United Health Centers

86,000+ Undocumented Californians Dropped or Denied Medi-Cal in Jan-Feb 2026 — First Hard Numbers Since UIS Freeze

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…

May Revise: ~2M UIS Medi-Cal Members Transition From Managed Care to Fee-for-Service Jan 1, 2027 — Compounds State-Only PPS Elimination

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-servi…

Fresno County Faces $241M Indigent Care Cost Shift + $300M Budget Hole — Central Valley FQHC Catchment Most Exposed in CA

Fresno County is projected to face a $241M indigent care cost shift as 11,000–30,000 residents lose Medi-Cal coverage under H.R. 1 work mandates and 6-month redeterminations — lan…

Kern County Public Health Lays Off 27 Staff, Shafter Clinic Confirmed Closed — Clinica Sierra Vista Absorbs Uncompensated Demand

Kern County Department of Public Health laid off 27 staff and shut down its Shafter public health clinic. CDC funding streams halted March 24, 2026 — early termination of grants s…

Fresno County Faces $69-295M Budget Deficit From H.R. 1 — 11K-30K Residents at Risk of Losing Medi-Cal

Fresno County faces a $69-295M budget hole from H.R. 1, with Public Health Director Joe Prado warning 11,000-30,000 residents will lose Medi-Cal coverage and turn to county/FQHCs …

Fresno County's $300M H.R. 1 Budget Hole — Public Health, BH, Social Services Hit Hardest

H.R. 1 has created an estimated $300M FY27 budget hole for Fresno County, with public health, behavioral health, and social services departments named as taking the biggest hits. …

United Health Centers' Unified Physicians Network (UPN) Manages 200K Central Valley Patients — IPA Model Reduces Specialty Wait From Months to Weeks

United Health Centers' IPA-style sub-delegation model now manages 200,000 Central Valley patients (155,000 Medi-Cal, 10,000 Medicare Advantage) through Unified Physicians Network …

Community Medical Centers (Fresno) + Blue Shield Standoff Hits Month 3 — 5,000+ City Workers + Tens of Thousands of Patients Caught

California's 5th-largest hospital system, Community Health System (Fresno-based), entered month 3 out-of-network with Blue Shield CA on April 1, 2026, with no resolution deadline …