Category: CalOptima

CalOptima Offers Stipend at Cal State Fullerton to Entice Next Generation of Social Workers

May 17, 2023
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CalOptima, which offers public health insurance in Orange County, will invest $5 million in stipends over the next five years for California State University–Fullerton students pursuing a master’s degree in the school’s social worker program, according to a May 16 press release issued by the agency. Qualifying students, starting next fall, will receive $20,000 a year…

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Orange County’s CalOptima Failed to Spend $675 Million Surplus, Violated Hiring Rules: State Auditor

May 4, 2023
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A state audit conducted on CalOptima Health, Orange County’s medical insurance group for low-income residents, found the agency held back spending surplus funds on service improvement and did not follow best practices when hiring some executive positions. Created by the county in 1993, the agency accumulated more than $1.2 billion in unrestricted funds as of…

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Andrew Do Resigns From CalOptima Board Following State Probe

February 10, 2023
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Orange County Board of Supervisor Andrew Do announced his resignation last week from the board of CalOptima, a public health insurance company for low-income residents in Orange County. He had been its chair since 2020. His resignation, Feb. 2, comes as the organization is being investigated by the state at the request, last May, of…

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How Much Do Executives at Orange County’s Low-Income Health Insurer Make?

November 9, 2022
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The executives at CalOptima—a public health insurance company for low-income residents in Orange County, California—are earning six-digit annual salaries, according to information obtained by The Epoch Times. CalOptima is the largest health insurer in the county and offers health plans and food assistance programs for economically disadvantaged children, adults, seniors, and people with disabilities through…

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CEO of Orange County Low-Income Health Insurer Given $280,000 Raise

October 17, 2022
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CalOptima, a public health insurance company for low-income residents in Orange County, awarded its chief executive Michael Hunn a 50-percent raise plus additional benefits this month. Eight months after officially hiring Hunn as CEO, the CalOptima Board of Directors voted Oct. 6 to increase his salary from $560,000 to $841,500 a year—or $70,125 every month, before…

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Orange County Allows CalOptima to Increase Insurance Coverage

August 30, 2022
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors last week changed a county law to allow CalOptima, the largest health insurer in the county, to offer private insurance plans directly to consumers. CalOptima is California’s largest county-organized healthcare system, offering healthcare to low-income residents. The system serves about 911,000 members—about one in four county residents. Currently, six…

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Orange County Postpones Voting on Whether to Allow CalOptima to Offer Covered California Plan

August 30, 2022
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors last week held off a vote on whether to change a county law to allow CalOptima, the largest health insurer in the county, to offer private insurance plans directly to consumers. CalOptima is California’s largest county-organized healthcare system, offering healthcare to low-income residents. The system serves about 911,000 members—about…

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CalOptima Grants $50 Million to OC Community Health Centers

April 15, 2022
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ORANGE, Calif.—The CalOptima Board of Directors voted April 13 to give $50 million to Orange County’s community health centers over the next five years, the largest grant in the agency’s history. Known as the Population Health and Value-Based Care Transformation grant, it will enhance access to healthcare for individuals in Orange County regardless of their…

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Irvine’s Great Park Could Become Orange County’s Next Super Vaccination Site 

January 26, 2021
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Irvine city council will decide Jan. 26 whether to designate the Orange County Great Park as the region’s next major COVID-19 vaccination site. If approved, the proposal will license the County of Orange to operate a super point of distribution (POD) at the park with the goal of vaccinating at least 20,000 people per day. This will supplement…

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