October 8, 2024 Celebrating CalHealthCares: Cohort 1 completes five years of service In 2024, the first cohort of CalHealthCares, the physician and dentist loan repayment program, complete their five-year commitment to improve access to care and support underserved communities by providing care to Medi-Cal patients. read more
June 12, 2024 CalHealthCares prepares for completion of initial awardee cohort Currently in its fifth year, the CalHealthCares physician and dentist loan repayment program, is preparing to graduate the initial cohort of awardees from their final service year. At the conclusion of this cohort’s final review, it is anticipated that a total of $56.9 million in award disbursements will have been provided to alleviate the burden of educational loan debt. read more
May 2, 2024 CalHealthCares loan repayment program earns praise at congressional hearing for addressing provider shortages in underserved areas In his testimony to congress, Dr. Galvez emphasized the critical role of programs like CalHealthCares in alleviating loan burdens, enabling physicians to serve the needs of underserved areas effectively. read more
April 26, 2024 CalHealthCares congratulates latest awardees Awardee agreements for the CalHealthCares loan repayment program’s fifth cohort are being finalized. Awardees include 264 physicians and 36 dentists receiving an anticipated total of $73.38 million in loan repayment grants. read more
November 16, 2023 Congratulations to new CalHealthCares loan repayment awardees In collaboration with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) is excited to announce that the CalHealthCares Loan Repayment Program awarded $73.4 million to support 266 physicians and 36 dentists working to expand access to care for Medi-Cal beneficiaries throughout the state. read more
October 26, 2023 California continues to support health care professionals serving underserved communities DHCS and PHC today announced a new commitment of $73.4 million to help pay down student loans for 266 physicians and 36 dentists in California to expand the health care workforce and increase access for Medi-Cal members. read more
July 7, 2023 CalHealthCares FY 2022-23 (Cohort 5) awardee selection nears completion The most recent application cycle for the CalHealthCares student loan repayment program closed March 17, 2023. We continued to see high demand for physician and dentist loan repayment, with 767 applications submitted this cycle (compared to 694 and 521 applications in FY 20-21 and FY 21-22, respectively). read more
May 10, 2023 CalHealthCares completes its fifth application cycle Concluding on March 17, 2023, CalHealthCares Cohort 5 received 767 applications for consideration. read more
March 23, 2023 California patients need more access to health care Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) today announced unprecedented demand for CalHealthCares, a program aimed at addressing the lack of access to care for Medi-Cal patients. read more
March 6, 2023 CalHealthCares loan repayment application deadline extended through March 17 Physicians for a Healthy California’s CalHealthCares Loan Repayment Program has extended the application deadline through Friday, March 17, 2023. Program information and application resources are available at CalHealthCares.org to assist with the application process. read more