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Thousands of Children are Heading Back to School Next Week and a Backpack Giveaway in El Monte Helped Them Prepare

The L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise Community Resource Center in El Monte hosted a back-to-school event that included distribution of 1,500 free backpacks filled with school supplies.

KABC

California Payer Cuts 24% of Prior Authorization Requirements

L.A. Care will no longer require prior authorization for most specialty visits or for more than 50% of lab and radiology codes.

Becker's Payer Issues

L.A. Care Cuts 24% of Prior Authorization Requirements

L.A. Care is working to lighten administrative burdens for providers, reduce discharge times and avoid care delays.

Modern Healthcare

L.A. Care Prioritizes Patients by Addressing the Prior Authorization Burden and Improving Efficiency in the Health Care System

Twenty-four percent of the medical codes from L.A. Care's Prior Authorization Matrix were removed to help avoid delays in member care and speed up discharge requests.

L.A. Care Scouring Temporary Housing Sites to Ensure Members Take Advantage of Full Medi-Cal Services

L.A. Care's Senior Director of Community Health says many members in temporary housing don't even know all the services for which they are eligible, and the health plan social workers are changing…

KFI

L.A. Care Recognized for Giving a $2 Million Lifeline to Catalina Island Health

The L.A. Care grant helped the only hospital and primary care clinic on Catalina Island stay open while the Catalina Island Health Foundation works to secure a permanent financial solution.

Backpacks & Fun Unpacked! Culver City's Back-to-School Fair Delivers Big

The L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise Community Resource Center in West L.A. hosted a backpack giveaway and resource fair at Mar Vista Gardens last Saturday.

Westside Current

L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise Community Resource Centers Distributing 18,000 Backpacks ahead of the Next School Year

In one of 16 events this summer, the L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise Community Resource Center in Metro L.A. distributed 1,500 backpacks filled with school supplies to children who are preparing to…

KRCA

The L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise Community Resource Center in Palmdale to Distribute 1,500 Backpacks

The L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise Community Resource Center in Palmdale is hosting a back-to-school backpack giveaway in McAdam Park tonight.

KEPD

Serving the Underserved: L.A. Care Awards Medical School Scholarships

L.A. Care announced eight new Elevating the Safety Net medical school scholarships earlier this month at a special White Coat ceremony.

KCAL