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Key Topic: Primary Care

  • trust in primary care
    Blog

    Trust Takes Years to Build. Our Health System Breaks It Overnight.

    A family physician explains how insurance churn and underinvestment break the patient trust that makes primary care work in California.

    September 09, 2026

  • Primary Care Physician speaks with patient in exam room.
    Resource

    Payer Strategies for Primary Care Investment in California

    California has set an ambitious goal to increase primary care spending to 15% of health care expenditures by 2034. This issue brief outlines six practical strategies health plans can use to strengthen primary care, improve health outcomes, reduce disparities, and…

    July 09, 2026

  • Crowd of people enjoying a sunny day at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, CA.
    Resource

    Los Angeles — Regional Market Report 2026

    Los Angeles is one of seven markets included in the 2026 Regional Markets Study, which focuses on gaining key insights into the organization, financing, and delivery of care in communities across California and over time.

    July 07, 2026

  • Smiling doctor and patient look at electronic device together. public purchasers primary care
    Blog

    How California’s Public Purchasers Are Joining Forces to Strengthen Primary Care

    The medical leaders of the state’s largest public payers are using their collective clout to move primary care toward the center of the health care system.

    May 29, 2026

  • Doctor and patient having a friendly conversation in an exam room.
    Resource

    California’s Community Clinics Almanac — 2026 Edition

    California Community Clinics: 2026 Edition presents data on FQHCs and other community clinics that serve Californians with low incomes.

    May 28, 2026

  • A female physician is meeting with a patient in the patient's home. The patient is a black senior adult man. The doctor and patient are seated next to each other on a couch. The doctor is holding a wireless tablet computer. The two individuals are smiling and looking at each other.
    Page

    Primary Care Matters

    May 11, 2026

  • Downtown shopping area in the Inland Empire region of California
    Resource

    Inland Empire — Regional Market Report 2026

    The Inland Empire is one of seven markets included in the 2026 Regional Markets Study, which focuses on gaining key insights into the organization, financing, and delivery of care in communities across California and over time.

    April 30, 2026

  • Blog

    To Unlock Better Health, California Doubles Down on Primary Care

    California aims to grow primary care spending to 15% of total health spending. Learn how organizations are collaborating to reach that goal.

    April 21, 2026

  • San Francisco as seen from the East Bay withthe Bay Bridge in the foreground.
    Resource

    San Francisco Bay Area — Regional Market Report 2026

    The San Francisco Bay Area is one of seven markets included in the 2026 Regional Markets Study, which focuses on gaining key insights into the organization, financing, and delivery of care in communities across California and over time.

    March 30, 2026

  • Blog

    Reckoning With State and Federal Cuts, Los Angeles Safety-Net Clinics Push for a New Tax

    LA County’s June ballot includes a half-cent sales tax that could generate $1 billion a year to protect community clinics from Medi-Cal cuts.

    March 26, 2026

  • Video thumbnail of event. Photo of two women in doctor's office.
    Event

    Webinar — Rebuilding the Foundation: Recommendations for Revitalizing Primary Care

    February 19, 2026

  • Three members of a medical team sitting at a table talking
    Resource

    Strengthening California’s Primary Care Team Workforce: Data and Recommendations for Action

    February 17, 2026

  • Event

    CIN Webinar – From Data to Action: Supporting California’s Small Independent Practices to Thrive   

    February 10, 2026

  • Mount Shasta, California, USA - June 17th 2025: Main street of Mount Shasta town leading towards Mount Shasta Volcano, at dusk in summer
    Resource

    Shasta and Lassen Counties — Regional Market Report 2026

    Shasta and Lassen Counties are one of seven markets included in the 2026 Regional Market Report, which focuses on gaining key insights into the organization, financing, and delivery of care in communities across California and over time. 

    January 26, 2026

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    San Joaquin Valley — Regional Market Report 2026

    San Joaquin Valley is one of seven markets included in the 2026 Regional Market Report, which focuses on gaining key insights into the organization, financing, and delivery of care in communities across California and over time. 

    January 05, 2026

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