California Healthcare System Will Receive $25 Million in Grants

California will be receiving $25 million to address in the predicted deficit in the healthcare system, according to UnitedHealthcare. As part of their merger with PacificCare, UnitedHealthcare has pledged to offer these grants to qualifying healthcare providers.

The grants will be given out in varying increments, from $100,000 to $5 million, for a total of $25 million over a period of three years. The grant can be used for a wide range of healthcare services within the state of Californian. Examples of activities the grants may be used for include technology upgrades, education programs, preventive health strategies, and improvements in healthcare delivery. Resisdents throughout the state will benefit from UnitedHealthcare's contribution.

In 2005, the University of California conducted a study titles "Health Science Education, Workforce Needs and Enrollment Planning". According to UnitedHealthcare, this study outlined the shortfalls the state of California will experience in their healthcare system in the years to come. UnitedHealthcare and PacificCare saw this study as a calling to assist the depleted system in California.

This is not the first time this group has made charitable contributions to the California healthcare system. Last year they donated $10 million to the University of California Riverside and University of California Merced. These facilities used the funds to develop education programs within their schools promoting careers in the healthcare field. Additionally, the schools used the grant to hire personal and staff to develop coursework and class syllabuses to go with the new programs.