CalOptima

With an annual budget of US$4 billion serving 940,000 members as of July 2022,[1] it is also the single largest county organized health insurer in the state.

[2] CalOptima administers health insurance programs for the county's low-income children, adults, seniors and people with disabilities.

[6] At this time, he hired Veronica Carpenter, one of his longtime advisors, to the newly created chief of staff role, paying $282,000 plus benefits.

[8] In February 2022, the board abruptly fired its entire in-house legal team of attorneys and support staff in a closed session meeting.

[8] In February 2023, a day after a local non-profit news agency reported on a state investigation into CalOptima's hiring and pay practices including controversially large salary hikes, Do abruptly resigned as chair.

[11] Under Hunn's leadership, he directed a $100 million upgrade to the agency's IT infrastructure which promises same-day approval of treatment requests and payment of claims.

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