State Investigating Conflict Allegations Against Supervisor Andrew Do
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The probe centers on Do’s involvement in contract decisions at CalOptima, the county’s health care organization for low-income and elderly people.
Dr. Kenneth Bell Played a Key Role in Forming CalOptima
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The former Kaiser Permanente executive played a pivotal role in the founding and development of CalOptima, the county’s health plan for low income residents. He died July 14 after a prolonged illness at the age of 82.
Gov. Brown Kills OC Supervisors Takeover Attempt of CalOptima
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The board of CalOptima, Orange County’s $3.4 billion health plan for low income and elderly residents, will keep its existing structure after California Governor Jerry Brown signed a state bill into law last week.
CalOptima Takes Mental Health Administration In-House
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CalOptima, the county’s health care plan for low-income and elderly residents, will now administer its own mental health care services, after the agency voted to phase out its $41 million-a-year contract with Magellan Health.
Contract Dispute Could Have Left Some CalOptima Patients Without Mental Health Care
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A contract dispute between Magellan Healthcare and CalOptima, the county’s health plan for low-income and elderly residents, may have left some of CalOptima’s 710,000 patients without mental health care when, for nine days in July, Magellan refused to process Medi-Cal payment claims.
OC Supervisors’ Attempted Takeover of CalOptima Health Plan Appears Dead
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In a public rebuke, one of Supervisor Andrew Do’s colleagues said Do has been pushing for the takeover because the health plan’s board refused to elect him chairman.
Battle Intensifies for Control of OC’s Health Care Plan for Low Income Residents
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CalOptima provides health care for nearly 800,000 disabled, elderly and low-income Orange County residents. County supervisors are moving to expand their power on its board of directors, but state legislators are moving to block that effort.
First OC Ethics Commissioner Up for Appointment Tuesday
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Supervisor Shawn Nelson nominated Peter Agarwal, a bank manager and Anaheim Chamber of Commerce board member whom county supervisors have previously appointed to positions like board member of the CalOptima health plan for poor and disabled residents.
Supervisor Andrew Do Loses Bid for CalOptima Chair
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Do suggested his “ethnicity” had a role in opposition to him, saying the board’s vice chairman unfairly compared him to his former boss, Janet Nguyen.
Supervisor Do Wants to Lead CalOptima Board
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Supervisor Andrew Do says he is in “an ideal position” to lead county’s $3.4 billion healthcare plan for the county’s low-income, disabled and elderly residents as it continues to deal with past problems and confronts the promised Obamacare repeal.