With much excitement, we are proud to announce that Sonja Bjork,
Partnership’s deputy CEO/chief operating officer, has been
selected to become the third CEO in Partnership’s history. Bjork
will replace Elizabeth Gibboney, who is set to retire on July 1,
2023, after serving eight years as CEO. The board made the
announcement to Partnership staff on Wednesday, May 3.
Last year, the California Department of Health Care Services
(DHCS) launched California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal,
known as CalAIM, a multi-year plan to transform
the state’s Medi-Cal program. In the initial year of
implementation, Medi-Cal managed care plans began providing
CalAIM’s foundational services: Enhanced Care Management
(ECM), a new Medi-Cal benefit focused on addressing
clinical and non-clinical needs of the highest-need enrollees,
and Community Supports (CS), new services
focused on meeting enrollees’ social needs, including services
like medically tailored meals and housing navigation.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – April 6, 2023 – CenCal
Health, the Medi-Cal Managed Care health plan for Santa Barbara
and San Luis Obispo counties, has published its 2022-2023 Community Report.
With this year’s theme of forward leading, looking back,
the annual overview – available now to the public in English and
Spanish – emphasizes both the organization’s 40-year history, and
its future in delivering health services to one in four residents
of Santa Barbara County and one in five residents of San Luis
Obispo County.
Scotts Valley, Calif., March 29, 2023 — Central
California Alliance for Health (the Alliance), the Medi-Cal
managed health care plan for residents of Merced, Monterey, and
Santa Cruz counties, is urging people with Medi-Cal to update
their county with any changes to their information to determine
eligibility for Medi-Cal to ensure they do not lose their
Medi-Cal coverage.
Alameda, CA – Alameda Alliance for Health
(Alliance), the local health plan that serves more than 355,000
Alameda County residents, announced today that its Board of
Governors has appointed Matthew Woodruff as the Chief Executive
Officer, effective June 1st, 2023. Over the next few months,
Matthew will partner with retiring CEO Scott Coffin on a full
transition.
SACRAMENTO, CA — Following the release of Governor Newsom’s
proposed
2023-24 state budget, Local Health Plans of California CEO
Linnea Koopmans released the following statement:
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, the Local Health Plans
of California (LHPC) announced that Rebecca Sullivan is joining
the association as its new Director of Government Affairs.
Sullivan will serve as the primary liaison for LHPC on issues
affecting Medi-Cal managed care plans, advancing local plans’
policy priorities with regulatory agencies, boards, the
Legislature and other stakeholders in the health care arena.
Alameda, CA – Alameda Alliance for Health
(Alliance), the local health plan that serves more than 330,000
Alameda County residents, announced today the retirement of Mr.
Scott Coffin, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective May 31,
2023. Mr. Coffin has served as CEO since early 2015, focused on
leading the organization out of state conservatorship and
transforming the operations into sustainability.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, the Local Health Plans
of California (LHPC) announced the appointment of Inland Empire
Health Plan (IEHP) CEO Jarrod McNaughton as chair of its Board of
Directors, CenCal Health CEO Marina Owen as vice chair, and Santa
Clara Family Health Plan (SCFHP) CEO Christine M. Tomcala as
treasurer. Their two-year term begins in January 2023.
McNaughton succeeds Liz Gibboney, CEO of Partnership Health Plan
of California, who has served as board chair since January 2021.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Oct. 6, 2022 – CenCal Health, the community health plan for Medi-Cal in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, received high marks in two respected professional health care assessments– the national Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®), and the state-wide report on Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®). With results released in 2022, the findings in both annual audits concluded that, in multiple categories, CenCal Health and its providers delivered exceptional care to child members, as well as members that are new mothers and members with diabetes.
LOS ANGELES – L.A. Care Health Plan is proud to announce that it
has awarded $500,000 to Plunum Health, a nonprofit that
assists health centers in under-resourced communities enhance
their efficiency and patient satisfaction. The L.A. Care grant
will support the launch of the new Plunum Health Care
Transformation Program at three health centers in Los Angeles
County – Eisner Health, Saban Community Clinic, and Venice Family
Health Center. All three centers serve L.A. Care members.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Sept 6, 2022 – The
California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal program – known as
CalAIM
– is the far-reaching, multi-year plan to transform Medi-Cal. The
long-term mission of CalAIM is to offer 14+ million Californians
a more equitable, coordinated, and person-centered approach to
maximizing their health and life trajectory.
SACRAMENTO, CA — On behalf of the Local Health
Plans of California (LHPC), a group representing 16 of the
not-for-profit local health plans that serve more than 70 percent
of Californians enrolled in Medi-Cal managed care, CEO Linnea
Koopmans offered comment following the Department of Health Care
Services’
announcement of its intent to award Medi-Cal contracts to
three managed care plans.
Bakersfield, CA: Kern Health Systems (KHS) has
awarded more than $14 million in California Department of Health
Care Services (DHCS) incentive funds to network providers and
community organizations through the CalAIM Incentive Payment
Program (IPP). The incentives were awarded to organizations
throughout Kern County by Kern Health Systems, which administers
Medi-Cal benefits to more than #340,000 members in our community.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Aug 9, 2022 –
Van Do-Reynoso, MPH, PhD has started a new
position as Chief Customer Experience Officer (CXO) at CenCal
Health, the Medi-Cal managed care plan for Santa
Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. In this position, she will
provide strategic leadership for the management of relationships
with members, providers, and community partners to ensure the
long-term growth and success of these key partnerships.
Bakersfield, CA: Kern Health Systems is proud to
announce that over $400,000 was awarded to seven public schools
and seventy-two community organizations in Kern County to
implement both school-based and community-based programs
throughout the 2022-2023 calendar year.
SACRAMENTO, CA – On behalf of the Local
Health Plans of California (LHPC), a group representing the 16
not-for-profit local health plans that serve more than 70 percent
of Californians enrolled in Medi-Cal managed care, CEO Linnea
Koopmans offered comment opposing Assembly Bill 2724. The bill
authorizes the Department of Health Care Services to enter into a
statewide Medi-Cal contract with Kaiser Permanente.
Bakersfield, CA — Doug Hayward,
current Kern Health Systems CEO announced his retirement
effective July 6th, 2022. Mr. Hayward has served as CEO since
January 2012. During his leadership, Kern Health Systems through
Kern Family Health Care, grew approximately 300% to where today
Kern Family Health Care serves over 325,000 Kern residents. Mr.
