Alliance for Better Health

What Alliance for Better Health does

Alliance for Better Health operates as Healthy Alliance Foundation Inc., a private nonprofit organization headquartered in Schenectady, New York, designated by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) as the Social Care Network (SCN) lead entity for three upstate regions: Capital, Central New York, and North Country. Founded in 2015, the organization coordinates social determinants of health services for Medicaid members across 24 counties, connecting eligible individuals to healthy food, stable housing, transportation, and community resources through a free screening and navigation process. Its operational footprint includes regional offices in Syracuse, Glens Falls, and Watertown in addition to its Schenectady headquarters.

The core technology stack consists of a Social Care Network platform that supports a 12-question, 5-minute eligibility screening (available via web, phone, or partner providers), a searchable directory of 1,300+ partner organizations with filtering by service type and location, a staff-assisted navigator function, and a learning management system (lms.healthyalliance.org) for training partner providers. A Success Story tracking system captures member outcomes through the partner network. The technology is positioned as interoperability infrastructure rather than a standalone software product, with the core differentiator being integration across the partner ecosystem and statewide coordination with eight other Social Care Networks.

Healthy Alliance is funded through New York State's 1115 Medicaid Waiver program and does not charge end users; all services are free to qualifying Medicaid members. The organization has connected more than 100,000 Upstate New Yorkers to services and conducted 80,000+ screenings (with growth more than doubling since inception), contributing to a statewide milestone of 1 million screenings across all nine Social Care Networks. The go-to-market motion is community-led and referral-driven, leveraging healthcare providers, food pantries, health plans, and community coalitions as screening and referral partners, with a multi-channel digital presence supporting member acquisition.

Name

Alliance for Better Health

Legal name

Healthy Alliance Foundation Inc.

Website

https://abhealth.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Healthy Alliance Foundation Inc. is a Schenectady-based nonprofit designated by NYSDOH as the Social Care Network lead entity for three upstate New York regions, connecting Medicaid members to food, housing, transportation, and community resources across 24 counties via a 1,300+ partner network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Care Network Coordination

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Patient Advocacy, Navigation & Access to Care (BPAGACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare-Linked Social Benefits Administration (e.g., Medicaid/Means-Tested Health Coverage) (BPAIAKAH), Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Social care coordination
• Medicaid member services
• Social determinants health
• Community health network
• Care navigation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Troy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Medicaid-funded Social Care Services: Healthy Alliance operates as a designated Social Care Network (SCN) lead entity funded through New York State's 1115 Waiver program. Services are provided free to qualifying Medicaid members, with funding coming from state Medicaid programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Alliance for Better Health operates as a New York State-designated Social Care Network (SCN) lead entity, providing free screenings to Medicaid members and connecting them to social services such as healthy food, housing support, transportation, and community resources through a coordinated network of 1,300+ partner organizations across 24 counties in upstate New York.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Social Care Network (SCN) Coordination Services Designated Social Care Network lead entity coordination services that connect Medicaid members to essential social services including food, housing, transportation, and community resources through a coordinated network of more than 1,300 partner organizations across 24 counties in upstate New York.
• Medicaid Eligibility Screening A free 12-question screening that takes approximately 5 minutes to determine Medicaid member eligibility and identify social service needs, available via online form, by phone, or through trusted partner providers.
• Provider Network Directory

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000+ Upstate New Yorkers connected to food, housing, transportation, and community resources
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYSDOH designated Healthy Alliance as the Social Care Network (SCN) lead entity for three upstate New York regions. This designation enables the organization to coordinate social care services for Medicaid members across Capital, Central, and North Country regions.
• IPH NYcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPH NY is a partner organization that helps connect individuals facing food insecurity and isolation to community support services. Through this partnership, individuals like Denise have been reconnected to their communities.
• Hudson/Catskill Housing CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization that organizes community food drives across multiple cities in the Capital Region and Hudson Valley, including Albany, Hudson, and Catskill. These events provide groceries and essential items to community members in need.
• Partner Healthcare ProviderscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of doctors and healthcare providers who serve as screening partners, helping identify Medicaid members who may benefit from social care services and facilitating referrals to the Healthy Alliance network.
• Partner Food PantriescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal food pantry organizations that are part of the 1,300+ partner network, providing screening services and connecting individuals to healthy food resources.
• Partner Health PlanscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealth insurance plans that partner with Healthy Alliance to connect their Medicaid members to social care services including food assistance, housing support, and transportation.
• Other New York Social Care NetworkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthy Alliance collaborates with 8 other Social Care Networks across New York State as part of a unified statewide system that has conducted over 1 million screenings across 62 counties.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Unite Us: Unite Us operates a national social care coordination platform that connects individuals to community services via partner networks and shared technology—directly comparable to Healthy Alliance's screening, referral, and navigation model for Medicaid populations.
• findhelp (formerly Aunt Bertha): findhelp runs a social care network and searchable directory used by health plans, providers, and community organizations to connect people to food, housing, and other services—comparable to Healthy Alliance's 1,300+ partner directory and screening-driven referral model.
• NowPow: NowPow (now part of Unite Us) offered a community resource referral platform with screening and closed-loop referrals—closely aligned with Healthy Alliance's Medicaid screening and partner-matching service.
• Health Leads: Health Leads is a national nonprofit that operates social needs screening, navigation, and community resource connection programs for Medicaid and other vulnerable populations—sharing Healthy Alliance's community-led, navigator-driven model.
• Healthify (now WellSky Social Care): Healthify built an SDOH screening, referral, and network platform used by Medicaid plans and providers—directly analogous to Healthy Alliance's screening-to-navigation workflow—and is now part of WellSky.

Broad incumbents

• WellSky: WellSky is a large healthcare and human services software vendor that, through its acquisition of Healthify, competes in SDOH coordination adjacent to Healthy Alliance's service territory, though it serves a much broader portfolio beyond Medicaid.
• Signify Health (CVS Health): Signify Health (now part of CVS Health) conducts in-home health and SDOH assessments and care coordination for Medicare/Medicaid populations—overlapping with Healthy Alliance's screening and navigation mission at a much larger scale and broader scope.

Emerging players

• Cityblock Health: Cityblock Health is a value-based care provider serving Medicaid and dual-eligible members with integrated medical and social care—an emerging player in the same SDOH-and-Medicaid space as Healthy Alliance but with a primary-care delivery model.
• Socially Determined: Socially Determined is an SDOH analytics and risk-stratification vendor serving health plans and providers—adjacent to Healthy Alliance's screening and navigation stack with a focus on population-level SDOH insights.
• Carrot Health: Carrot Health provides SDOH data, member engagement, and navigation solutions for health plans and providers—comparable to Healthy Alliance's screening-plus-navigation service, though primarily a SaaS/data vendor rather than a community-led convener.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Alliance_PPS
• Facebookfacebook.com/healthyallianceny
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/healthyalliance
• Instagraminstagram.com/healthy_alliance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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