New Chief Financial Officer Chet Uma will start at the embattled health agency on June 16 with an annually salary of $277,000.
Tag: CalOptima
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Top Stories
Spitzer Makes His Presence Felt on CalOptima Board
Supervisor Todd Spitzer, in his new role as CalOptima board member, didn’t waste any time last week confronting some of the issues that have dogged the $1.7 billion health plan for low-income residents in recent years.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
State Auditors Slam CalOptima
The state Department of Health Care Services asserts it has discovered “serious and significant” problems at the county’s $1.5-billion health plan.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
CalOptima Leaders Shelved Audit
Supervisor Janet Nguyen and her board allies stalled a review of weaknesses at CalOptima, the county’s $1.5-billion health plan for low-income residents, according to sources and emails.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
CalOptima CFO Resigns, Headed to Northern Cal for Similar Post
Patti McFarland, in office just 10 months, has resigned and will take a similar position.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Doctor’s Complaint: CalOptima Coverage ‘Made Me Worse’
When Dr. Amy Cullen reviewed a recent federal audit that found many instances where the health plan jeopardized the care of 16,000 seniors, she saw herself. Agency officials are reviewing her case after she spoke out during a recent public meeting.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories, Transportation
Spitzer Likely to Assume Seat on CalOptima Board of Directors
The move effectively curbs the power and influence of Supervisor Janet Nguyen over the county’s managed health care plan.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
State Auditors Descend on CalOptima
California’s Department of Health Care Services will begin its own special review Monday of potential problems at CalOptima, Orange County’s health plan for low-income, disabled and elderly residents.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
County Supervisors Reassert Themselves on CalOptima
After a critical audit by federal authorities, supervisors are moving to decrease the influence of Supervisor Janet Nguyen.
Posted inTop Stories
Reconstructing CalOptima’s Past
A secret study commissioned in 2011 by the CalOptima showed no serious management problems at the county’s health plan.
