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    <title>FQHC Intel — Valley Community Healthcare</title>
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      <title>LA County FY26-27 Recommended Budget Codifies $662.2M Federal Revenue Decline for DPH</title>
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      <description>Los Angeles County&apos;s FY2026-27 Recommended Budget (released April 14, transmittal letter to Board of Supervisors) projects a $662.2M federal revenue decline for the public hospital and DPH system — the first codified dollar figure that replaces the earlier $1.5B &apos;federal cuts warning&apos; with line-item budget reality. Up to 5,000 staff face layoffs, reassignments, or schedule reductions across SEIU 721 and CNA-represented roles, and the County CEO has now publicly described public-hospital closure as &apos;a possibility.&apos; Six DPH clinics remain after the February 27 closure of seven. Board hearings continue through May 2026; final adoption typically June. Strategic implication for LA-area FQHCs (AltaMed, St. John&apos;s, Northeast Valley, Eisner, Valley Community, LA LGBT Center, El Proyecto, Harbor Community, APHCV, Mission City, Northeast Community, Chinatown Service Center, Children&apos;s Clinic, White Memorial, Hurtt Family, Serve the People): patient-volume absorption planning needs to assume material DPH-FQHC referral capacity reductions, not just incremental ones — model FY26-27 visit-volume scenarios at +10%, +20%, +30% above current baseline and align hiring/staffing accordingly. Workforce-side: 5,000 displaced county workers create a hiring opportunity if FQHC compensation can compete; align with Transition Toolkit positioning and the parallel LA County health-tax ballot measure timeline.

Primary source: Los Angeles County — https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/lac/1206152_2026-27RecommendedBudget_TransmittalBoardLetter_FINAL.pdf</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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