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Community Resource Center Offers Fitness, Wellness Classes

The newest L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise Community Resource Center opened in South L.A. earlier this fall and is providing free fitness and nutrition classes, help with Medi-Cal enrollment, and…

The Los Angeles Wave

Payer Roundup - L.A. Care Health Plan Gives $2.7M to Health Equity Initiatives

The L.A. Care funding will support projects that address food, economic, and housing insecurity.

Fierce Healthcare

California’s Protections for Transgender Care Could Be Tested under Trump

L.A. Care CEO John Baackes says California might consider paying for gender-affirming care should federal funding be eliminated.

Los Angeles Times

L.A. Care Commits More Than $500,000 to Projects Reducing Health Disparities and Promoting Systemic Justice

L.A. Care awarded grants to three organizations that are addressing systemic racism and promoting systemic justice across Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles Sentinel

Food, Fluoride and Funding: How a New Trump Term Might Affect Health in California

L.A. Care CEO John Baackes weighs in on the impact the Trump presidency might have on Medi-Cal.

Los Angeles Times

Homeless Does Not Have to Mean Health Plan-Less

L.A. Care and Health Net commit $90 million over five years to improve access to health care and social and housing services for those experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County.

Managed Healthcare Executive

5 Ways to Decrease Medical School Costs

Scholarships are one way to reduce medical school costs and among those offered are L.A. Care Elevating the Safety Net scholarships awarded by the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

U.S. News & World Report

L.A. Care Commits $1.2 Million+ to Reduce Barriers to Dental Care for Angelenos

The L.A. Care funding will help 10 awardees implement strategies that address the barriers contributing to oral health disparities.

Los Angeles Sentinel

Medicare Open Enrollment Is Underway: 3 Key Changes to Know

L.A. Care's Senior Director of Sales talks about changes that emphasize health equity, with Medicare encouraging plans to incorporate benefits and outreach tailored to vulnerable populations.

Healthline

L.A. Care vs Health Net: Covered Ca and Medicare Market's Explained

L.A. Care scored very well on network of providers in both the Covered California and Medicare spaces.

CalHealth.net