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APHCV Recognized With Distinction in Behavioral Health Integration

September 26, 2026

We are proud to announce that APHCV-Los Feliz Health Center, APHCV-El Monte/Rosemead Health Center, and APHCV-Belmont Health Center have been recognized by National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) with Distinction in Behavioral Health Integration.

This Achievement of Recognition highlights our clinics’ success in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care. By integrating mental health services with primary medical care, we ensure our patients receive the comprehensive, well-rounded treatment they deserve.

This accomplishment is a direct result of the dedication shown by our clinicians, care teams and staff. Thank you to the entire team at APHCV for your continued commitment to providing excellent care to our patients and community.

APHCV Joins Growing Coalition Opposing Prop 44

September 18, 2026

Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc. Joins Growing Coalition Opposing Prop 44

Reckless measure will force clinics to close, harming millions of vulnerable populations.

LOS ANGELES, CA ⎯ Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc. (APHCV) today officially announced its opposition to Prop 44, the dangerous statewide ballot measures that threatens access to care for millions for California patients. The organization said its opposition reflects its mission to provide equitable, culturally competent, and linguistically accessible healthcare to immigrants, low-income families, and underserved communities in Los Angeles.

“At APHCV, we work hard to provide the best care to our patients,” said Kazue Shibata, Chief Executive Officer. “It is beyond our moral comprehension that the union has spent $216,000,000 in union member due money, pushing dozens of ballot measures targeting community health centers and clinics, hospitals, dialysis providers, and others so that they can force providers into agreeing to their demands and do so at the expense of our patients access to affordable quality care at community health centers in our state. If Prop 44 passes, most of the clinics in our state will close or if some survive, the severe reduction in services would be certain. The SEIU-UHW ballot measures and legislation would divert billions away from patient care and would hurt patients and health care workers the union claims that they represent or wish to protect.”

Prop 44 will cut $1.7 billion in the first year alone from community health clinics and billions thereafter. As a result, clinics that are for millions of patients every year will be forced to cut patient services and shut down, jeopardizing access to care. Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc. joins a broad, growing coalition of patients, healthcare providers, civil justice advocates, and community leaders opposing Prop 44.

To learn more about this dangerous ballot measures and view the broad coalition in opposition visit NoProp44.com

APHCV recognized by L.A. Care’s Honor Roll

August 12, 2026 – Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc. (APHCV) has been recognized by L.A. Care again for the 2026 Honor Roll in which 20% of Providers in L.A. Care’s Pay-for-Performance (P4P) program are recognized for outstanding service and patient care. We have been honored by L.A. Care for being a top performer on important clinical quality measures including delivery of cancer screenings, chronic disease management, women’s health, pediatric care, well child visits, immunizations, and more.

L.A. Care Health Plan’s mission is to provide access to quality health care for Los Angeles County’s vulnerable and low-income communities and residents and to support the safety net required to achieve that purpose.

HRSA Awards APHCV with Community Health Quality Recognition

August 4, 2026 – We are proud to share that Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc. (APHCV) has once again been recognized by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for our commitment to high-quality, equitable health care.

The 2026 Community Health Quality Recognition badges recognize Health Center Program awardees and look-alikes (LALs) that achieved quality improvements in Access, Clinic Quality, Health Outcomes, and Health Information Technology. CHQR badges are awarded annually, based on the latest Uniform Data System reporting year.

APHCV has once again earned Health Center Quality Leader – Gold Level for ranking in the top 10% of health centers on overall Clinical Quality Measure (CQM) performance. APHCV also earned a badge for Advancing HIT for Quality, Preventive Health, and three National Quality Leader badges for Behavioral Health, Cancer Screening, and Diabetes Health.

About APHCV
Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc. (www.aphcv.org) is a nonprofit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides culturally and linguistically appropriate care and services to over 16,670 patients annually, more than 3% of whom are uninsured. APHCV provides more than 70,970 patient visits annually through four community health centers located in Los Angeles County. We provide linguistic support in multiple Asian languages (Bangla/Bengali, Cantonese, Khmer, Mandarin, Japanese, Thai, and Vietnamese) and in Spanish. Appointments can be made by calling (323)-644-3888.

Understanding Measure ER and What It Means for Our Communities

Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc. (APHCV) would like to provide information about issues that may affect our patients, staff and the communities we serve.

Measure ER is a Los Angeles County ballot initiative that will appear on the June 2, 2026 election ballot. This information provides an overview of the measure and what it could mean for healthcare access for our patients and our communities.

What is Measure ER?

Measure ER is a proposed temporary ½-cent (0.5%) increase in the Los Angeles County sales tax for five years.

If approved by voters, the measure is estimated to generate approximately $1 billion per year to support healthcare and other essential services across the county.

Key details:

Tax: About 5 cents per $10 spent
Duration: 5 years only (automatically expires in October 2031)
Exemptions:
- Groceries
- Prescription medications
- Medical equipment

The measure also includes independent oversight and public reporting on how funds are used.

Why is Measure ER being proposed?

Recent federal policy changes will reduce federal funding for Medi-Cal and other health programs.

As a result:

An estimated 700,000 L.A. County residents are projected to lose health insurance
When disaster strikes—fires, earthquakes, public health crises—we rely on our County hospitals. Measure ER keeps our public health infrastructure and other essential services strong and ready—for all of us.
Seven of LA County’s Public Health clinics have closed as a result of cuts to grants from the federal goverment, which means these clinics are not expected to reopen.
These cuts currently threaten disease surveillance, water safety, and other essential services that protect public health.
When emergency rooms and community clinics close, patients do not simply disappear; they crowd into the nearest hospital or primary care facility, which increases wait times, costs, and worsens care for everyone. Measure ER is a temporary-emergency measure to help stabilize our healthcare system in the wake of urgent funding shortfalls from the federal government.
Hospitals, clinics and public health programs face $2.4 billion in lost revenue over 3 years.

What will the passage of Measure ER mean for healthcare in Los Angeles County?

If passed, Measure ER funding will support:

Safety-net hospitals and emergency care
Community clinics like APHCV.
Public health programs
School-based health services
In-home support services for seniors and individuals with disabilities
Other essential health and human services

The goal is to help sustain healthcare services and access across Los Angeles County in the face of reduced federal funding.

What could the passage of Measure ER mean for APHCV?

Nearly about 90% of our patients at APHCV rely on Medicaid.

If Measure ER passes:

The patients who lose Medi-Cal will be able to continue to get care as Measure ER will be able to pay for their care. APHCV can continue to keep our doors open for those who lose Medi-Cal.
These funds will help to sustain the continued operation of the local hospitals, emergency care, and intervening the spread of communicable diseases such as TB, Hepatitis, etc.). This helps APHCV and our patients and communities stay safer.