FAMILY HEALTH PLAN INC history

The following year, in 1968, the Family Health Plan expanded further, opening a third medical center in the town of Fountain Valley in Orange County, California.

In 1969 Family Health expanded the services it offered to include a prepaid prescription drug program.

By the time it celebrated its tenth anniversary in 1971, Family Health had enrolled 30,000 members.

When the United States Congress passed the HMO Act of 1973, the industry first began to take its place as a major component of health care in the United States.

In this new climate of business, Family Health opened its seventh medical center in Anaheim, California, in 1974.

After becoming a federally qualified health maintenance organization on July 29, 1977, Family Health opened a public affairs office in Washington, D.C., to lobby legislators on behalf of the company's interests.

As a reflection of the broadening scope of its patient base, Family Health Program changed its name to FHP, Inc. in 1982.

The company added 100,000 members in the two years following 1984, bringing its total membership to 250,000.

In 1985 FHP moved its administrative offices to a new building in Fountain Valley.

A second hospital in California was taken over by FHP in July of 1986.

FHP continued to expand in 1987, adding four new IPA plans and its 25th conventional HMO medical center.

By 1988, FHP Senior Plan enrollment had passed 100,000, just five years after the program began.

In 1989, in an effort to increase its level of vertical integration, FHP made two acquisitions outside its previous fields of operation.

In 1990 FHP focused its efforts at expansion on Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.

In May of 1991 the company announced that it would purchase a San Francisco area HMO, the Bridgeway Plan for Health, and the company completed a stock offering in a bull market that raised $87 million to fund further expansion.

In 1992, FHP began operations in Nevada, setting up an IPA to serve employers in Clark County.

1995: The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors establishes the Santa Clara County Health Authority.

1996: Santa Clara County Health Authority is licensed by the State of California as a Knox-Keene health plan.

The health plan enrolled its first Medi-Cal members on February 1, 1997.

In 1998, each of the Uniformed Services Family Health Plan providers begins to offer the TRICARE Prime benefit.

1999: SCFHP receives the SmithKline Beecham Health Partnership Award in recognition of the health plan's success in improving access to quality healthcare for low-income families.

2000: SCFHP establishes the Santa Clara Family Health Foundation to raise funds for such programs and projects as the Children's Health Initiative and Healthy Kids Program.

2001: SCFHP receives the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council COPE Award and recognition for "Innovations in Health Care" from Advanced Business Leadership.

2003: SCFHP receives award from the National Hispanic Medical Association.

2004: SCFHP receives the Ellis Bonner Community Leadership Award from the American Association of Health Plans.

2007: SCFHP launches Healthy Generations, a Medicare Advantage Special Needs plan.

2010: In partnership with community leaders, SCFHP launches Healthy Workers, a Santa Clara County pilot program to make affordable health coverage available for small businesses with lower-wage employees.

2011: SCFHP welcomes more seniors and persons with disabilities, as those with Medi-Cal are now required to enroll in managed care.

2012: SCFHP is selected to participate in California's Coordinated Care Initiative.

2013: Santa Clara Family Health Foundation becomes an independent organization.

2014: SCFHP welcomes adults enrolled in Valley Care, Santa Clara County's Low Income Health Plan (LIHP), as LIHP members transition to Medi-Cal as part of the Affordable Care Act's Medi-Cal Expansion.

2015: SCFHP launches Cal MediConnect, a part of California's Coordinated Care Initiative, to better serve people in Santa Clara County who are eligible for both Medicare and Medi-Cal.

2016: SCFHP expands Medi-Cal coverage to children regardless of their immigration status.

2017: SCFHP receives the 2017 award for Greatest Improvement in Quality Strategy Focus Areas from the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).

2019: SCFHP launched Health Homes, a new program for eligible Medi-Cal enrollees with multiple chronic conditions.

The Healthy Kids program closes as of January 1, 2020.