Great Basin HealthNet is a program managed by Great Basin Primary Care Association, a non-profit 501(c)(3) community based organization.   Great Basin HealthNet is an outgrowth of the Clark County Health Access Consortium.  The Clark County Health Access Consortium upon review of a needs assessment of Clark County came to a consensus that the uninsured/underserved population did not have access to a coordinated, effective, and efficient health care delivery system for this population. Great Basin HealthNet was created out of this perceived and real need.

Update - Winter 2009

Today, the Great Basin HealthNet Program is expanding to include the Clark County School District Project.  This expansion of Great Basin HealthNet is funded by the LINCY Foundation to focus on uninsured students and their families.  Working with them to ensure they have a medical home and can have access to affordable medical care through our network of providers who offer significantly reduced fees to those who are having to pay "out of pocket" for their care. 

In today's healthcare crisis, the Great Basin HealthNet Program has opened its services to several "special projects" including Clark County Social Services and the City of Las Vegas Hepatitis's C Project.  The program continues to serve Nevada Health Center patients by coordinating them with specialty care when needed.

Why did we start in Clark County? The 2006 Great Basin Primary Care Association assessment revealed that of Nevada's 449,749 uninsured residents, 327,194 of live in Clark County.  That is 72.8% of the state's uninsured.  Although Clark County takes up only 7% of the state’s 109,826 square miles, it is home to 70% of Nevada’s residents [US  Census bureau].  Great Basin Primary Care Association is dedicated to all uninsured Nevadans have access to such a program in the coming future.

Funding Partners

Great Basin HealthNet is currently supported with grant funding from Clark County, Nevada State Legislature, Nevada Health Division, the LINCY Foundation and community donations.  Community organizations that donated start up funding to launch this program are: St. Rose Dominican Hospitals, North Vista Hospital, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Great Basin Primary Care Association, Nevada Health Centers, Inc. and the Conrad Hilton Foundation.