August 5, 2025

Turning Shared Goals Into Real-World Results: CQC’s 2024 Impact

TOPLINES

Through its 2024 initiatives, CQC supported over 932,000 Californians—advancing value-based care, behavioral health integration and equity-driven improvement statewide.

CQC’s statewide efforts helped primary care teams expand access, improve outcomes and embed equity into delivery system transformation across California.

Across California, the challenges facing our health care system remain significant—but so do the opportunities for transformation.

At the California Quality Collaborative (CQC), we believe real change happens when payers, providers, community partners and patients come together around a common purpose: better health outcomes, more equitable systems and stronger primary care.

In 2024, CQC’s programs touched more than 932,000 Californians through technical assistance and multi-stakeholder alignment efforts. This included helping practices implement new payment models, expand behavioral health integration, support youth behavioral health and embed equity into core quality improvement efforts.

2024 Highlights

932,000 Californians touched through CQC’s technical assistance and multi-stakeholder alignment efforts
123 practice locations onboarded to a new value-based payment model
730,000 patients served through CalHIVE Behavioral Health Integration provider organizations
160,000 youth supported through Behavioral Health Integration – Children and Youth Collaborative Learning Exchange
80% of L.A. County practices supported through Equity and Quality at Independent Practices in LA County improved across performance measures
6 publications released to share best practices and cross-sector insights

From convenings and coaching to collaborations and tools, CQC’s work in 2024 helped build a stronger, more equitable delivery system for Californians across the state.

Explore the full 2024 Impact Report

Scaling Behavioral Health Integration Across California

CQC’s Behavioral Health Integration Initiative reached over 730,000 Californians in 2024 by helping primary care teams expand screening, improve access and deliver more equitable care—strengthening whole-person health across communities.

Driving Access Through Innovation: Tweedy Medical Group’s Story

Tweedy Medical Group, a primary care clinic in Los Angeles participating in the EQuIP-LA initiative to reduce disparities for Medi-Cal enrollees of color, launched a nonprofit to eliminate medication cost barriers and partnered with a local pharmacy to improve access, outcomes and patient engagement.

Closing Gaps and Centering Equity: Reddy Care Medical’s Story

Reddy Care Medical, a primary care practice in Los Angeles participating in the EQuIP-LA initiative to reduce disparities for Medi-Cal enrollees of color, trained community health workers, addressed key social needs and strengthened care coordination to advance more equitable, patient-centered care.

Transforming Medicare in California: Pathways to Improvement

In its new issue brief, the California Medicare Collaborative, a multi-stakeholder effort was dedicated to improving care for residents insured solely by Medicare, including duals, non-duals and those in both traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage programs, provides recommendations to address the complex needs of the population.