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Orange County supervisors will be given a presentation this week
on the basics of the health care program, but some of it strengths
appear to have been omitted.
Pat Bates is proposing a change that forbids OCTA board members
to immediately take a lobbying job after leaving the board.
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The Santa Ana-based charity, which has operated the shelters
since 2008, was the only bidder.
Supervisor Janet Nguyen said complaints spurred her to propose
changes to the CalOptima board. Yet records show only five in four
months.
Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen wants to significantly
change the county’s healthcare delivery system for the poor. Others
say she is trying to fix something that isn’t broken.
Health officials in San Diego County say they could handle five
times as many severely mentally ill at one-third the cost.
The board will ask Sacramento for a law forcing local elected
officials out of the pension system.
County report concludes that the state law aimed at getting
treatment for severely mentally ill people would be too costly to
implement.
Questions for Stephen Connelly, director of the Orange County
Office of Independent Review.
Elimination of OC’s multi-billion dollar managed health care
agency is on the table.
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The pets in this story may already have homes. These are the animals waiting at the shelter today.
Adoptions at OC Animal Care are by appointment. Give the pet ID when you contact the shelter. Listings come from OC Animal Care and update every two hours.
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