The National Specialty Care Access Coalition brings together health systems, clinicians, and technology partners to transform specialty care access for rural and underserved communities.
Many hospitals operate without real-time specialty support, leading to delays, avoidable transfers, and higher mortality rates for conditions like stroke and cardiac events.
Long specialty wait times, overwhelmed safety-net systems, and fragmented referral pathways force heavy reliance on emergency departments as substitutes for specialty care.
Clinicians in high-need settings frequently lack timely specialist input, forcing difficult decisions without support or sending patients into slow, opaque referral systems.
Improving specialty access requires more than increasing specialist supply. It requires durable infrastructure that connects primary care, emergency care, and specialty expertise in real time.
The coalition is intentionally health system-led, with participating systems shaping priorities, agenda, and strategic direction. No financial commitment required.
A comprehensive national analysis defining the specialty access crisis, examining workforce trends, wait times, and outcomes. Developed with current and former CMS leaders to directly inform federal and state policy on virtual-first care models, reimbursement frameworks, and cross-state networks.
Real-world, multispecialty access networks that strengthen primary-to-specialty care pathways, enable rural hospitals to retain care locally, leverage federal funding for shared infrastructure, and demonstrate measurable improvements in access, outcomes, and equity.
Corporate Collaborators
Position your health system as a national leader in solving specialty access gaps. No financial commitment required.