partnering Providers (those currently in or about to enter into contract with BHT) to complete the survey.
Read MoreBHT Earns $1.15M Grant for Healthy Kids
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BHT was awarded a $1.15M grant to be dispersed over 3 years towards a Healthier Kids program.
Read MoreJune Technical Council Activity Summary
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See summaries of notable Technical Council and Board activities and decisions for June 1, 2019 - June 31, 2019
Read MoreCVC Open House - July 9th
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We will be hosting an open house for prospective Community Voices Council members. Please join us!
Read MoreNetwork Analysis Survey is Here!
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Our Network Analysis Survey is now live! Please take the time to visit the survey link and help us gather information about our healthcare network. Every survey response enters you to win $1000 for your organization.
Read MorePartner Spotlight: The NATIVE Project
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Highlighting Toni Lodge’s presentation to our Board of Directors about The NATIVE Project and Native healthcare.
Read MoreBHT Selected as Apparently Successful Vendor for 7 Counties
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Better Health Together has been selected as the Apparently Successful Vendor for Spokane, Ferry, Pend Oreille, Whitman, Adams, Lincoln, and Stevens counties for the next 5 years.
Read MoreBHT Weighs in on Low-income Bus Passes
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Director of Clinical Integration, Charisse Pope, had the opportunity to weigh in on low-income bus passes and the health benefits related to transportation.
Read MoreBoard Approves 2019 Equity and SDOH Funds Flow
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The Board has approved funding decisions recommended by the Waiver Finance Work Group.
Read More2019 Legislative Session Update
/The 2019 Legislative Session showed a common agreement to prioritize behavioral health.
Read MoreMay Technical Council Activity Summary
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See summaries of notable Technical Council and Board activities and decisions for May 1, 2019 - May 31, 2019
Read MoreRecap: Better Health Together Sponsored Talk on Gentrification
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Better Health Together was incredibly excited to sponsor P.E. Moskowitz, author of How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood. Gentrification has been a hot topic nationwide, and locally as Spokane is struggling with low housing vacancy, a growing and diversifying population, and changing neighborhoods.
Read MoreApril Technical Council Activity Summary
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See summaries of notable Technical Council and Board activities and decisions for April 1, 2019 - May 1, 2019
Read MoreBetter Health Together Awarded $50,000 Grant for Trauma Informed Approach
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BHT recently was named the recipient of a $50,000 grant for implementing a Trauma Informed Approach into our Learning Cohort Training series. Currently, the main focus of our work is implementing whole-person care for the Medicaid population and is applicable to all demographics – cultural, ethnic, racial, age, income, disability, and more.
Read MoreMarch Technical Council Activity Summary
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See summaries of notable Technical Council and Board activities and decisions for March 1, 2019 - April 1, 2019
Read MoreFebruary Technical Council Activity Summary
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See summaries of notable Technical Council and Board activities and decisions for February 1, 2019 - March 1, 2019
Read More2018 ACH Participant Survey results
/CCHE has shared results from the 2018 ACH Participant Survey, including state aggregate and BHT-specific results. This annual survey of regional stakeholders is intended to support ACH strategic learning and continuous improvement.
Read MoreTransformation Talks - Episode 2
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In our second episode of Transformation Talks, Charisse Pope interviews Torney Smith, Administrator of the Spokane Regional Health District. The two discuss how Medicaid Transformation allows us to address upstream causes of medical need, value-based care in a capitalist society, and the role privilege plays in health equity.
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