https://www.fqhctalent.com Intelligence items mentioning American Indian Health & Services (Central Coast). Updated whenever we publish new intel about this FQHC. en-us Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:59:52 GMT https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/cencal-ceo-santa-barbara-uninsured-25k-50k-all-hands-july-2026 The Santa Barbara Independent reported that CenCal Health CEO Marina Owen projected 25,000 Santa Barbara County residents could lose health insurance in 2026, with the projected figure rising to 50,000 in 2027. The article gives no methodology or denominator, so these are attributed forecasts, not observed losses. Owen also reported that major county hospitals, clinics, Santa Barbara County, CenCal, and the Santa Barbara Foundation had held two response meetings and planned a third. Their immediate priority was helping residents retain coverage; longer-term work concerned care models for people who become uninsured. The article identifies county health centers, Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, and American Indian Health & Services within the local FQHC safety net, but does not identify individual meeting attendees or quantify organization-specific effects. Primary source: Santa Barbara Independent — https://www.independent.com/2026/07/15/all-hands-on-deck-for-santa-barbara-medical-leaders/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/cencal-ceo-santa-barbara-uninsured-25k-50k-all-hands-july-2026 funding Santa Barbara Independent https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/santa-barbara-county-70m-deficit-25m-public-health-cuts-april-2026 Santa Barbara County Supervisors began FY2026-27 budget hearings April 13, 2026, facing a $70M projected deficit. The Public Health Department is slated for $25M in cuts and Social Services for $28M. Three county pharmacies (Santa Maria, Lompoc, Santa Barbara) are being consolidated into Lompoc to save $8.5M. County officials warned that clinic operation reductions could push patients to ERs. Final budget hearings June 2026, effective July 1. This places direct competitive pressure on Central Coast FQHCs (Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, American Indian Health & Services) as county clinic capacity contracts. Signed-budget context: the UIS PPS-to-FFS exposure that was being modeled for July 2026 moved into a July 1, 2027 planning horizon, so FQHC executives in SB/SLO/Ventura should separate immediate county-service surge planning from 2027 state-rate sensitivity. Primary source: KEYT (Santa Barbara County Budget Hearings) — https://keyt.com/news/santa-barbara-s-county/2026/04/13/budget-hearings-start-with-a-looming-prospective-deficit-of-about-70-million/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/santa-barbara-county-70m-deficit-25m-public-health-cuts-april-2026 funding KEYT (Santa Barbara County Budget Hearings)