July 5, 2022 CalHealthCares awards $64.9 million to health care providers, increasing Medi-Cal access to quality care PHC and DHCS today announced the recipients of the fourth cycle of CalHealthCares student loan repayment awards. In this cohort, 222 physicians and 35 dentists will receive $64.9 million to pay off their student loans. These loan repayments were awarded to physicians and dentists who are committed to expanding access to care for Medi-Cal communities. read more
May 2, 2022 CalHealthCares funding announcements coming soon On March 11, 2022, the CalHealthCares loan repayment program closed its fourth application cycle. A total of 521 applications were received, requesting over $133.7 million. read more
August 10, 2021 CalHealthCares loan repayment program awards $67.9 million to health care providers, increasing access to care On June 25, 2021, Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) and the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced that 244 physicians and 43 dentists were awarded approximately $67.9 million in student loan repayments. read more
December 17, 2020 CalHealthCares: Serving Medi-Cal Beneficiaries Delivering on the state’s promise to provide quality health care to its most vulnerable population requires California to ensure there are enough physicians in areas with high numbers of Medi-Cal beneficiaries. read more
September 15, 2020 Seeking Nominations for Workforce Advisory Council The California Medical Association (CMA) is seeking physicians to volunteer their time and expertise towards creating new competency standards, supporting educational loan repayment and expanding graduate medical education (GME). Each effort supports California’s physician workforce while further improving patient care. read more
August 3, 2020 CalHealthCares Awards New Cohort of Physicians and Dentists to Expand Medi-Cal Access to Care CalHealthCares announces a new cohort of awardees - data and information will be released in a forthcoming press release once the awardees have been notified and confirmed. read more
June 30, 2020 CalHealthCares State Funding Continues The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) are pleased to report that state funding for CalHealthCares will continue as originally planned. Due to Governor Gavin Newsom's and the state Legislature's commitment to quality health care for all Californians, the state’s 2020-21 budget continues the state-funded physician and dental loan repayment program. read more
May 14, 2020 PHC Provides State Budget Update on CalHealthCares and CalMedForce The May Revise proposed approximately $269 million in cuts to CalHealthCares, which administers loan repayments on educational debt for California physicians and dentists who serve Medi-Cal patients. Medi-Cal serves over one-third of Californians and half of the state’s children, and the state is estimating a two million caseload increase in 2020 due to COVID-19. read more
April 30, 2020 PHC Releases 2019 Annual Report 2019 brought tremendous growth to our organization, allowing us to expand graduate medical education throughout the state and repay educational loans to physicians and dentists to increase access to care in underserved communities. read more
January 13, 2020 2020 CalHealthCares loan repayment application cycle is now open The 2020 application cycle for the CalHealthCares loan repayment program is now open. read more