CenCal Health recently announced that it has awarded 16 grants totaling $5,542,406 to support the critical healthcare needs identified in the latest community assessment reports for San Luis Obispo County and Santa Barbara County.
CenCal Health, the Medi-Cal managed care plan for both counties, is reinvesting Medi-Cal funds back into its service area through the Medi-Cal Capacity, Access and Workforce Development Grant Program (Capacity Grants).
Launched in January of this year, the purpose of Capacity Grants is to expand healthcare access and capacity through strategic funding aimed at provider recruitment, workforce training and education, and medical practice support. For the inaugural round of funding, Capacity Grants prioritized primary care and pediatrics, behavioral health, and specialty care services…