They have appointed a subcommittee to analyze the recommendations that more supervisors be added to the 11-member CalOptima board.
Tag: Janet Nguyen
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Supervisors May be Inching Closer to Agreement With New CEO
After weeks of private talks with Santa Barbara County CEO Chandra Wallar, a two-year deal seems to have surfaced. A public discussion of her salary is scheduled for March 19.
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This Week on PBS: FBI Has Looked Into Nguyen Fundraising
We also examine opposition to the proposed year-round homeless shelter in Fullerton.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Supervisor Nguyen’s Fundraising Attracts Scrutiny of the FBI
Federal agents contacted a San Diego County-based contractor and another source close to Orange County government regarding Nguyen late last year.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
CalOptima Hires New Top Doctor
The health plan’s new chief medical officer is Dr. Richard Helmer. In other actions, the board delayed its response to grand jury criticism.
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Supervisors Said to Be Courting Santa Barbara County CEO
Sources say supervisors are quietly negotiating with Chandra L. Wallar to take the reins of Orange County’s $6-billion bureaucracy.
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Supervisor Nguyen Announces Bid for State Senate
Nguyen’s likely opponents in the 34th District are former Assemblymen Jose Solorio and Jim Silva.
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More Grand Jury CalOptima Reports Expected by June
The jury also reportedly insists that the CalOptima board, not its staff, reply to the jury’s scathing criticisms issued last month.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
CalOptima Selects Members to Respond to Grand Jury
The board has until the end of April to answer the grand jury’s accusations that Supervisor Janet Nguyen has damaged the health plan.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
County Planning to Cut Latino Health Access Funding
Orange County officials have decided to not renew an exclusive $500,000 grant for Latino Health Access’ promotores program, which focuses on community health prevention. Could this be political payback for a race-fueled controversy from a couple years ago?
