ORANGE, Calif. (January 15, 2025) — The Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a regulatory ordinance change that paves the way for CalOptima Health, Orange County’s public health insurer,…
ORANGE, Calif. — The CalOptima Health Board of Directors has approved the allocation of $19.73 million in funding as part of its Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program (HHIP). This decision…
ORANGE, Calif. (November 25, 2024) — CalOptima Health announced today that all recommendations from the California State Auditor (CSA) have been fully implemented, and CSA closed the audit. This milestone…
ORANGE, Calif. (July 22, 2024) — To combat the growing fentanyl epidemic, CalOptima Health recently distributed more than 16,000 free doses of naloxone during an event in Orange where representatives…
ORANGE, Calif. (June 17, 2024) — The CalOptima Health Board of Directors has approved an investment of $526.2 million to increase rates paid to hospitals, physicians, community clinics, behavioral health…
ORANGE, Calif. (April 10, 2024) — CalOptima Health’s Board of Directors has approved nearly $25 million in workforce education grants to seven institutions in Orange County. These grants mark the…
ORANGE, Calif. (March 18, 2024) — The CalOptima Health Board of Directors has approved Healthcare in Action and the Celebrating Life Health Center to deliver essential medical services for the…
ORANGE, Calif. (March 8, 2024) — CalOptima Health has teamed up with Orange County’s four Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) to streamline the Medi-Cal application process and enhance health care access…
ORANGE, Calif. (February 9, 2024) — CalOptima Health has announced $15 million in first-round grant funding to increase early detection and reduce late-stage diagnoses of breast, cervical, colorectal and lung cancer among…
ORANGE, Calif. (January 24, 2024) — CalOptima Health is pleased to announce that the Orange County Board of Supervisors has appointed Kelly Bruno-Nelson, MSW, Executive Director of Medi-Cal and California Advancing…
ORANGE, Calif. (January 3, 2024) — CalOptima Health has announced $10 million in grant funding for Orange County schools, colleges and universities with programs that support and educate nurses and other…
ORANGE, Calif. (October 30, 2023) — October marks 10 years for CalOptima Health PACE, Orange County’s first Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. At the forefront of serving a…
ORANGE, Calif. (October 11, 2023) — Reflecting CalOptima Health’s ongoing commitment to Orange County’s vulnerable population of people experiencing homelessness, the Board of Directors approved awarding $52.3 million in grants…
ORANGE, Calif. (October 5, 2023) — Carmen Katsarov, LPCC, CCM, CalOptima Health’s Executive Director of Behavioral Health Integration, has been named to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Behavioral Health Task Force. Starting…
ORANGE, Calif. (September 25, 2023) — CalOptima Health is pleased to welcome Michaell Silva Rose, DrPH, LCSW, beginning today, as Chief Health Equity Officer, a new leadership role aimed at…