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Intel Brief #2
March 20, 2026
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STAT NewsSTAT News: Structural Insolvency Is a Major FQHC ThreatCalMattersSB 1422: Bill to Reverse Medi-Cal Enrollment Freeze for Undocumented AdultsU.S. House of RepresentativesH.R. 7391: Bipartisan Bill Would Exempt FQHCs from 340B Rebate Model — 35 CosponsorsKFF Health NewsLA County: $1B/Year Health Tax on June 2 Ballot — First County-Level Medicaid OffsetCalifornia Health Care FoundationCHCF: H.R. 1 Would 'Devastate' Rural Northern California Health SystemsSan Francisco ChronicleSF Community Health Center Loses Ryan White HIV Funding — 3,000+ Patients at RiskStateline / RAND HealthRAND: State Medicaid Budgets Will Decline $665B Over Next Decade Under H.R. 1Neighborhood HealthcareNeighborhood Healthcare CEO: 'Hundreds of FQHCs Will Shut Down in a Year'Press DemocratKaiser Mental Health Strike: AI Replacement Fears Drive March 18 WalkoutSanta Barbara IndependentSanta Barbara: $5M Wyatt Gift Funds Largest FQHC Expansion on the Central Coastdigital.ahrq.govAHRQ Funds $2M Study on Safe AI Scribe Implementation in Primary Carebeckershospitalreview.comPeterson Institute: Ambient AI Scribes Are Fastest-Adopted Health Tech in History