For 25 years, HPSJ has been serving the most vulnerable citizens in our community. Yes – for more than two decades, we have been leading our members to sustained health by providing access to quality health care. Here is a visual timeline of our 25-year journey.
HPSJ was born – Using space at Stockton’s airport to start our preoperational regulatory and licensing journey.
The Darth Vader Building – HPSJ doors opened to serve our members following our move to our first home at the “Darth Vader
San Joaquin Health Administrators – HPS began administering benefits for San Joaquin County employees.
California’s Healthy Families – A program added to provide coverage to children who do not qualify for Medi-Cal.
Healthy Families Program – HPSJ received Healthy Families Program Community Partner Plan Designation for demonstrating broad access to traditional and safety net providers.
Mary Graham Children’s Shelter – HPSJ contributed to the construction of Mary Graham’s Child Advocacy Center and dedicated it in the name of Dr. J. D. Kortzeborn.
Children’s Health Initiative – CHI was established to improve access to healthcare coverage for uninsured kids.
Together with First 5 San Joaquin – The healthy kids program was established as part of the Children’s Health initiative, offering low-cost medical, dental, and vision services.
HPSJ builds new headquarters – in French Camp to provide centralized access for rapidly growing membership through our service area.
HPSJ’s nationally accredited Pharmacy Residency Program was introduced.
Infants and Children – The expansion of state-funded programs made thousands of infants and children eligible for coverage through HPSJ
Access for Infants and Mothers – HPSJ added the Access for Infants & Mothers (AIM) Program, to provide affordable comprehensive health coverage to pregnant women.
Health Careers Scholarship Program – The HPSJ health careers scholarship program was inaugurated.
Healthy Families – HPSJ expanded Healthy Families to Stanislaus and Merced Counties.
Seniors and Persons with Disabilities – Medi-Cal Program grew in size as Seniors and People with Disabilities transitioned to Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans. 
Stanislaus County – HPSJ won the bid to bring local health to the Stanislaus community as the Stanislaus Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan.
Walks for Health – Health Plan of San Joaquin employees kicked off the HPSJ walks for health program.
NCQA Accreditation – Health Plan of San Joaquin received NCQA Accreditation for its Medicaid/HMO line of business.
HPSJ Modesto Office – We expanded our Modesto office with a larger multipurpose room to host community events and wellness workshops and more staff to provide full membership services.
20 Years in the community – HPSJ celebrates its 20th year anniversary by reaching the 300-thousand member mark.
Healthy Smiles – HPSJ launches a new Oral Health Initiative – good dental health keeps our members smiling!
Palliative Care Program – Health Plan of San Joaquin launches the Palliative Care Program.
NCQA Re-accreditation – the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) awarded Health Plan of San Joaquin its three-year reaccreditation in the category of Medicaid HMO.
HEDIS Measures – HPSJ is a key contributor to quality improvements in the Central Valley. 90% of our HEDIS quality measures exceeded the DHCS minimum performance level!
HPSJ supports United Way – HPSJ exceeds employee fundraising goal and contributes over 34,800 to United Way to fund critical programs in our communities during the COVID-19 pandemic year.
COVID-19 Assistance –
DMHC Announcement – DMHC announces that HPSJ is among the top plans for giving enrollees timely access to urgent and non-urgent care. HPSJ is ranked #2 out of 19 plans that offer Medi-Cal coverage and #2 out of 38 health plans that offer commercial, individual/family, and Medi-Cal coverage.
COVID-19 Volunteering –Posted on March 25th, 2021 and last modified on February 5th, 2025.
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