Upward Health Partners with Alameda Alliance for Health to Provide Transitional Care Services
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. / October 20, 2026 — Upward Health, a national provider of whole-person healthcare, today announced a partnership with Alameda Alliance for Health, a local health plan that provides health care coverage to Alameda County residents – to bring Transitional Care Services to adult patients at high-risk of inpatient readmissions. The program supports a Population Health Management requirement established by the California Department of Health Care Services under the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal program, and is designed to reduce avoidable readmissions by surrounding patients with coordinated support before, during, and after a hospital discharge.
Patients have the best chance of avoiding readmissions when discharge planning is strong. Upward Health Transitions of Care Nurses meet patients in person at the hospital, coordinate the discharge process, and connect them to the clinical and community-based resources needed for a safe transition home. A key goal of the program is to ensure that a provider appointment happens within seven days of discharge, and Upward Health’s physicians, nurse practitioners, and behavioral health specialists directly coordinate this visit. A Transitions of Care Nurse works with patients for thirty days after discharge to ensure a successful return to the community and that there is engagement with existing or new primary care.
“The days right after a discharge determine whether a patient recovers at home or ends up back in a hospital bed,” said Dr. Anubhav Kaul, Chief Medical Officer, Upward Health. “That’s why our Transitions of Care Nurses start at the bedside, not with a phone call weeks later. Over the thirty days that follow, we reconcile medications, get patients in front of a primary care provider, and address the barriers at home that no discharge summary captures. Alameda Alliance for Health shares that commitment to meeting patients where they are, and we’re proud to extend their care team into the community.”
For local health plans, Transitional Care Services play a crucial role in supporting community health by reducing avoidable readmissions, lowering emergency department utilization, improving continuity of care after discharge, and meeting quality and regulatory goals.For health plans, Transitional Care Services support core performance and compliance priorities, including reducing avoidable readmissions, lowering emergency department utilization, improving continuity of care after discharge, and meeting quality and regulatory goals.
“This level of support is critical to helping reduce avoidable readmissions due to things like medication errors or inability to access their primary care provider,” said Dr. Donna White Carey, Chief Medical Officer at Alameda Alliance for Health. “Our hospital partners play a crucial role in caring for our members, and through this partnership with Upward Health, we are able to help our members safely transition from the hospital back into our community.”
About Upward Health
Upward Health is an in-home multidisciplinary medical group that partners with health plans and other risk-bearing entities to address the needs of high- and emerging-risk patients. Using a unique, in-home, whole-person care approach to meeting a patient’s needs, Upward Health delivers and coordinates care that improves outcomes and the quality of life for every patient it serves. It has a Net Promoter Score of 91, among the highest in the healthcare industry. To learn more, visit www.upwardhealth.com.
Media Contact: Ashley Kurpiewski, akurpiewski@upwardhealth.com
About Alameda Alliance for Health
Alameda Alliance for Health (Alliance) is a local, public, not-for-profit managed care health plan committed to making high-quality health care services accessible and affordable to Alameda County residents. Established in 1996, the Alliance was created by and for Alameda County residents. The Alliance Board of Governors, leadership staff, and provider network reflect the county’s cultural and linguistic diversity. The Alliance provides health care coverage to nearly 370,000 children and adults with limited resources through our National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) accredited Alliance Group Care and Alliance Medi-Cal programs. Beginning in January 2026, the Alliance began serving residents who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medi-Cal through their Alliance Wellness, Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP).
Press Contact: Karina Rivera, krivera@alamedaalliance.org