https://www.fqhctalent.com Intelligence items mentioning Comprehensive Community Health Centers (Los Angeles). Updated whenever we publish new intel about this FQHC. en-us Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:59:52 GMT https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/sb-1422-durazo-uis-medi-cal-restoration California Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) introduced SB 1422 to restore full Medi-Cal eligibility for all income-qualifying adults regardless of immigration status — reversing the January 2026 enrollment freeze that blocked new undocumented applicants (and, as introduced, the then-proposed dental cuts and UIS premium). Nearly 1.7M undocumented immigrants are currently enrolled in Medi-Cal. The freeze eliminated PPS payments to FQHCs for UIS patients, forcing health centers to absorb care costs or turn patients away. Primary source: CalMatters — https://calmatters.org/health/2026/03/durazo-reverse-medical-undocumented-immigrants/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/sb-1422-durazo-uis-medi-cal-restoration undocumented-access CalMatters https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/ca-pps-elimination-uis-july-2026 UPDATE (June 30, 2026): the 2026-27 California budget signed June 29 DELAYS this cut 12 months to July 1, 2027 ($1.034B General Fund appropriated for 2026-27). The analysis below describes the cut if it takes effect. Originally slated for July 1, 2026, California's proposal eliminates use of the Prospective Payment System for FQHC services to state-only-funded individuals with unsatisfactory immigration status (UIS). FQHCs would instead be paid at the regular Medi-Cal fee-for-service rate or negotiated managed care plan rates — roughly 50–70% less per encounter than the PPS rate ($200–400/visit). The CA LAO scored this as $1 billion in annual General Fund savings, meaning $1 billion in annual FQHC revenue loss when implemented. FQHCs with large undocumented patient panels — concentrated in LA, San Diego, and Central Valley — face the most severe July 1, 2027 exposure unless the next budget extends the reprieve. Primary source: California Health Care Foundation — https://www.chcf.org/resource/how-massive-federal-cuts-will-create-unprecedented-challenges-medi-cal-patients-providers/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/ca-pps-elimination-uis-july-2026 legislation California Health Care Foundation https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/medi-cal-30-premium-undocumented-2027 Beginning July 1, 2027, Medi-Cal members ages 19–59 who are undocumented or have unsatisfactory immigration status (UIS) and remain in full-coverage Medi-Cal will be required to pay a $30 monthly premium to maintain coverage. The UIS dental elimination and the FQHC UIS-PPS cut — both originally slated for July 1, 2026 — were deferred 12 months to July 1, 2027 in the 2026-27 California budget signed June 29, 2026. Combined with the January 2026 enrollment freeze, this represents a compounding disinvestment in California's 1.6 million undocumented Medi-Cal enrollees — raising coverage loss and FQHC revenue risk. Primary source: CA Department of Health Care Services — https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Medi-Cal/Pages/immigration-status-categories.aspx Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/medi-cal-30-premium-undocumented-2027 undocumented-access CA Department of Health Care Services https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/cchc-nevada-expansion CCHC, an LA County FQHC serving the San Fernando Valley, opened its first out-of-state location in Las Vegas on March 2. The expansion signals the growing sophistication of larger FQHC networks — CCHC grew from 45,000 visits in 2004 to 177,000+ by 2023. The model offers transparent pricing ($125 new patient visits) and walk-in access, which could inform California FQHC expansion strategies. Primary source: PR Newswire — https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comprehensive-community-health-centers-opens-new-location-in-las-vegas-nevada-302692574.html Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/cchc-nevada-expansion merger-acquisition PR Newswire https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/ca-democrats-restore-undocumented-benefits California Democratic legislators introduce measures to restore Medi-Cal benefits for undocumented adults that were frozen in January 2026, citing the public health and economic costs of coverage gaps. If successful, this would reverse the enrollment freeze and restore PPS encounter revenue for FQHCs serving undocumented populations. Primary source: Health Access California — https://health-access.org/senator-durazo-and-assemblymember-arambula-introduce-medi-cal-access-restoration-act-to-reverse-enrollment-freeze-for-undocumented-californians/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/ca-democrats-restore-undocumented-benefits legislation Health Access California https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/medi-cal-enrollment-freeze California halts new Medi-Cal enrollment for undocumented adults ages 19 and older as a budget measure, saving $77.9M in 2025-26 but rising to $3.3B by 2028-29. An estimated 1.7M undocumented Californians currently have Medi-Cal. FQHCs must now serve new undocumented patients on the sliding fee scale with no encounter revenue. Primary source: CalMatters — https://calmatters.org/health/2025/05/newsom-freeze-medi-cal-undocumented-immigrants/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/medi-cal-enrollment-freeze undocumented-access CalMatters