HCC is funded by a multi-million dollar grant from The California Endowment, and is one of the largest health advocacy programs in the nation. HCC's goal is to improve access to quality health care for Los Angeles' low income communities. Its expert staff of 18, including 7 full-time attorneys and 11 HCC counselors, has helped nearly 10,000 poor people obtain health care. Through the HCC toll-free hotline, multi-lingual counselors secure affordable, quality care for thousands of low-income consumers and assist with Medi-Cal, Healthy Families and HMO grievances. HCC creates new ways to deliver health care to indigent families, and , reaches out to every corner of Los Angeles County through culturally sensitive health education workshops.  HCC and its partner organizations engage in policy advocacy at the local, state and federal levels to solve critical health care problems facing Los Angeles low-income communities.

Call the HCC Hotline for:
Answers - Obtain accurate advice and learn to find important documents and forms.  Negotiations - Get help with telephone calls, writing letters or filing grievances with HMOs, hospitals or clinics.  Representation - Assistance at and preparation for HMO and state fair hearings.  Referrals - Find out where to go to obtain health care.  HCC Offers Community Education and Outreach:  Training for individuals, families and groups about health care programs and how to enforce health care rights.  Workshops and technical support for social service agencies and community-based organizations.

Call HCC's education and outreach office at (818) 834-7574

HCC helps eliminate barriers to health care access:
* Transportation
* Language Access
* Public Charge
* Discrimination