So-called federally qualified health centers have proliferated and are increasingly relied on by the region's major health systems. Read this article on Sacramento Business...

Carmela Castellano-Garcia, president and CEO of California Health+ Advocates, cosponsor of SB 323, praised Mitchell’s efforts. “SB 323 will increase timely access to behavioral healthcare needs across California and ultimately lower the cost of care as patients...

California, in particular, could be hurt by Congress's inaction, according to an article from Southern California Public Radio, and poor residents will bear the brunt of the costs. The state is home to more than 1,200 clinics that treated 6.2 million patients last...

"This is a massive cut that will impact every health center in communities throughout California," said Carmela Castellano-Garcia, president and CEO of the Primary Care Association. "It will likely mean everything from staff layoffs to scaling back services to...

“The provider shortage also disproportionately impacts, for example, Latino and African-American populations,” said Carmela Castellano-Garcia, President and CEO of the California Primary Care Association (CPCA). “We serve a very diverse population. Over 80 percent are...

"We have truly dodged a bullet," said Carmela Castellano Garcia, president and CEO of CaliforniaHealth+ Advocates. "We represent the low-income communities of California," she said. "These are folks that prior to the [Affordable Care Act] were uninsured in huge...

“I am elated that this health care bill has been pulled,” said Carmela Castellano-Garcia, president and CEO of CaliforniaHealth+ Advocates, a nonprofit that represents community health centers. “This was the biggest threat to low-income communities that we have seen,...

“We dodged a bullet today. This is a major victory for community health centers, and the millions of people we serve, who have been fighting to protect the Affordable Care Act since President Trump was elected.” — Carmela Castellano-Garcia, president and CEO of...