1. Denver Outreach Partners
Mile High Health Alliance, First Access to Care Working Group
September 8, 2015
Covering Kids and Families; Denver, CO

2. Be Healthy Denver’s Community Health Improvement Plan
Five-year Goal: increase the percent of Denver residents that have access to primary medical care, including behavioral health, to 95%
Increase the number of Denver residents with health care coverage
Assess and build capacity of safety net providers in Denver
Create a health alliance to increase care coordination and system collaboration
Community identified priorities:
Access to Care
Healthy Eating Active Living

3. Mission: Achieving Better Health through Collaboration
Established in 2015
Brings together stakeholders from:
Medical care
Behavioral health care – mental health and substance abuse treatment
Public health and other governmental entities
Social and community services
Mission: Achieving Better Health through Collaboration

4. Interested in joining the Alliance? Contact Lisa.McCann@dhha.org
Working Groups
First Access to Care (coverage, health and insurance literacy, entry into care)
Access to Specialty Care for Underinsured and Uninsured Denver Residents
Better Management of High Utilizers of the Medical Care System
Integrated Physical and Behavioral Health
Interested in joining the Alliance? Contact

5. First Access Group First Access Priorities:
Any point in the health system where a patient first gains access, and continues to go for his/her primary health care needs.
Priorities:
Outreach and enrollment
Resources for newly insured
Health literacy
A person’s ability to understand his/her personal health and coverage needs, successfully access and navigate the health system, and make informed decisions.

6. First Access Group
Share information about outreach and enrollment events
Request assistance as needed
Track enrollment in Denver County
Send enrollment updates to partners
Discuss funding opportunities
Define our role in promoting health insurance literacy
Facilitate community outreach and enrollment meetings
Meetings: Third Tuesday of each month 9am-10:30am
Location variesa

7. Denver Outreach and Enrollment Summit 2015
Meeting Objectives:
Build and strengthen partnerships
Share ideas about how to enroll the remaining uninsured
Celebrate previous successes
Encourage innovation
Develop enrollment plans tailored to specific priority populations
Include communication considerations
Promote accountability to help implement enrollment plans

8. Small Group Discussions
Self-select into groups:
Racial/Ethnic Communities
Occupation-Based
Health Care Sites
Discussion Questions:
What has been done?
What has worked well?
What should we try?
How should we prioritize?
What resources are needed?
Who should be involved?
Accountability plan

9. Denver Outreach and Enrollment Summit 2015
Meeting Outcomes:
Identified new workgroup participants
Defined priority populations
Developed specific action items
Identified individuals and/or groups to implement

10. Denver Outreach and Enrollment Summit 2015
Action Plan Examples:
Activity
Update
Person/Group Responsible
Follow up with the Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce to discuss opportunities for outreach and enrollment
This meeting has been scheduled.
Bill
Follow-up with Peggy on text to include in newsletters for skincare and massage professionals
Peggy is working on this text and will send to Rebekah to review.
Peggy and Rebekah
Translate Spanish version of employer letter  
Mirna shared Spanish version. Brad will assist with translation.
Brad
Create messages for public library screensavers
Consider Denver Motor Vehicle offices, parks and recreation facilities, workforce development centers, and other public facing entities as well.
Need to determine what information is included on these slides. Do we include MHHA logo?
Rebekah to discuss with Lisa and Bill; will report back to the group.

11. Interested in joining the Alliance? Contact Lisa.McCann@dhha.org
Next Steps
Continue to meet monthly
Implement outreach and enrollment summit action plan
Current focus: Open Enrollment Period 3
Outreach and enrollment events
Future focus: health literacy
Interested in joining the Alliance? Contact