Welcome to Community Health Network of Washington!

For more than 15 years, Community Health Network of Washington (CHNW) has served as a statewide system of community health centers that works to ensure all Washingtonians have access to medical care and health insurance coverage. From the provision of medical care, to IT solutions, to advocacy at the public policy level, CHNW works to improve individuals’ and families’ access to health care, by overcoming barriers including geographic location, insurance status and income.

Public Policy Voice

Community Health Network of Washington is devoted to strategic public policy and advocacy in both Olympia and Washington D.C., to improve access to health care for every person in Washington.

Community Health Centers

Community health centers provide primary and preventive health care services for people regardless of their ability to pay. Health centers overcome economic, geographic, and cultural barriers to primary health care, and they tailor services to the needs of their communities. Find a community health center near you.

Health Coverage

Community Health Plan of Washington (CHPW) is a nonprofit, managed care health insurance plan that serves more than 250,000 Medicaid, Basic Health, SCHIP and PEBB enrollees. Community Health Plan was created in 1992 by a group of community health centers that believed traditional health plans were not meeting the needs of their patients. The health plan’s collaboration with its community health center delivery system gives it unique strengths, specifically the ability to address the comprehensive health needs of the communities it serves. Community Health Plan’s delivery system is the second largest in the state.