2005

07/29/2005 Community Honors South Central's Thelma Bennett

07/20/2005 Obesity Study to be Released at L.A. Care Conference 

06/01/2005 Statement by Howard A. Kahn, CEO, regarding UHP filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

05/23/2005 L.A. Care Health Plan Appoints Don Gerdts as CIO

04/29/2005 Local Health Advocate Stands Up for the Uninsured

04/28/2005 Working Single Mother Makes Time to Fight for the Uninsured

04/26/2005 Health Care Options for the Uninsured

03/31/2005 L.A. Care Health Plan Members Elect Two to Board of Governors 

02/23/2005 Training for Doctors Will Improve Oral Health of Children

01/03/2005 Richard Seidman Joins L.A. Care Health Plan as Medical Director

2004

07/15/2004 New Premium Rebate Program To Help 18,000 LA County Residents Stay Insured

06/25/2004 L.A. Care Health Plan Sponsors 8th Annual Free Health Conference on June 26

06/22/2004 Health Insurance For Every Child In Los Angeles County: Coalition Funds $100 Million + Health Insurance Initiative for Uninsured Children

06/17/2004 Doctors Facing Many Problems in Treating Obesity; L.A. Care Health Plan Offers Education Program

06/14/2004 L.A. Care Health Plan Announces New Director of Communications

06/09/2004 Statement of Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Legislative Strategies and Advocacy, on the proposed merger of Wellpoint and Anthem

04/09/2004 Health Plan Consumers to Meet with State Legislators to Urge Against Cuts in Healthy Families and Other Health Benefits for Children and Vulnerable Populations

03/22/2004 L.A. CARE-sponsored Program on Preventing Childhood Obesity Will Help Providers Identify, Treat Obesity in Young Patients and Empower Their Families

02/25/2004 UCLA Pediatric Cardiologist Elected to L.A. Care Health Plan's Board of Governors

02/17/2004 L.A. Care Health Plan Names Elaine Batchlor, M.D., M.P.H., as Chief Medical Officer

2003

11/13/2003 Manatt Partner Moving to L.A. Care Health Plan to Take Leadership Role in Health Care Strategic Planning and Government Relations

09/02/2003 Centrally Located Facility to Provide Thousands of Medi-Cal Members With Valuable Information Closer to Home

08/14/2003 Called the Largest Consolidation of its Kind in California, Plans Will Share Physician Office Audit Information and Results Aimed at Ensuring Quality-of-Care to More than 1.3 Million Members Through Secure Password-Protected Web Sites.

08/08/2003 Nation's Largest Publicly-Governed HMO Believes Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data is Essential to Addressing Racial Disparities in Health Care, Including Treatment and Disease Prevention

01/27/2003 L.A. Care Health Plan Receives $166,000 From The Stuart Foundation in Support of Program That Reaches Out to Children At-Risk of Abuse/Neglect in Los Angeles County

2002

06/07/2002 Conference Addresses Health Issues Affecting Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgenders

06/07/2002 L.A. Care Is First Health Plan In California Without a Hospital Component To Receive Continuing Medical Education Accreditation

06/03/2002 L.A. Care Health Plan to Help Physician Offices Assess Their Technology Readiness

2001

11/06/2001 Howard Kahn, CIGNA Executive, Appointed CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan; Was Founding CEO of California Wellness Foundation and Health Plan of San Mateo

07/10/2001 L.A. Care Health Plan Provider Performance Incentive Program Shows Promise After 1st Quarter; Improved Performance in Preventive Care and Clinical Data Gathering Offer Opportunities for Providers, Provider Groups and Partnering HMOs to Receive Performance Bonus

07/02/2001 L.A. Care annual report spotlights health plan member and community advocate; L.A. resident featured for her participation in community and children's health advisory committees

06/29/2001 19 Community Organizations in L.A. County Receive Grants Totaling $2.9 Million To Increase Health Care Services for Low-Income Uninsured; Unmet need for ambulatory services for uninsured in L.A. County estimated to be six million visits annually

06/12/2001 Tenth Street Elementary Students in Pico Union Welcome Mobile Health Clinic; Mobile Clinic Is One of 19 Grant Awards Totaling $2.9 Million to Los Angeles County-Area Clinics To Increase Health Care Services for Low-Income Uninsured

05/24/2001 Forum Explores Health Care Issues and Barriers for Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Populations

05/17/2001 HMO Advisory Committee Sponsors Diabetes Event to Educate the Latino Community; "Learn How to Control Diabetes" To Include Important Health Information, Physicals, and Nutrition and Exercise Tips

05/14/2001 From the American Association of Health Plans: Health Plans Spearheading Innovative Programs to Care for Children With Special Needs; Healthplan Magazine Looks Growing Trend Toward Medicaid Managed Care; Examines Two Programs Providing Comprehensive Care to At-Risk Youth

05/07/2001 John Smits, Acting CEO and CFO of L.A. Care Health Plan Resigns

04/18/2001 HMO Consumers Visit State Capitol - Advocacy Training and Visits with Legislators Are Part of Day-Long Activities

03/12/2001 11 L.A. HMO Advisory Committees Elect Leaders for New Term; Local Community Members in Position to Influence One of California's Largest HMOs

03/09/2001 Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard and Community Leaders Honored for Contributions to Health Care; L.A. Care Health Plan Gives "First Look" at Screening Tool Under Development To Help Individuals Learn If They May Qualify for Programs Like Medi-Cal, Healthy Families, AIM, etc.

03/01/2001 L.A. Care Health Plan to Honor Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard and community leaders in the 33rd Congressional District

03/01/2001 Seminar Explores Transportation Issues and Other Barriers to Serving Culturally Diverse Patient Populations