Six Startups Join Community Health Center Tech Accelerator

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), in partnership with ScaleHealth, has announced the inaugural NACHC Accelerator 2026 cohort featuring six startups using AI and other technologies to meet the operational and clinical challenges facing community health centers.

ScaleHealth connects startups, health systems, payers, and governments to accelerate scalable solutions through structured programming, curated networks, and outcome-driven partnerships. 

The following six companies were selected from a competitive pool of applicants: 
• Cair Health: Agentic operating system for healthcare revenue cycle operations, automating billing workflows to reduce administrative burden, prevent denials, accelerate payments, and help organizations operate more efficiently.
• Claris Healthcare: Provides remote care for the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach patients.
• Delfina Care: AI-powered pregnancy care platform empowering clinicians to predict and prevent potential pregnancy complications earlier and partnering to deliver proactive care to solve the maternal health crisis.
• Era Supports: Tech-enabled behavioral health platform that embeds effective substance use disorder treatment into primary care clinics, unlocking new revenue streams while expanding access for high-acuity patients.
• Luro Health: Partners with CHCs to raise the bar of obesity care for Medicaid patients and underserved communities through turnkey, white-labeled obesity care programs.
• No Barrier: AI medical interpreter that enables providers to communicate with Limited English Proficient patients through instant, clinically accurate, and compliant interpretation.

Over nine months, the cohort participants will engage in a tailored program that includes: 
• CHC-focused mentorship and strategic advisory support 
• Business model refinement and pilot planning & execution 
• Investor and CHC stakeholder engagement 
• National visibility and storytelling support 

“These companies represent the next wave of innovation for community-based primary care,” said Kyu Rhee, M.D., M.P.P., president and CEO of NACHC, in a statement. “The tools and solutions they bring to CHCs will directly impact care delivery for millions of patients, strengthen teams, and support long-term sustainability for America’s largest provider of primary care.” 

The cohort members will participate in a tailored curriculum including roundtables, pilot planning and execution, and strategic mentorship. The program will culminate in a fall 2026 showcase event, held in conjunction with the HLTH USA, where the cohort will present outcomes and data-driven results.