2025-04-10 Health Net and Centene Foundation Invest More than $9 Million in Initiatives to Expand and Strengthen California’s Physician Workforce | Health Net
Summary
By supporting students starting in early childhood, this initiative will help expand the future physician workforce and ensure Californias growing population has access to the care it needs. "Thats why Health Net has decided to convene partners across the healthcare ecosystem, provide seed funding for organizations focused on building capacity to expand the number of new doctors in California and invite other funders to the table. "Health Net and the Centene Foundation also awarded a $5.5 million grant to the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science to provide full-tuition scholarships, financial support for medical residents and other resources to recruit and retain future doctors. "Physicians play a pivotal role in providing informed and inclusive care, their insight is invaluable to the shaping of effective healthcare policies, and their expertise is essential when addressing barriers to health. "In California, where Latinos represent nearly 40 percent of our population but face significant underrepresentation in the medical profession, this $9 million investment is an important step forward," said Assemblywoman Blanca Pacheco.