“Why Primary Care Matters to California,” sponsored by California Health Care Foundation, Palav Babaria, Chief Quality Officer and Deputy Director of Quality and Population Health Management at the Dept. of Health Care Services, and others discuss “why improving primary care is key to California reaching its goals around health care access, quality and equity.” 1:30 p.m., Register here. Contact: 916 329 4540.

Also listed: Nina Birnbaum, Blue Shield of California; Alice Chen, Covered California; Kathryn Phillips, California Health Care Foundation; Diane Rittenhouse, Mathematica; and Anthony Wright, Health Access.