LOS ANGELES – May 6, 2020 – Today Health Net awarded $13.4 million to California Medi-Cal providers to support the establishment and expansion of telehealth and telephonic services. Los Angeles County community health centers received $4.7 million to support telehealth implementation and expansion. We thank Health Net for taking the initiative to support safety net providers during this challenging time and helping to ensure essential care continues to be provided in our most vulnerable communities.

Community clinics and health centers clinics are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and face unprecedented challenges as they respond to this crisis. Health centers urgently need support as they adapt their operations so they can safely continue to provide high-quality care to their patients and communities. Almost two-thirds of clinic patients in Los Angeles are on Medi-Cal, and those numbers will only increase ...

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LOS ANGELES – January 10, 2020 – Today, California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled the 2020-21 state budget proposal totaling $222.2 billion, with resources allocated towards programs important to community health centers and the patients they serve.

We applaud the Governor for taking the bold step of allocating funding to expand health care coverage to all of California’s income eligible elders. We are extremely pleased to see continued investments toward achieving the vision of health care for all Californians.

The resources for health centers to offset losses associated with the transition of the Medi-Cal pharmacy benefit are a promising first step toward making clinics whole. We look forward to continued engagement with the administration to ensure that last year’s pharmacy proposal does not harm safety net providers or their patients.

We are also encouraged to see investments in critically needed areas such as housing ...

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