L.A. Care Celebrates its 21st Anniversary!

April 2018

It's been 21 years since L.A. Care received its Knox-Keene license, and began operations as a Medi-Cal health plan for Los Angeles County. Today, with 2.2 million members and nearly 2,000 employees, L.A. Care is recognized nationally as a health care leader and advocate for sensible and compassionate health care reform.

"We have come a long way from our early days," said L.A. Care CEO John Baackes. "However, our priority is still the same – our mission – which guides us to provide access to quality health care for Los Angeles County’s low income communities and residents and to support the health care safety net." 

In celebration of our 21st Anniversary, we're pleased to share with you this video, which shows how L.A. Care employees feel about our work and this moment in our history.

L.A. Care would like to thank you, our provider partners, for your support and partnership over the years. Your dedication has made a tremendous difference for our members, and for all those who need the health care safety net to care for themselves and their families. 

All of us at L.A. Care look forward to continuing to work with you, as together, we elevate health care for all of L.A.