Who We Are
Community Health Accountable Care LLC
61 Elm Street
Montpelier, Vermont 05602
Primary Contact
Kate Simmons - Director
ksimmons
802-229-0002 x 217
What is an Accountable Care Organization?
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are groups of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, who come together to give coordinated high quality care to their Medicare Fee-for-Service beneficiaries.
Composition of Community Health Accountable Care LLC
Community Health Accountable Care LLC is comprised of nine Federally Qualified Health Centers and one Primary Care Association, with future provider collaborations to be identified.
Community Health Accountable Care LLC
61 Elm Street
Montpelier, Vermont 05602
Primary Contact
Kate Simmons - Director
ksimmons
802-229-0002 x 217
What is an Accountable Care Organization?
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are groups of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, who come together to give coordinated high quality care to their Medicare Fee-for-Service beneficiaries.
Composition of Community Health Accountable Care LLC
Community Health Accountable Care LLC is comprised of nine Federally Qualified Health Centers and one Primary Care Association, with future provider collaborations to be identified.
Current Participants
- Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region
- Community Health Services of Lamoille Valley
- Gifford Health Care
- Little Rivers Health Care
- Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.
- The Richford Health Center, Inc.
- Springfield Medical Care Systems
- Northeast Washington County Community Health
- Bi-State Primary Care Association
- Grace Cottage Hospital
- Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
Governing Body
- Gail Auclair, MSN, BSN, RN, voting member, CEO, Little Rivers Health Care, Inc. (802) 222-4367
- Paul Bengtson, voting member, CEO, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, (802) 748-8141
- Shawn Tester, voting member, CEO, Northern Counties Health Care, Inc. (802) 748-9405
- Kevin Kelley, MS, CMPE, voting member, CEO, Community Health Services of Lamoille Valley (802) 851-8607
- John Matthew MD, voting member, CHAC Medical Director, Director, The Health Center (802) 454-8336
- Timothy Ford, voting member, President and CEO/ Springfield Medical Care Systems, Inc. (802) 885-7600
- Pamela Parsons, voting member, Executive Director, Northern Tier Center for Health (802) 255-5561
- Grant Whitmer, voting member, CEO, Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region (802) 773-3386
- Daniel Bennett, voting member, CEO of, Gifford Health Care (802) 728-7000
- Tess Stack Kuenning, CNS, MS, RN, voting member, President and CEO, Bi-State Primary Care Association (603) 228-2830
- Grace Gilbert-Davis, voting member, CEO, Battenkill Valley Health Center, (802) 375-6566
- Martha Halnon, CPC, CAPPM, CMPE, voting member, Executive Director, Mountain Health Center (802) 453-5028
- Marcia Perry, voting member, Medicare beneficiary representative, Northern Tier Center for Health (802) 229-0002
- Zachary Hughes, voting member, Medicaid beneficiary representative, Valley Health Connection (802) 229-0002
- George Karabakakis, voting member, behavioral health representative, Behavioral Health Network (802) 886-4500
- Thomas Huebner, voting member, hospital representative, Rutland Region Medical Center (802) 775-7111
- Sandy Rousse,voting member, post acute care representative, Visiting Nurse Association/Vermont Assembly of Home Health and Hospice Agencies (802) 223-1878
Committees
There are four standing committees, each of which is chaired by a board member or designated representative, with key experts from within the participating organization on the committees.
- Finance Committee: Martha Halnon, CPC, CMPE, Executive Director, Mountain Health Center
- Clinical Committee: John Matthew, MD, Director, The Health Center
- Operations Committee: Gail Auclair, MSN, BSN, RN, CEO, Little Rivers Health Care
- Consumer Advisory Panel: Marcia Perry, Northern Tier Center for Health