Inland Empire Health Plan Will Host Medi-Cal 50th Anniversary Event to Highlight Local Impact

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Oct 14, 2016, 01:06 ET

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Oct. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) invites you to attend a community event to celebrate the 50^th Anniversary of Medi-Cal today. The event will run from 10am to 12pm at 10801 6^th Street in Rancho Cucamonga. It will feature speakers:

Dr. Brad Gilbert, CEO, Inland Empire Health Plan
Jennifer Kent, Director, Department of Health Care Services
Anthony Wright, Executive Director, Health Access California

The event will also include special recognitions and a commemorative video presentation.

"We're celebrating Medi-Cal's proud legacy of providing access to affordable quality healthcare," said Dr. Brad Gilbert, IEHP chief executive officer. "The program's achievements have not only have improved the well-being of many beneficiaries but actually improved health in our local communities."

Since 1965, Medi-Cal has served as a critical safety net for California's most vulnerable populations. It has helped create healthier communities and protected public health by providing care for tens-of-millions of Californians who – despite their critical health care needs – would not otherwise have access to a doctor, hospital care, immunization, nursing home care, prenatal care and other necessary services.

"The Local Health Plans of California is a proud sponsor and partner of this event to help shine a light on the positive impact of Medi-Cal in our local communities" said Brianna Lierman, CEO of Local Health Plans of California. "This event, and others like it across the state, are raising awareness about what Medi-Cal, and the organizations and providers who serve and support it locally, are doing to help make communities healthier and safer."

The 50^th Anniversary event will also help highlight the important role of local health plans in administering Medi-Cal. Local health plans were created 20 years ago, in an effort to further Medi-Cal's mission. These plans operate as not-for-profit public benefit organizations and are created by local communities—counties, clinics and other safety net partners—to ensure Medi-Cal managed care beneficiaries have access to care delivery through mission-driven and publicly accountable health plans.

IEHP is one of the 16 not-for-profit local health plans providing access to high quality Medi-Cal health care services to patients in their local communities. IEHP serves 1.25 million of Riverside and San Bernardino counties Medi-Cal managed care beneficiaries annually, and provides doctor services, hospital services, prescription drugs, behavioral/mental health (including Autism)
and more.

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IEHP, Inland Empire Health Plan, is a not-for-profit Medi-Cal and Medicare health plan located in Rancho Cucamonga, California. With a network of over 5,000 providers and more than 1,800 employees, IEHP serves nearly 1.25 million residents in Riverside and San Bernardino counties who are enrolled in Medi-Cal, Cal MediConnect Plan (Medicare), or the Healthy Kids Program. Through a dynamic partnership with providers, award-winning service and innovative products, IEHP is fully committed to providing members with quality, accessible and wellness based healthcare services.

SOURCE Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)