CalOptima leaders are warning of a host of eligibility changes to Medi-Cal this year and the next couple years that will make it harder for OC’s neediest residents to maintain their health coverage.
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Hunn: CalOptima Health – More Committed Than Ever to Quality Care for Orange County’s Most Vulnerable
Three decades ago, thoughtful Orange County medical, civic and nonprofit leaders were concerned about the limited access to medical care among Orange County’s vulnerable, low-income residents. They created CalOptima Health as a solution. Now, the community’s safety net health plan is facing challenges again as it grapples with Medi-Cal changes at the federal and state level.
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OC’s Poorest Brace For Cuts to Food Stamps and Health Insurance This Thanksgiving
Food bank and social services leaders warn of impending cuts and changes to food assistance and health care programs for hundreds of thousands of OC’s poorest families.
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Corruption Probe to be Released on Convicted Supervisor’s Work at OC’s Public Health Plan
The corruption report is set to focus on disgraced former OC Supervisor Andrew Do’s yearslong work at the agency before he pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and was sentenced to prison for five years.
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The Happiest Place on Earth is Surrounded by Some of Orange County’s Poorest
Nearly half of Anaheim’s residents are on public health plans – an indicator of poverty in the area. Now, that health coverage is threatened after changes to the renewal process.
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Should a Public Official Be Making $840,000 Handling Healthcare for OC’s Neediest?
Former chairs of CalOptima’s board called the raises “extremely egregious” and “out of line.” CEO Michael Hunn makes twice as much as the U.S. President while he heads up OC’s public health care plan.
