Partnership HealthPlan of California

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Partnership HealthPlan of California
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Agency overview
FormedMay 1, 1994;30 years ago (1994-05-01) [1]
TypeCounty Organized Health System
Headquarters4665 Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA 94534-1675
38°13′17.172″N122°8′.992″W / 38.22143667°N 122.13360889°W / 38.22143667; -122.13360889
MottoTogether for your Health
Employees1000
Annual budgetUS$2,800,000,000 (2022) [2]
Agency executives
  • Sonja Bjork, Chief Executive Officer
  • Robert Moore, MD MPH MBA [3] , Chief Medical Officer
  • Wendi West, Chief Operating Officer
  • Patti McFarland, Chief Financial Officer
Website www.partnershiphp.org

Partnership HealthPlan of California, is an independent, public/private organization serving over 950,000 Medi-Cal beneficiaries in 24 northern California counties: Butte County, Colusa County, Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Glenn County, Lake County, Lassen County, Marin County, Mendocino County, Modoc County, Napa County, Nevada County, Placer County, Plumas County, Shasta County, Sierra County, Siskiyou County, Solano County, Sonoma County, Sutter County, Tehama County, Trinity County, Yolo County, Yuba County. It began operations as a County Organized Health System in 1994, [4] and is currently the largest Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan in Northern California. [5]

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Company description

Partnership HealthPlan of California is authorized by the State of California to provide health care services for Medi-Cal managed care beneficiaries in 24 Northern California counties. [6]

Coverage programs


Other coverage programs have been included in the past: [7]

History and structure

In 1993, the State Department of Health Services produced a report entitled “Expanding Medi-Cal Managed Care: Reforming the Health System – Protecting Vulnerable Populations” which served as a blueprint for expansion of Medi-Cal managed care. [10]

The Solano Health Partnership, the predecessor of Partnership HealthPlan, began serving Medi-Cal beneficiaries in Solano County in 1994 as a County Organized Health System. The Solano Coalition for Better Health, a community stakeholder group, founded Partnership HealthPlan. [11] The Coalition began discussing overall health of the Solano County community in 1988 culminating in a contract with the State of California in 1992, beginning operations in 1994. [12]

In 1998, the Solano Health Partnership expanded into Napa County, and changed its name to Partnership HealthPlan of California. Further geographic expansions are listed [13]

The founding Chief Executive Officer was Jack Horn, who retired in 2015. [17]

Notable programs

Governance

Partnership HealthPlan is governed by a board of commissions composed of up to 40 members representing all 24 counties, including physicians, county officials, hospital leaders, providers, PHC health plan members, and public representatives. [38]

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