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1,500 Backpacks Distributed at Event in Inglewood

The L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise Community Resource Center in Inglewood hosted a back-to-school resource fair that included the backpack distribution.

KNBC

L.A. Care Health Plan Reduces Services Requiring Prior Authorization

The health plan removed 24% of existing codes in an effort to avoid delays in member care, speed up discharge requests, and decrease the administrative burden for providers.

AuntMinnie.com

How a California Payer is Tackling the Housing Crisis

L.A. Care Health Plan is sending its social workers into temporary housing sites to help connect members to critical services for which they are eligible.

Becker's Payer Issues

Health Insurer Eliminates Prior Authorization for 50% of Radiology Codes

L.A. Care cut 24% of the codes requiring prior authorization in an effort to reduce the administrative burden for its providers and increase efficiency.

Radiology Business

L.A. Care Supporting Unhoused Members Through Work on the Ground

L.A. Care is sending health plan social workers to temporary housing sites to make sure members are connected to all the services for which they are eligible.

State of Reform

7 Payers Cutting Prior Authorization Requirements

L.A. Care cut its prior authorization requirements by 24% to ease administrative burdens on providers and prevent delays in care for its members.

Becker's Payer Issues

El Monte Site Provides Free Backpacks, School Supplies for Families

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

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

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