Press Releases
Read our press releases to learn how Community First Health Plans is helping to make high quality health care available to everyone, working toward our goal of building a healthier, thriving community.
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Community First Health Plans Awarded AACOG Community/Non-Profit Project of the Year
SAN ANTONIO, TX (November 28, 2023) – Community First Health Plans, Inc. (Community First) is proud to be awarded the Alamo Area Council of Governments’ (AACOG) Community/Non-Profit Project of the Year for 2023. They were selected specifically for their Community...
Community First Health Plans Named to Modern Healthcare’s Top Diversity Leaders List
SAN ANTONIO, TX (November 1, 2023) – Community First Health Plans is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. They are one of nine providers and insurers from across the United States to be selected for this honor. The Top...
Community First Now Offers Health Insurance Marketplace Plans for 2023 Open Enrollment
SAN ANTONIO, TX (November 11, 2022) - Community First Health Plans, the only locally owned and managed, non-profit health plan in Bexar County, has announced its newest health insurance plan, University Community Care Plan (UCCP) offered through the Health Insurance...
Register Now For Free Senior Produce Giveaway
Senior citizens are invited to join Community First Health Plans on Thursday, September 22, from 9 to 11 a.m. for a drive-thru fresh produce giveaway in the Ingram Park mall parking lot. Seniors in attendance will receive fresh fruits and veggies and giveaways,...
Community First CEO Receives Health Care Hero Award
On August 25, 2022, the San Antonio Business Journal announced the 2022 Health Care Heroes Awards honorees. The winners were chosen for their remarkable and tireless efforts to ensure the health and safety of the community. Theresa Scepanski, Community First Health...
Community First Health Plans Provides Guide to renew Medicaid/CHIP health care benefits as the PHE comes to an end
SAN ANTONIO, TX (May 10, 2022) - Community First Health Plans, Inc. has begun efforts to communicate with its Members about renewing their Medicaid and CHIP coverage in preparation for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency (PHE). Since March of...
Community First Health Plans Partners with Harlandale ISD to Install Food Pantries in Fourteen Locations
SAN ANTONIO, TX (April 28, 2022) - Community First Health Plans have embarked on a unique partnership with Harlandale ISD to install 14 Community First food pantries at specific Harlandale ISD elementary, middle, and high schools before the start of the 2022 school...
Community First Food Pantry Expands Footprint with 12th Installation in San Antonio
Creating a network of food pantries to combat food insecurity and ensure better access to food in communities that need it. SAN ANTONIO, TX - March 04, 2022 - Community First Health Plans announces its 12th Community First Food Pantry installation at Eastside...
Community First Health Plans Now Offers Medicare Advantage (HMO) Plans
SAN ANTONIO, TX. - Oct. 14, 2021 - Medicare-eligible beneficiaries located in Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina, Wilson counties can now enroll in the Community First Medicare Advantage Alamo (HMO) Plan (HMO) as soon as open enrollment...
Community First Launches Food Pantry Initiative
Community First helps fight against food insecurity by providing free-standing food pantries to ensure better access to food in any community that needs it. SAN ANTONIO - Aug. 31, 2021 -- After several months of careful planning and preparation,...