Diverge Health, an organization that partners with primary care practices on value-based care, is merging with Medical Home Network (MHN), a public benefit corporation (PBC) that partners with federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). The combined company will create one of the largest value-based care organizations in the country dedicated to under-resourced communities.

MHN has spent more than 15 years working alongside community health centers and launched one of the first FQHC-focused Medicaid ACOs. 

Founded in 2022, Diverge has largely built its network across independent primary care practices and invested heavily in community-based care teams, delivering a 2% reduction in population-level medical loss ratio with a national payer and a 6% increase in patients visiting their primary care provider in 2025.

Working with Diverge, Oakland Physician Network Services in Michigan, saw a 7.5% improvement in performance on targeted quality measures across participating practices.

Together in 2027, the companies will partner with nearly 100 FQHCs, more than 300 independent practices, and over 20 Medicaid and Medicare payer partners across nine states, supporting nearly 500,000 members and $3 billion in medical spend. 

The combined organization said it would embed local community health teams alongside partner practices so that providers can proactively address patients’ clinical, behavioral, and social needs and reduce total cost of care. 
The company’s proprietary risk modeling identifies rising-risk patients early and puts those insights and auto-generated care plans in the hands of local teams. Through continued investments in AI, the company said it aims to lower the cost of engaging each patient while extending providers’ reach and preserving the relationships patients already trust.

“Value-based care is notoriously hard, especially in Medicaid, but strengthening our country's primary care backbone and supporting their patients to live their healthiest lives is a moral imperative,” said Binoy Bhansali, CEO and co-founder of Diverge Health, in a statement. “Together, we are proving that succeeding in value-based care is very much possible if you support these practices with the right infrastructure, community health teams, and data.”

“FQHCs care for the patients in this country who need it most. They deserve partners who share their mission and understand the complexity of their work,” said Cheryl Lulias, president and CEO of MHN PBC, in a statement. “This merger brings more capacity, infrastructure, and community-based resources to our partnerships with FQHCs, helping extend the model beyond the practice.”

Bhansali will be CEO of Diverge Health and Lulias will serve as co-founder and president of MHN PBC, leading a combined leadership team drawn from both organizations. MHN PBC will continue to operate under the Diverge platform.