Alliance Fact Sheet
Quarter 4 2025 Data
About the Alliance
The Central California Alliance for Health is an award-winning regional managed care health plan. The Alliance has provided trusted, no cost Medi-Cal health care from local teams to families since 1996. Using the State’s County Organized Health System (COHS) model, we currently serve more than 434,576 members in Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties. We have a local presence in the communities we serve, so we understand the unique needs of these communities and our members. Together with our contracted providers, we work to promote prevention, early detection and effective treatment and to improve access to quality, equitable health care. The Alliance is governed with local representation from each county on our Board of Commissioners.
Quick Facts
1996
Year Established
681
Number of Employees
$2.09B
Annual Revenue
5.7%
Administrative Overhead
$46.4M
Community Grants
VISION
MISSION
Accessible, quality health care guided by local innovation.
VALUES
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COLLABORATION
Working together toward solutions and results.
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EQUITY
Eliminating disparity through inclusion and justice.
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IMPROVEMENT
Continuous pursuit of quality through learning and growth.
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INTEGRITY
Telling the truth and doing what we say we will do.
What We Do
The Alliance is a local health ally for compassionate and trusted health care that supports the whole person. We ensure quality
care for all ages and stages of life and for any health condition. We go beyond just providing health care, connecting our members to day-to-day resources.
Who We Serve
Our members represent 41% of the population in Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties. We serve seniors, persons and children with disabilities, low-income parents and their children, children who were previously uninsured, pregnant women, home care workers who are caring for the elderly and disabled and low-income, childless adults ages 19–64.
Provider Partnerships
The Alliance partners with 100% of hospitals in our service areas and a network of approximately 14,674 providers (98% of primary care physicians and 97% of specialists within our service areas) to ensure members receive timely access to the right care, at the right time. The Alliance also partners with more than 2,303 providers to deliver behavioral health and vision services. Effective July 1, 2025, the Alliance has insourced Behavioral Health Services. As this is a new benefit, many providers are being added to the network, and we anticipate this network to grow over the remainder of 2025.
Our Members
Membership by Age Group
Preferred Language
Race/Ethnicity
Executive Leadership
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Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Financial Officer
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Chief Administrative Officer
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Chief Compliance Officer
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Interim Chief Health Equity Officer
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Chief Information Officer
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Chief Medical Officer
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Chief Operating Officer
Governing Board
The Alliance’s 18-member governing board, the Santa Cruz-Monterey-Merced-San Benito-Mariposa Managed Medical Care Commission (Alliance Board), sets policy and strategic priorities for the organization and oversees health plan service effectiveness. The Alliance Board has fiscal and operational responsibility for the health plan. In alphabetical order, current Board members are:
- Leslie Abasta-Cummings, Chief Executive Officer, Livingston Community Health, At Large Health Care Provider Representative
- Anita Aguirre, Chief Executive Officer, Santa Cruz Community Health, At Large Public Representative, Alliance Board Vice Chairperson
- Ralph Armstrong, DO FACOG, Hollister Women’s Health, At Large Health Care Provider Representative
- Wendy Root Askew, Supervisor, County of Monterey, County Board of Supervisors Representative
- Tracey Belton, Health and Human Services Agency Director, San Benito County, County Health Department Representative
- Maximiliano Cuevas, MD, Executive Director, Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas, Health Care Provider Representative
- Kimberly De Serpa, Supervisor, County of Santa Cruz, County Board of Supervisors Representative
- Donaldo Hernandez, MD, Health Care Provider Representative
- Elsa Jimenez, Director of Health Services, Monterey County Health Department, County Health Department Representative
- Kristina Keheley, PhD, Health and Human Services Agency Director, Mariposa County Health and Human Services Agency, County Health Department Representative
- Michael Molesky, Public Representative
- Connie Moreno-Peraza, County Health Services Agency Director, Santa Cruz County, County Health Department Representative
- Supervisor Josh Pedrozo, County of Merced, County Board of Supervisors Representative, Alliance Board Chairperson
- James Rabago, MD, Merced Faculty Associates Medical Group, Health Care Provider Representative
- Allen Radner, MD, President/CEO, Salinas Valley Health, At Large Health Care Provider Representative
- Kristynn Sullivan, Public Health Director, Merced County, County Health Department Representative
- Vacant, Public Representative
- Vacant, Public Representative
