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Rights, Realities, and Resilience

As I read the news each day, I find new resolve to continue pushing further forward in our mission. I’m also reminded just how much we will have to work together in response to legislative and...

Peter Long, Ph.D.

Making the Connection: What patient engagement means to me

What does patient engagement look like? What does it mean for patients when we get it right?

Carolyn Wang Kong

Vacation 3.0: Crowdsourcing Solutions for Impact

A few weeks ago, we celebrated my daughter’s ninth birthday. And it was almost a fiasco. We arrived at a local amusement park for a day of fun, only to find the parking lot empty and the park closing...

Brittany Imwalle

Broader Perspective; Enduring Impact

This quarter, we continued to build upon our Act Now grantmaking to help meet the immediate needs of Californians affected by recent changes at the federal level. We also took time to consider not...

Peter Long, Ph.D.

What it means to “Act Now”

When I joined Blue Shield of California Foundation just over a year ago, I was excited to use my skills and knowledge to help strengthen California’s healthcare safety net and improve access to high-...

Carolyn Wang Kong

California’s Bold New Steps For Treating Drug And Alcohol Use Through Medicaid: Lessons Learned

In late 2016, the US Surgeon General issued a groundbreaking report on drug and alcohol addiction. It was inspiring to see the nation’s top doctor sound the alarm about substance use—including the...

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