CHCF Announces 4 Strategic Priorities for California Safety Net Through 2028 — Emergency Reserves, Revenue Diversification, Workforce Stabilization, and Data Infrastructure
The California Health Care Foundation announced its 2026–2028 strategic framework for California's safety net, centering on four priorities:
- emergency reserve building for FQHCs facing FMAP and Section 330 uncertainty
- revenue diversification beyond PPS — specifically ECM, telehealth, and 340B pharmacy
- workforce stabilization through CHW scope expansion and training investment, and
- data infrastructure to improve care coordination and demonstrate value for the FQHC APM transition.
CHCF will prioritize grants to FQHCs that demonstrate integrated progress across all four dimensions simultaneously — making this framework a de facto grant application checklist.
Key takeaways
- CHCF's 4 priorities double as a grant application checklist — align your FY27 strategic plan language with these four pillars to maximize CHCF grant competitiveness
- FQHCs without a documented 6-month reserve, an active revenue diversification strategy, CHW expansion plan, or a data infrastructure roadmap are below the CHCF baseline — address the biggest gap first
Primary source
California Health Care FoundationFQHC Talent. (2026, April 14). CHCF Announces 4 Strategic Priorities for California Safety Net Through 2028 — Emergency Reserves, Revenue Diversification, Workforce Stabilization, and Data Infrastructure. Primary source: California Health Care Foundation. Retrieved June 12, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/chcf-four-strategic-priorities-safety-net-2026-2028
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