Dr. Ramiro Zúñiga, Chief Medical Officer for Health Net Medi-Cal, brings nearly three decades of experience as a board-certified family physician serving rural and underserved communities across California. At Health Net, he co-leads contractual, compliance, and regulatory efforts for the Medi-Cal line of business while providing strategic and operational direction for quality improvement, utilization management, and clinical programs.Previously Chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Residency Program Director at San Joaquin G...
Dr. Ramiro Zúñiga, Chief Medical Officer for Health Net Medi-Cal, brings nearly three decades of experience as a board-certified family physician serving rural and underserved communities across California. At Health Net, he co-leads contractual, compliance, and regulatory efforts for the Medi-Cal line of business while providing strategic and operational direction for quality improvement, utilization management, and clinical programs.
Previously Chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Residency Program Director at San Joaquin General Hospital, Dr. Zúñiga has long combined clinical leadership with system-level transformation. He is also a Volunteer Clinical Professor at the UC Davis School of Medicine and serves on multiple boards, including the Sacramento Latino Medical Association, National Hispanic Medical Association, National Hispanic Health Foundation, and the Archstone Foundation.
In this episode, Dr. Zúñiga breaks down how CalAIM is transforming care—expanding provider networks with community-based organizations, scaling Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports, shifting to outcomes-based payment, and bringing care closer to where people live and learn through school-based telehealth and mobile clinics. He also shares how Health Net is investing in a diverse, community-aligned workforce and real-time data systems to reduce emergency-department visits and readmissions.
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What You’ll Learn From This Episode:
- Introduction and Welcome Back
- Reintroduction and Background of Dr. Zúñiga
- CalAIM Rollout and Successes
- Expanding the Medical Ecosystem
- Addressing Workforce Shortages
- Focus on Equity and Community Partnerships
- Whole Person Care and Enhanced Care Management
- Telehealth and Remote Care Innovations
- Final Thoughts and Future of CalAIM
Connect with Dr. Ramiro Zuniga:
- LinkedIn
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/health-net
Resources
- https://bridgingthedivideca.com
- www.news.healthnet.com
- Health Net
- CalAIM (DHCS)
- Hazel Health (school-based telehealth)
- Centene Foundation – Mobile Clinics partnership
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