We Are Path

Paving the Way to Solve
Healthcare Funding Together

Our Vision

To break down financial barriers and expand access to public health.

Our Services

PATH is the public policy information and advisory arm of SHFT. We provide pro-bono advisory services to programs aiming to establish sustained funding models.

Sustainable
Funding

Reducing Barriers
to Vital Healthcare

Establishing a sustainable funding model allows public health programs to focus on what's most important - providing access to healthcare in their communities. Together with Payers, Providers and State Health Systems, we support the following types of programs to reduce financial barriers to access:

Immunization Programs

Support for
Specialized Needs

Psychiatry Partnership Access Lines (Behavioral Health)

Opioid and Addiction Resources

Achieving the Goal
through a Sustainable
Funding Approach

Patients gain enhanced and immediate access to vital healthcare services.

Taxpayers save by reducing the cost of delivering vital public health services and programs.

Insurance companies participate in an equitable approach to financing essential services delivered to their members at a fraction of the cost of traditional specialty and hospital care reimbursement rates.

Immunization Programs deliver improved access to vaccines at no cost to healthcare providers and reduced costs to insurance companies.

Mental Health Clinicians receive timely consultation and education from experts which they in turn deliver in real-time to their patients in need.

Patients gain enhanced and immediate access to vital healthcare services.

Immunization Programs deliver improved access to vaccines at no cost to healthcare providers and reduced costs to insurance companies.

Mental Health Clinicians receive timely consultation and education from experts which they in turn deliver in real-time to their patients in need.

The
Process

Sustainable funding is established through a per-member, per-month assessment for covered lives.

Funds are transferred to the department of health to cover program costs.

Payers report covered lives on a quarterly basis through an online portal and remit payment to the program.

This methodology has been in place for vaccine programs for well over a decade.

Washington's Partnership Access Line, WAPAL, has successfully leveraged this model for behavioral healthcare for more than two years.

Key Beneficiaries
for Sustained
Funding Models

Patients

States &
Legislators

Depts of Health
& Mental Health

Medical
Organizations

Program
Directors

Payers

Clinicians

Mobilizing
Stakeholders is
the First Step...

Mobilize key stakeholders including program leadership, state legislators, and supporting organizations

Socialize draft
model legislation

Establish sponsors across the state legislature to champion the bill

The Team

Seema Mack

President & CEO

I'm honored to work with a team that's passionate about improving public health through creative partnerships and practical solutions.

By teaming up with nonprofits, government agencies, and private organizations, we're making sure more people have access to the care they need while improving outcomes and reducing costs. For over a decade, our team has been committed to programs that support immunizations and behavioral health. We see the difference that these programs can make, and we know that when we work together, we can all win.

Megan Conrad

Controller

Heather Veen

Chief of Staff

Get to Know the
Other Side of PATH

Solving Healthcare
Funding Together

The SHFT team brings extensive experience in implementing sustainable funding models. We provide comprehensive solutions to create and manage equitable funding programs with simplicity and efficiency.