Keynote: A conversation with John Baackes, CEO of LA Care Health Plan
Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 30, 2022 | California
LA Care calls on Congress to strengthen Medicaid system in anticipation of enrollment surge
Emily Boerger | May 1, 2020 | California
L.A. Care successfully defends Medi-Cal, averting significant financial blow to the program
Penny Griego | Jan 13, 2020 | California
L.A. Care Health Plan, the largest publicly-operated health plan in the country, is pleased to announce that the Second District Court of Appeal ruled in favor of L.A. Care in a lawsuit involving payments to out-of-network providers. This first-of-its kind case is a culmination of a five-year legal battle that
2019 Los Angeles State of Reform Keynote: One on One; John Baackes
Emily Boerger | Oct 1, 2019 | California
Our lunch keynote at the 2019 Los Angeles State of Reform Health Policy Conference featured one-on-one interviews with three of California’s most important health care and health policy leaders. Our host, DJ Wilson, sat down with these leaders where he asked forward-looking questions in hopes of leveraging their experience to
5 Things California: Keynote panel, Asm. Devon Mathis, Executive moves
DJ Wilson | Aug 7, 2019 | California
The end of the legislative session is on the horizon, and a number of folks in Sacramento are ready to take a breath. At our 2019 Los Angeles State of Reform Health Policy Conference, we will hear from a number of insiders with their take on the session, the progress of
L.A. Care awards $1.2 million to help launch Health Homes
Emily Boerger | Jul 23, 2019 | California
At the beginning of July, L.A. Care announced their plan to invest $1.2 million to help 20 clinics and organizations implement the Health Homes Program (HHP). HHP, established through the Affordable Care Act, is an optional Medicaid State Plan benefit designed to coordinate care for individuals with chronic and complex
5 Things California: Public option, Glenn Raup, What you missed
DJ Wilson | May 23, 2019 | California
With the May budget revise now out, the legislature is moving towards finalizing the fiscal plan for the state by June 15. We'll have more on that in our next issue of 5 Things. For this issue, we're tracking a few "whoa" moments out in California health care in the last few
John Baackes pens op-ed on the viability of a public option
Emily Boerger | May 21, 2019 | California
John Baackes is the CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan, the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan covering more than 2 million members. The Hill recently featured an op-ed written by Baackes where he makes the case for the viability of a public option. In his op-ed, Baackes