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This strategic report is analysis compiled from public sources (HRSA UDS, CMS, WARN Act filings, news coverage, public Glassdoor reviews). Claims about workforce stability, financial positioning, or operational resilience are informational only and may not reflect current operations. For authoritative information, contact the organization directly.
Resilience
Resilience grade: BSites
35
Staff
475+
Patients
90,000+
Low Risk
(78/100)La Clínica provides culturally appropriate, quality, and accessible health care to the diverse communities of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Overall Score: 78/100
Data completeness: 90%
5 active programs (excellent diversity)
No recent layoffs tracked
Modern EHR: OCHIN Epic
Blood-pressure control 73.3% (national percentile 80)
High funding vulnerability
Regional Comparison: La Clinica de La Raza scores 78 vs the Bay Area average of 67.
HRSA clinical care quality — distinct from the employer rating.
Explainable signal derived from HRSA public data (badges 2025, measures 2024) — not an official grade. Peer-relative across health centers. Verify badges (HRSA CHQR) · UDS overview
Federal Match Reduced for Emergency Services to Undocumented
2026-10-01
CalAIM Waiver Expires — ECM & Community Supports at Risk
2026-12-31
Work/Community Engagement Requirements Begin
2027-01-01
ECM Provider
NHSC Approved
EHR System
OCHIN Epic
Union Status
SEIU Local 1021, CNA/NNU
Active Openings
48
Glassdoor
Profile Source
CuratedContra Costa County's Measure B — a 0.625-cent general sales tax projected to raise ~$150 million a year for five years, placed on the June 2 ballot explicitly to 'address deep cuts in federal funding' — failed decisively. The June 5 count shows ~42.1% yes to ~57.9% no, down by more than 36,500 votes (it needed a simple majority). County staff had projected more than $300 million in health-system losses over five years, and the 'Safe & Healthy Contra Costa' campaign warned ~93,000 residents could lose coverage by 2029 and that H.R. 1 could cut ~$1.5 billion in federal contributions to Contra Costa Health over five years. Contra Costa Health runs the county hospital, its clinics, and Contra Costa Health Plan (~270,000 members) — so the 'no' vote means there is no local backstop for the July 1 UIS-PPS cut and the H.R. 1 Medicaid losses in a major Bay Area county. For independent Contra Costa FQHCs (LifeLong Medical Care, La Clínica de la Raza, Brighter Beginnings), the failure removes a potential referral-and-stability cushion and signals harder county-side competition for shrinking dollars. The bigger pattern: California's 'tax ourselves to backfill federal Medicaid cuts' model is now 2 wins (Santa Clara Measure A, ~$330M/yr, Nov 2025; LA's Measure ER passed June 10, ~$1B/yr) and 1 loss (Contra Costa B failed) — voters will fund a county-anchored health system but rejected Contra Costa's general-fund version.
As the immigration crackdown continues, La Clínica de la Raza launched a county-wide Medi-Cal enrollment campaign — reported by bilingual outlet El Tímpano — to keep currently-eligible immigrant patients covered before a missed 90-day paperwork window locks them out permanently. Community health workers describe a dual threat: the Jan-2026 enrollment freeze AND a chilling effect in which eligible patients avoid both enrolling and visiting clinics for fear coverage could be used against them in immigration proceedings (a misreading of public-charge rules, but a real deterrent). For FQHCs with large Spanish-speaking panels — La Clínica, AltaMed, Asian Health Services, LifeLong — the result is lost visit volume and revenue on top of the mechanical coverage cuts.
KVPR / Public Health Watch published the first sector-wide enrollment numbers since California's UIS (Undocumented Income-Sensitive) freeze took effect: 86,000+ immigrants without legal status either lost or were denied Medi-Cal in January-February 2026, exiting at 6x the rate of other enrollees. Modeling projects ~1.3M Californians will lose full-scope Medi-Cal coverage over the next 4 years if the freeze stays in place. This pairs with the Kheir Clinic patient-coverage story (60-100 enrollment-help requests per day) already tracked — Kheir was the single-clinic anecdote; this is the statewide denominator. Strategic implication: FQHCs are absorbing the coverage hit. Largest exposure: AltaMed, FHCSD, La Clinica de la Raza, Clinica Sierra Vista, United Health Centers, Family Healthcare Network, Clinicas del Camino Real. This is the data FQHC CFOs need for board presentations explaining 2026 sliding-fee-scale demand surges and self-pay collections decline.
Governor Newsom's May 14 May Revise proposes transitioning approximately 2 million Medi-Cal members with Unsatisfactory Immigration Status (UIS) from managed care to fee-for-service effective January 1, 2027 — projected $583.8M GF 'savings' in 2026-27, $1.5B ongoing. This is a NEW line item not in prior tracking, distinct from the State-Only PPS elimination (July 1, 2026) already tracked. FFS transition fundamentally changes how FQHCs get paid for ~2M patients: disrupts managed care contracts, ECM/Community Supports flow, and care coordination revenue streams that are MCP-dependent. Heaviest exposure: AltaMed, FHCSD, La Clinica, Clinica Sierra Vista, United Health Centers, Family Healthcare Network. Pairs with the May Revise $68.3M ECM cut (separate item) as a compounding revenue + operational threat for FQHCs serving undocumented populations. Strategic implication for FQHC CFOs: (1) Model FY27 cash flow under FFS-for-UIS scenario — payment timing changes from monthly capitation to ~60-day FFS claim cycles; (2) Re-paper MCP contracts to exclude UIS member rosters; (3) Brief boards on operational complexity (UIS member roster identification, dual payment paths during transition); (4) Engage CPCA + Health4All coalition on June 15 conference committee push to block the FFS transition.
⚠️ UPDATE (June 2026): the June 11 two-chamber budget agreement DELAYS this cut 12 months to July 1, 2027 — pending Newsom's signature (deadline June 30; reverts to July 1, 2026 if unsigned). The analysis below describes the cut when it takes effect. — California eliminates full-scope Medi-Cal dental for ~2 million immigrant adults ages 19-54 (undocumented + certain DACA/lawfully present), originally effective July 1, 2026 — emergency-only thereafter. Projected state savings: $308M FY26-27, $336M annually after that. National Health Law Program and Justice in Aging argue the policy is unsound; KVPR reporting confirms dentists already preparing to turn away patients. Strategic implication for FQHCs with strong dental programs (La Clinica de la Raza, AltaMed, Tiburcio Vasquez, Family Healthcare Network, Asian Health Services): a double hit — (a) PPS elimination for undocumented = ~$1B revenue loss (already tracked), and (b) the dental patient panel itself shrinks in the same window. Sliding-scale dental and grant-funded dental will absorb the spillover; ED dental visits will rise. Career angle: dental hygienist + DA hiring may slow at FQHCs with high undocumented patient mix; sliding-fee-program coordinator roles may grow. Pairs with KVPR 86K undocumented exits (already tracked) and CHA "FQHC closures = ED spillover" warning (already tracked).
A Chicano Movement-rooted FQHC grew from a single storefront to 35 sites serving 86,000+ patients by anchoring expansion in the communities it serves — including a nationally recognized transit village development.
La Clinica de La Raza operates in California's Bay Area region.
Regional FQHCs
39
Avg Resilience
67
Total Staff
21,375
Regional Jobs
291
Regional salary ranges (P25/P50/P75), open positions, and alerts when new openings post.
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