Our Strategy
A Breakthrough Idea After a Break-In: Can restorative justice help communities "make it right"?
November 8, 2019On a sunny day in the Bay, I walk up to my apartment door and think about how I’m looking forward to spending some time...Read more »
Two Years into Our Journey: Lessons in listening and humility
October 10, 2019What started out two years ago as a simple “strategic plan refresh” quickly became a completely new direction for Blue...Read more »
Will the Movement Doctors please stand up?
September 27, 2019I grew up in Grand Blanc, a small town just outside of Flint, epicenter of the Flint Water Crisis and birthplace of...Read more »
A Conversation with Foundation President & CEO Ray Baxter
June 13, 2019Chief Program Director Carolyn Wang Kong interviewed President & CEO Ray Baxter about health as a unifying vision for...Read more »
2016: The Year in Numbers
January 28, 2017In 2016, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded $29.6 million to organizations that provide affordable, effective...Read more »
Affordability and Eligibility Barriers Remain for California’s Uninsured
March 31, 2016Using data from the 2014 California Health Interview Survey, this brief examines the reasons thar Californians remain...Read more »
2015: The Year in Numbers
December 11, 2015In 2015, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded $30.8 million to advance health equity and prevent and address...Read more »
2014: The Year in Numbers
December 16, 2014In 2014, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded 481 grants totalling $31.8 million to organizations that provide...Read more »
Strengthening Engagement with Low-Income Latino Patients
March 12, 2014Latinos account for more than half of California’s uninsured population and are the majority ethnic group among all low-...Read more »
2013: The Year in Numbers
January 15, 2014A visual representation of the Foundation's 2013 giving....Read more »