SAC Health

Medicaid-ICE Data Sharing Creates 'Cloud of Fear' Across San Bernardino Immigrant Communities — Direct Threat to FQHC Patient Retention

A San Bernardino CHW describes a 'cloud of fear' sweeping immigrant communities following ICE raids across Southern California and Trump administration plans to share Medi-Cal/Med…

Kaiser Awards $3.3M in San Bernardino County Community Grants — SAC Health Recognized for Access-to-Care Work

Kaiser Permanente is awarding $3.309M in community health grants to 59 SBC organizations in the 2025/26 cycle. SAC Health — the primary Inland Empire FQHC — was recognized under t…

IEHP Opens 33,000 sq-ft Community Wellness Center in San Bernardino — Free Programming Open to Members and Non-Members

Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is opening a 33,000 sq-ft Community Wellness Center at 2050 N. Massachusetts Ave., San Bernardino — replacing its existing Second Street site. The…

Inland Empire: 1.6M IEHP Members at Risk as Medi-Cal Cuts Loom

The Inland Empire Health Plan serves 1.6M members across Riverside (42% enrolled) and San Bernardino (45% enrolled) counties. Projected $10-20B annual state Medi-Cal cuts could fo…

Inland Empire Nutrition Programs Closing April 30 — SNAP-Ed Eliminated by H.R. 1

San Bernardino and Riverside county public health nutrition programs will close April 30, 2026 after H.R. 1 eliminated the $536M SNAP-Ed program. LA County's program closes June 3…

VA Loma Linda: 64K Appointments Canceled Due to Staff Shortages

A VA OIG audit found VA Loma Linda Healthcare System lacked adequate oversight at 5 Inland Empire outpatient clinics, contributing to 64,000 appointment cancellations from Oct 202…