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How an LA County Scholarship Program Tackles the “Diverse Doctor” Shortage and Crippling Medical School Debt

L.A. Care announced eight new medical school scholarship awardees. The scholarships are part of the health plan's Elevating the Safety Net initiative designed to address a physician shortage in L.A.…

Los Angeles Daily News

L.A. Care Awards Medical School Scholarships to Address a Physician Shortage

One of L.A. Care's 2024 scholarship awardees talks about the need for more doctors who actually come from the under resourced communities they hope to serve.

KFI

White Coat Ceremony for Future Doctors

L.A. Care announced its latest group of eight medical school scholarship recipients. Four will attend the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and four will attend the Charles R. Drew University…

KABC

White Coat Ceremony for Eight Medical School Students

L.A. Care Health Plan celebrated its seventh group of medical school scholarship recipients under its initiative to address a physician shortage in L.A. County.

KVEA

Scholarships for More Latino Doctors

L.A. Care Health Plan celebrates its latest group of medical school scholarship recipients, all of whom are from communities of color.

KMEX

Can California’s Health Care Providers Help Solve the State’s Homelessness Crisis?

L.A. Care's Chief Medical Officer discusses how health plans are using state incentive funds to support a lease acquisition program in L.A. County.

CalMatters

California Is Funding Managed Care Plans to Bring Mental Healthcare to Schools. Here's How It's Going

L.A. Care, Health Net, and Hazel Health have been collaborating on a mental health telehealth program in schools across Los Angeles County, and it is showing promise.

Fierce Healthcare

A Backpack Giveaway Is Underway in Wilmington

The L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise Community Resource Center hosted the first of a series of back-to-school events that will be held across L.A. County through August 17.

KABC

18,000 Backpacks to Be Distributed Across L.A. County

The L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise Community Resource Centers are hosting back-to-school events across the county through August 17. The center in Wilmington hosted the first event.

KVEA

Baackes Looks Back on Career

Earlier this year, John Baackes announced he would retire at the end of the year. He looks back on his long career in health care and all that he has accomplished at L.A. Care.

Los Angeles Business Journal