After unanimously re-electing officers, the board has a hard time determining who should abstain from votes due to conflict of interest concerns.
Tag: CalOptima
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Questions Surround County Doctor’s Speaking Fees
Clayton Chau, a CalOptima official and former Health Care Agency psychiatrist, apparently violated county policy by taking lucrative speaking fees from pharmaceutical companies.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Officially Reject Grand Jury Report and Ethics Panel
County’s top elected leaders call highly critical report “selective” and “one-sided” and say the county has no need for an ethics commission.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
Mystery Check Leads to More Secrecy Issues at CalOptima
The health plan took delivery of a $90,391 cashier’s check, but the sender refused to reveal who donated the money.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Troubled Hospital Network Cares for Neediest OC Patients
Fraud charges and threats of closure surround the few hospitals in Orange County that treat youths suffering from paralysis and other injuries.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
CalOptima Names New Finance Chief
Patti McFarland, who comes from the Central California Alliance for Health, will earn $274,000.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Grand Jury Describes ‘Atmosphere of Fear’ in OC Agencies
Report concludes county government has made strides to change but still has a way to go.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
CalOptima Board Members Surprised by Their Workload
In sometimes unusually candid discussions during a strategic planning workshop, board members said the work is overwhelming and they’ve received little or no training.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Disabled Children Caught in the Middle of Switch to Obamacare
Children with autism and others with special needs are losing services as they are transferred out of the Healthy Families program.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
CalOptima Board Responds to Critical Grand Jury Report
The board last week voted unanimously to send a two-page letter that largely dismisses the grand jury’s findings.
