Partnering with McDowell Access to Care & Health was identified as an action, that when combined with other actions in our community, that has a reasonable chance of making a difference in lack of health insurace coverage in our community. This is a ongoing program in our community, but a new partnership. 

Working with MATCH will allow for us to refer anyone who we come incontact with to refer them to MATCH for their services which will include the proper education on health insurance, and finding a plan that will be suit the indivdual and possible family members. This will then lead to getting more health services at an affordavble rate to increase the indivduals overall health status and increasing quality of life and longevitiy of life. 

The priority population/customers for this partnership are an indivduals within McDowell County who are lacking health insurance coverage, and the partnertship aims to make a difference at the indivdual and policy level. Implementation will take place inperson at FHD locations and MATCH offices. 

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Progress in 2022 allowed for the partnership with MATCH to occur. MATCH was given an office in the McDowell County Health Department. MATCH staff is onsite in the office every Monday and Tuesday starting October 24th 2022. In 2022 data collection was not taken due to holidays and a flooding in the McDowell County Health Department that made impossible to have MATCH on-site. Once MATCH is able to get back into their offices in the health departments data collection will begin. 

In 2023, Match was able to connect with more than 1300 people who learned something new about insurance at more than 40 events that they were able to attend. The space for MATCH at the McDowell Health Department has been repaired and we hope to have MATCH on-site again by summer of 2024.