John Baackes

L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Celebrate New Community Resource Center

May 2, 2024

Unique, long-standing collaboration includes focus on local health issues, identifying health disparities, and delivering customized programming based upon the needs of the community L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan held a grand opening ceremony on April 26, for their Community Resource Center (CRC) in West Los Angeles at 11173 W. Pico Blvd in Los Angeles. The new Center, which opened in October 2023, provides customized programs and services for local residents, based on population needs and health issues. Related Stories: https://lasentinel.net/blue-shield-promise-helps-medi-cal-members-to-earn-ged-diploma.html https://lasentinel.net/dr-myechia-minter-jordan-joins-blue-shield-of-californias-board-of-directors.html The West L.A. Center is one of four that will hold grand

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California Expanding Health Coverage for Low-income Immigrants in the New Year

Trân Nguyên, Associated PressJanuary 4, 2024

More than 700,000 immigrants living illegally in California will gain access to free health care starting Monday under one of the state`s most ambitious coverage expansions in a decade.

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L.A. Care Awards $3.6 Million for Physician Recruitment

Sentinel News ServiceJanuary 25, 2019

L.A. Care Health Plan, the largest publicly-operated health plan in the country, has announced the first round of Provider Recruitment Program grants as part of its Elevating the Safety Net initiative. The mission of the $31 million initiative is to recruit highly-qualified primary care physicians to the Los Angeles County safety net. The safety net is comprised of health care providers who offer access to care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay, and whose patient population includes a substantial share of the Medicaid population and the uninsured.