John Baackes, who will retire at the end of the year as head of L.A. Care, turned the publicly run insurer into a major market player following its expansion under the Affordable Care Act.
For nearly a decade, John Baackes has led L.A. Care Health Plan, a publicly run insurer primarily serving low-income Los Angeles County residents on Medi-Cal. It is by far the largest Medi-Cal plan in the state. Baackes, 78, who will retire at the end of the year, helped transform L.A. Care into a major market player after its expansion under the Affordable Care Act. He implemented a new administrative structure and promoted a new internal culture. The insurer generated $11.
This interview with Baackes has been edited for length and clarity: Q: Voters will decide, with their vote on Proposition 35, whether money from an industry tax will be locked into Medi-Cal permanently, curbing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to tap the revenue for the state’s budget shortfall. Where do you stand on this? I understand they’ve got a budget deficit, and they’ve got to do something about it.
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