CalOptima Health is rated a top Medi-Cal plan in California
ORANGE, Calif. (September 15, 2022) — CalOptima Health is a top Medi-Cal plan in California, receiving a rating of 4 out of 5 in the National Committee for Quality Assurance…
Caloptima seeks to launch Covered California plan
ORANGE, Calif. - To better support continuity of care for current members and to provide an additional coverage option for Orange County residents, CalOptima is working, for the first time,…
CalOptima approves $64M in added provider support
ORANGE, Calif. — This past week, CalOptima’s Board of Directors approved a Fiscal Year 2022–23 budget that amplifies financial support for Orange County’s provider community in a variety of ways.…
Michael Hunn appointed CEO of CalOptima
ORANGE, Calif. — The CalOptima Board of Directors has appointed interim CEO Michael Hunn as permanent CEO of the public agency, effective March 3. Hunn had been serving as interim…
Recruitment now open for the O.C. CalOptima Board of Directors
The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) is pleased to announce that recruitment is now open for one seat on the CalOptima Board of Directors. A County-organized health system, CalOptima serves…
CalOptima Gives $11.4 Million for first County-operated mental health facility
Anita Street: Public-Private Partnership Addressing Mental Health Access Orange, CA (December 6, 2018) – At the urging of Supervisor Andrew Do, Orange County’s Medi-Cal Health Plan, CalOptima, allocated $11.4 million…
Sup. Andrew Do seeks public’s input on changes to the CalOptima Board
Sup. Andrew Do Seeks Public’s Input on Changes to CalOptima Board Proposal Will Be Considered at January 26 Board of Supervisors meeting (Santa Ana, California)— Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do…
CalOptima seeks One-Care Connect Cal MediConnect Plan Member Advisory Committee candidates
Healthcare Advisory: CalOptima Seeks OneCare Connect Cal MediConnect Plan Member Advisory Committee 2015–16 Candidates By O.C. Supervisor Lisa Bartlett The OneCare Connect Cal MediConnect Plan (Medicare-Medicaid Plan), hereafter “OneCare Connect”, combines…
Supervisor Do calls on Medi-Cal to stop taking money back from CalOptima doctors
For Immediate Release: June 11, 2015 Contact: Brian Probolsky, (949) 533-4254 OC SUPERVISOR ANDREW DO CALLS ON MEDI-CAL TO HALT CLAWBACK OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM CALOPTIMA DOCTORS (Santa Ana, California)…
With all her baggage, should Janet Nguyen even be running for SD34?
From the OC Political Blog The heat's still on. First District County Supervisor Janet Nguyen, the Orange County GOP's Local Elected Official of the Year, has been fingered AGAIN by…
Nguyen gets an OC GOP award as her CalOptima takeover gets slammed by the Feds
Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen was recognized this week as "Local Elected Official of the Year” by the Orange County Republican Party, according to the Voice of OC. Nguyen commented…
The Grand Jury isn’t done thrashing Nguyen over her destruction of CalOptima
Watch The Grand Jury, Supervisor Janet Nguyen and Medi-Cal on PBS. See more from KOCE. The Orange County grand jury is planning two more reports on CalOptima, the county’s health…
Nguyen responds to critics of her destruction of CalOptima
From the OC Politics Blog Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen struck back at the Orange County Grand Jury this week, in an editorial published by the O.C. Register. Nguyen claims…
While wrecking CalOptima, Nguyen got over $50K in med industry donations
[caption id="attachment_3613" align="aligncenter" width="310"] Janet Nguyen and Carlos Bustamante[/caption] From the OC Politics Blog "Supervisor Janet Nguyen raised about $50,000 in campaign contributions from the medical industry in the nine…
O.C. Grand Jury rips Supervisor Janet Nguyen for wrecking CalOptima
From the OC Politics Blog In the wake of a blistering report by Orange County's Grand Jury that raised troubling questions about hospital lobbyists writing controversial changes to the county's…