Two former CalOptima board members blast Supervisor Janet Nguyen about grand jury allegations of lobbyist ties to health care ordinance changes. Nguyen meets with reporters Wednesday at 10 a.m.
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OC Grand Jury Issues Scathing Report on CalOptima
The report raises troubling questions about hospital lobbyists writing ordinance changes to CalOptima, the county’s $1.4-billion health plan for the poor and elderly, and the health industry’s campaign cash connections to county Supervisor Janet Nguyen.
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Pilot Project Will Focus on Health Care for OC’s Neediest
Officials from Orange and seven other California counties are awaiting approval of a demonstration project they hope will improve care of low-income, elderly and disabled patients while also cutting costs.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Key Quality-of-Care Rating for Elders Drops at CalOptima
Officials say the rating downgrade is not a sign of trouble. Others question whether it results from the recent turmoil at the agency.
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CalOptima Names New CEO
Board unanimously approves appointing Michael Schrader of Boston HealthNet on same day it received demand from former chairman Ed Kacic.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
Former CalOptima Board Chairman Rejects Demand for Repayment
Michael D. Stephens said the demand by the county health care plan is part of a series of “surreal events.”
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CalOptima Loses Another Executive, the 16th to Depart in 15 Months
Health program’s chief medical officer leaves to take a similar post in Los Angeles County.
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Board Fills Two CalOptima Seats
Anaheim Planning Commission chairman and community clinic CEO appointed to four-year terms.
Posted inGovernment
CalOptima Sends Letters Seeking Refunds From Former Chairmen
The county’s health plan for the poor also wants two nonprofits to pay for staff time and office space provided by Cal Optima.
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CalOptima Board Claims Former Leaders, Foundation Owe $90,000
Board asserts the claim results from “unauthorized use of resources” by former chairmen, but it offers no details.
