California HealthCare Foundation
The Program for Elders in Managed Care is directed by CHCF Jan Eldred, MA, Vice President. The Foundation's mission is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of the people of California. The Foundation was established in 1996 as a result of the conversion of Blue Cross of California from a non-profit health plan to WellPoint Health Networks, a for-profit corporation. More information may be found at the California HealthCare Foundation website: www.chcf.org.
The UCLA Program Office
The UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology (MPGMG) is the Foundation's Program Office for the Program for Elders in Managed Care. Established in October 1999, the UCLA Program Office is responsible for directing the Program and managing all aspects of it. Co-Directors of the Program Office are David B. Reuben, MD, and Janet C. Frank, DrPH. Deputy Director is Pamela Jackson-McCall.
Program Office activities include:
- Oversight of grantee activities and monitoring of progress
- Arrangement for, and provision of technical assistance
- Development of Program related activities
- Strategic planning assistance
- Development and logistics for Annual Meeting of grantees
- Dissemination of program information to state and national audiences
- Development and management of a grantee Intranet
- Management of a Program library and consultant roster
All Program-related inquiries should be addressed to:
UCLA MPGMG
10945 LeConte Avenue, Suite 2339
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1687
Tel: (310) 312-0530
Fax: (310) 312-0546
Email: elders@ucla.edu
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UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Since its inception in 1979, the UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology (MPGMG) is recognized as a national leader in providing clinical care for older persons, teaching physicians and other health professionals how to better care for older persons, and conducting research aimed at improving the health and independence of older persons. With over 50 full-time faculty members representing many disciplines, the UCLA MPGMG is one of the largest academic geriatrics program in the world. The MPGMG is comprised of the following core sites: UCLA Medical Center and Center for Health Sciences, the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System-West Los Angeles and Sepulveda Centers, and the Jewish Homes for the Aging-Borun Center for Gerontological Research. These core sites also have community-based, nursing home, and home care programs, which extend the clinical and teaching missions of the MPGMG beyond the academic medical center.
The California Geriatric Education Center (CGEC), based at UCLA and funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), plays a key role in technical assistance implementation for the Program Office.
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