New SNAC Lab materials available online

“The Colorado Health Institute convened our fourth SNAC Learning Lab of the 2013-14 season on September 12. The session focused on access to care, and in particular sustaining safety net clinics in a fast-changing environment. Thanks to those of you who attended the forum and for your participation in the interesting discussion.

The Colorado Health Institute team has posted materials from the meeting here.  We will post a summary of the discussion in the fourth of a new series, Food for Thought: Updates from the Safety Net Advisory Committee (SNAC), in the next few weeks. You can read the first three installments of Food for Thought, including the summary of the July meeting on the Accountable Care Collaborative Payment Reform Initiative (HB12-1281) and information on a survey measuring how Medicaid patients experience care, here.

The next SNAC Lab meeting, which will focus on the Accountable Care Collaborative, is scheduled for Thursday, October 10, from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., at CHI.  The dates for all scheduled SNAC Labs are below. You are welcome to attend either or both tracks.

• Track 1: Accountable Care Collaborative: October 10, 2013 & January 23, 2014
• Track 2: Access to Care: November 14, 2013 & February 27, 2014

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions:
Jeff Bontrager at 720.382.7075 or bontragerj@coloradohealthinstitute.org
Anna Vigran at 720.382.7095 or vigrana@coloradohealthinstitute.org" [Source: The Colorado Health Institute]