Creating Healthcare Solutions

Central Coast Alliance for Health (the Alliance) is a locally governed and publicly operated County Organized Health System serving over 85,000 members in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties.  Since 1996 the Alliance has worked to improve health care locally for people living in the Central Coast region.

Our programs include Medi-Cal Managed Care and Healthy Families in both Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, and we operate Healthy Kids in Santa Cruz County and Alliance Care IHSS in Monterey County. 

The Alliance was developed to improve access to health care for lower income residents who lacked a "medical home" and so relied on the emergency rooms for primary care. The Alliance has pursued this mission by linking members to primary care physicians and clinics that deliver timely services and preventive care, and arrange referrals to specialty care.

The Alliance works together with its many customers to improve access to quality health care.  We provide our members with reliable, affordable access to the care they need, when they need it.  Our 1,100 contracted health care providers receive timely and accurate payments, and we work with community partners on innovative new projects, made stronger by our collective effort. 

Our programs for uninsured children, and for home care providers are an investment in our community.  Alliance physician incentives reward doctors for providing quality health care services while our chronic disease management programs connect patients with services they need.   With the support of our many partners, the Alliance is shaping a healthier future by creating local healthcare solutions. 

Read our Report to the Community to learn more.