Published on March 19, 2024

Supporting Monterey County teachers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Erika Yanez, Montage Health, erika.yanez@montagehealth.org, (831) 760-8161

Montage Health announces healthcare fund for Monterey County teachers

Monterey, CA — Montage Health announced on Friday, March 15, a $5 million contribution to the Community Foundation for Monterey County to create the new Montage Health Fund for Teachers. The fund will provide a one-time financial award to qualifying Monterey County K–12 teachers.

The announcement came from Montage Health President and CEO Dr. Steven Packer at the 2024 Montage Health Annual Meeting.

“Every day, we count on our teachers to take care of our children,” Packer says. “It is our responsibility to take care of our teachers. I am honored to announce this new fund for teachers, who are critically important to the well-being and development of our community’s youth and future leaders. We’ve found that when we provide pricing concessions to insurers and unions, often the savings are not passed along to the teachers. This program will do just that.”

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ABOUT MONTAGE HEALTH
Montage Health is the nonprofit, locally owned and led parent company of a family of organizations dedicated to improving lives by delivering exceptional care and inspiring the pursuit of optimal health. Through its subsidiaries and its partnerships with doctors and other clinicians, healthcare and community organizations, and, most importantly community members, Montage Health is dedicated to care that is coordinated across all care settings to meet each person’s goals and needs. Montage Health’s family of companies includes Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Montage Medical Group, MoGo Urgent Care, Aspire Health, Montage Health Foundation, and Montage Wellness Center. For more information, visit montagehealth.org.

Montage Health Fund for Teachers Q&A

Is Montage Health providing a new fund for local teachers?

Yes. Montage Health contributed $5 million to Community Foundation for Monterey County. The CFMC is managing and distributing the funds through grants to individual districts for a one-time distribution to qualifying K-12 teachers in Monterey County.

Who is eligible to receive the funds?

A full list of details will be provided before the end of the 2024 school year by each district.

When will the fund launch?

The launch date will be released soon, and will occur before the end of the 2024 school year.

Do teachers need to apply to receive the funds?

No. There is no application process. Full details will be provided by the districts prior to the end of the school year.

Are there parameters on what types of care are eligible or not eligible, or at which providers?

The funds can be used to offset the insurance premiums. More details will be released soon.

Do teachers receive funds yearly?

This is a one-time contribution, as part of our decades-long tradition of creating various kinds of innovative programs to help our community members manage healthcare costs.