Aliados Health

What Aliados Health does

Aliados Health is a non-profit regional association of 17 community health centers serving six Northern California counties (Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Contra Costa, Solano, and Yolo). Founded in 1994 originally as Redwood Community Health Coalition, the organization expanded its footprint in January 2022 through a merger with Community Clinic Consortium and rebranded to Aliados Health in January 2023. It provides a portfolio of services to its member health centers and the communities they serve, including free Certified Enrollment Counselor assistance for Medi-Cal, Covered California, and CalFresh; health informatics and Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN) support; quality improvement programs; community health worker deployment; emergency preparedness coordination; policy and advocacy; and workforce development through the North Bay Area Health Education Center (AHEC). Its 298,464 patients are predominantly low-income (79% below federal poverty level), Latino (57%), and best served in non-English languages (48%).

The organization is funded primarily through grants from federal and state sources (HRSA Section 330, CMS, Covered California, California Department of Public Health), major health plans (Kaiser Permanente, Partnership Health Plan of California), and philanthropic foundations (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, California Endowment, California Health Foundation). It operates from a Petaluma, CA headquarters and a regional office in Richmond, CA, with an 11-50 employee staff that coordinates programs and provides back-office services (analytics, EHR optimization, training, advocacy, grant administration) to the member network. Aliados Health is governed by a Board of Directors composed of member health center CEOs, ensuring member-driven strategic direction. The underlying technology stack is conventional health IT (EHR optimization, population health analytics, shared data governance) rather than a proprietary software product, and no AI/ML capabilities, public APIs, or commercial SaaS offerings are disclosed.

Name

Aliados Health

Legal name

Aliados Health

Website

https://aliadoshealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aliados Health is a non-profit regional association of 17 community health centers serving six Northern California counties, providing free enrollment assistance for Medi-Cal, Covered California, and CalFresh, plus health informatics, quality improvement, and advocacy support to its member network serving 298,464 low-income patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Center Network Services

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Eligibility, Enrollment & Benefits Administration (HLAEALAH)

Keywords

• Community health centers
• Health insurance enrollment
• Population health management
• Health center network
• Medi-Cal enrollment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Petaluma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues and Grants: Aliados Health operates as a nonprofit regional association of 17 community health centers. The organization is funded through grants from HRSA, Kaiser Permanente, Partnership Health Plan of California, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, California Endowment, California Health Foundation, and government sources including CMS and Covered California. Revenue supports member health center capacity building, enrollment services, quality improvement, and population health initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Aliados Health is a regional non-profit association of 17 community health centers serving Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Contra Costa, Solano, and Yolo counties. It delivers no-cost enrollment assistance for Medi-Cal, Covered California, and CalFresh through Certified Enrollment Counselors, and supports member health centers with health informatics, quality improvement, peer collaboration, and policy advocacy programs.

Product overview

Aliados Health is a regional association of 17 community health centers operating as a network organization rather than a single unified software product. The organization provides a suite of enrollment assistance services (Covered California, Medi-Cal, CalFresh), health informatics support, quality improvement programs, and population health tools to member health centers across six California counties. The core offering consists of enrollment counseling services augmented by data analytics, health information technology support, peer collaboration networks, and advocacy programs. No standalone software product or platform is offered; instead, the organization provides direct service programs and network coordination for its member health centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outreach and Enrollment Services
• Health Informatics
• Quality Improvement
• CalFresh Enrollment Assistance
• Covered California Enrollment
• Medi-Cal Enrollment Assistance
• Community Health Workers (CHWs) Program
• Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN)
• North Bay Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
• Policy and Advocacy
• Emergency Preparedness Resources
• Peer Collaboration Network

Quantifiable outcome

• 298,464 patients served across member health centers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Covered CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState's health insurance marketplace. Aliados Health participates as a Navigator Program grantee, providing enrollment assistance for Covered California plans.
• NACHC (National Association of Community Health Centers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational membership organization representing community health centers. Aliados Health is affiliated as a regional association.
• California Primary Care Association (CPCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState association representing community health centers in California. Aliados Health participates in advocacy and best practice sharing through CPCA.
• UCSFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic medical center partnership for healthcare education, training, and research collaboration.
• California Department of Public Health (CDPH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState health department providing public health guidance, funding, and coordination for community health initiatives.
• County Health Departments (Sonoma, Yolo, Marin, Napa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with county health and human services departments in Sonoma, Yolo, Marin, and Napa counties for coordinated public health efforts.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Central Valley Health Network: Regional association of FQHCs serving California's Central Valley counties; provides shared services, advocacy and quality improvement support that directly parallels Aliados' role in Northern California.
• Community Health Center Partners: Regional consortium of community health centers in Southern California (San Diego and Imperial counties); operates an HCCN, advocacy and care-coordination stack almost identical to Aliados' across a different geography.
• North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network: Network of health and social service providers in California's North Coast region; comparable regional convener with shared analytics, quality improvement and enrollment support functions.

Regional players

• Health Center Support of the Hudson Valley: Regional community health center association in New York; matches Aliados' structure as a regional convener providing shared services to FQHCs but in a different geography.

Others

• L.A. Care Health Plan: Largest Medi-Cal managed care plan in California; comparable payer-side participant in the FQHC ecosystem with community-resource investments analogous to those Aliados stewards.
• OCHIN: Non-profit health IT and analytics provider serving community health centers nationwide; comparable scale and mission in the informatics and HCCN arena and a potential partner or competitor to Aliados' health-informatics work.
• Partnership HealthPlan of California: Medi-Cal managed care plan that funds Aliados and contracts with its member health centers; a core payer counterpart that is both ecosystem partner and a check on Aliados' leverage.
• CalOptima: Medi-Cal managed care plan serving Orange County with substantial investments in community health center capacity; structurally analogous to the payer-Aliados relationship in another region.

Broad incumbents

• California Primary Care Association (now California Health+): Statewide association representing California's community health centers, of which Aliados is an affiliate; broader incumbent providing policy, training and advocacy infrastructure that Aliados relies on.
• National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC): National membership organization for FQHCs and state/regional PCAs like Aliados; upstream association that frames federal advocacy, training and HCCN policy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aliadoshealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/AliadosHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aliadoshealth
• Instagraminstagram.com/aliadoshealth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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