News Summary

• Raymond Lowe, SVP/CIO at AltaMed Health Services, is navigating a classic safety-net dilemma: rising demand, volatile policy signals, and a mandate to deliver more with less.
• Serving a largely Medicaid population across Los Angeles and Orange counties, the organization operates as a federally qualified health center.
• Lowe pegs the organization’s IT spend at roughly 2.8% of revenue—below the 3.5%–4% he sees at many peer institutions.