Fiscal Year News Highlights

L.A. Care Awards $1 Million to Organizations Serving Marginalized Communities during COVID-19 Pandemic

The new Equity and Resilience Initiative will help address systemic racism with grants for grassroots organizations.

8 Foods that Boost Your Immune System and Can Help Keep You Healthy

An L.A. Care registered dietitian explains why certain foods can help boost the immune system.

Insider

L.A. Care Chief of Communications and Community Relations Nominated for Hyundai's New Heroes Award

Francisco Oaxaca was recognized as an unsung hero in health care, going above and beyond during the pandemic.

KMEX

L.A. Care Chief of Communications and Community Relations among the Nominees to Become Hyundai’s Los Nuevos Héroes (New Heroes) Honoree

Hyundai is teaming with Univision television to honor unsung heroes in health care. 

Three L.A. Care Staffers Selected for a National Leadership Program to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care

The program will help leaders understand causes of disparities and implement solutions to deliver high-value health care.

Blue Shield of California, LA Care Health Plan offer free Wi-Fi for members needing telehealth services: 4 details

 L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise are reopening their joint Community Resource Centers, offering free Wi-Fi to members needing telehealth services.

Becker's Hospital Review

What Is the High-Dose Flu Vaccine, and Who Can Get It? Here's What Infectious Disease Experts Say

L.A. Care's Chief Medical Officer offers insight on the high-dose flu vaccine that is recommended for those 65 and older.

Health.Com

LA Community Centers Offer Free Wi-Fi to Support Telehealth Services

The centers, jointly operated by two L.A. health plans, are re-opening on the heels of the coronavirus pandemic, and are offering free Wi-Fi to enable visitors to access telehealth services.

mHealth Intelligence

L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan Reopen Resource Centers and Offer Free Wi-Fi for Telehealth Appointments

Select services are now available by appointment in a safe environment.

L.A. Care Launches 2020 Fight the Flu Campaign as Health Experts Raise Concerns about a “Twindemic”

L.A. Care's Chief Medical Officer and other health plan physicians stand ready to share facts about the vaccine.