L.A. Care Health Plan Receives National Community Leadership Award

Los Angeles– America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Foundation has awarded L.A. Care Health Plan the 2009 Community Leadership Award. AHIP is a national trade organization with a membership of over 1,300 health plans that provide coverage to over 200 million Americans. This prestigious award recognizes L.A. Care’s Seniors and Persons with Disabilities (SPD) Initiative for investing $1.5 million to improve physical access to care, provide health education, and conduct community outreach.  

 
Funded through L.A. Care’s Community Health Investment Fund, the SPD Initiative has improved physical access to care for approximately 228,000 seniors and persons with disabilities by providing wheelchair-accessible scales and height adjustable exam tables for more than 60% of Los Angeles County’s community clinics. In addition, over 2,000 seniors and persons with disabilities have participated in new health and wellness programs, and more than 1,000 Spanish-speaking individuals have received support and education from trained, culturally-sensitive community health workers, called promotores.
 
“This award tells seniors and persons with disabilities that L.A. Care and our provider community are committed to breaking down barriers that keep people from getting the health care they need,” says Elaine Batchlor, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of L.A. Care, the nation’s largest public health plan. “Receiving this national recognition is an honor for all of us.”  
 
Each year, academic and philanthropic leaders examine the vast array of services offered by AHIP member companies and choose the very best to be honored. The Community Leadership Awards showcase organizations that demonstrate excellence in community outreach by identifying a specific problem in the community, establishing creative approaches to address the problem, and successfully leading community partnerships toward collaborative solutions.
 
 
In 2001, L.A. Care’s Board of Governors established the Community Health Investment Fund to strengthen the safety net, improve community and public health and expand health insurance coverage. To date, L.A. Care has invested over $80 million into community-based health initiatives. 
 
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About L.A. Care Health Plan

L.A. Care Health Plan (Local Initiative Health Authority of Los Angeles County) is a public entity and community-accountable health plan serving residents of Los Angeles County through a variety of programs including L.A. Care Covered™, Medi-Cal, L.A. Care’s Healthy Kids, L.A. Care Health Plan Medicare Advantage HMO SNP, and PASC-SEIU Homecare Workers Health Care Plan. L.A. Care is a leader in developing new programs through innovative partnerships designed to provide health coverage to vulnerable populations and to support the safety net. With more than one million members, L.A. Care is the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan.

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About L.A. Care Health Plan

L.A. Care Health Plan is the largest health plan in Los Angeles County serving more than one of every four Angelenos. It is also the largest publicly operated plan in the country. L.A. Care offers four health coverage plans including Medi-Cal, L.A. Care Covered™, L.A. Care Medicare Plus and the PASC-SEIU Homecare Workers Health Care Plan, all dedicated to being accountable and responsive to members. As a public entity, L.A. Care’s mission is to provide access to quality health care for L.A. County's low-income communities, and to support the safety net required to achieve that purpose. L.A. Care prioritizes quality, access and inclusion, elevating health care for all of L.A. County. For more information, follow us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.

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