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
July 2, 2019 CalHealthCares awards to pay $58.6M in loans for 247 physicians who commit to serve Medi-Cal patients Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) announced a commitment to pay off $58.6 million in student loans for 247 physicians under a new program created to expand access to care for Medi-Cal patients. read more
May 16, 2019 Applications for First Round of CalHealthCares Student Loan Repayment Program Show Overwhelming Provider Desire to Serve Medi-Cal Beneficiaries The new CalHealthCares program attracted more than 1,200 applications from physicians and dentists who agreed to see more of California’s 13 million Medi-Cal patients in exchange for repayment of their student loans. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised 2019-20 budget proposes an additional $120 million for loan repayments. read more