Proposed changes include reducing the size of the board and allowing spending requests and other issues to be approved by less than a majority of the full board.
Tag: CalOptima
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CalOptima Appointments Deleted From Supervisors’ Agenda
Officials offer little explanation as to why, after months of continuances, a controversial plan to add a second hospital industry representative to the CalOptima board was nixed by request of Health Care Agency chief.
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Still No ‘Public’ Voice on CalOptima Board, Decision Delayed for Third Time
The Orange County Board of Supervisors this week again delayed adding a “public” representative to the board of directors of CalOptima, the health plan for low-income elderly and disabled residents.
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Supervisors Reappoint Hospital Executive to CalOptima Board
Lee Penrose of St. Judes was reappointed to a second four-year term. Supervisors, however, again put off naming someone to the seat reserved for a member of the public.
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County Seniors Opting Out of Healthcare Demonstration Project
Orange County’s participation rate in a demonstration project that combines the resources and services for people dually eligible for Medi-Cal and Medicare is the lowest among the seven counties in the program.
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CalOptima Slashes Rates Paid for Care of Medi-Cal Patients
The state had instituted raises in anticipation of increased workload due to Affordable Care Act. But the patients weren’t as sick as expected.
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Supervisors Delay CalOptima Board Appointment
Supervisors were scheduled to vote for one of two candidates for the year-old vacancy in the “public” seat, but appear to be seeking more candidates as both of the top contenders have strong ties to the hospital industry.
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Candidates for CalOptima’s ‘Public’ Seat Have Strong Ties to Hospital Industry
Tuesday, county supervisors will pick between a longtime hospital lobbyist and a former lawyer for a hospital chain, which will give the industry two of the board’s 11 seats.
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County Launches Pilot Program for ‘Dual Eligible’ Patients
Orange County has joined a handful of other counties statewide in a demonstration project designed to enhance care for residents eligible for both Medicare and Medi-Cal.
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CalOptima Health Plan Appointment To Return to First District
The expected hand-off to newly-elected Supervisor Andrew Do comes at a critical time for CalOptima, which manages health care for more than 600,000 poor residents, most of them children and elderly.
