Press Release

Today, six new directors of the CalOptima Board took the oath of office during a virtual meeting, committing to guide the agency through the challenges of the current pandemic and well beyond. Appointed by the Orange County Board of Supervisors, the directors serve a term until August 3, 2024. Filling designated seats that reflect CalOptima’s broad constituency, the new Board members are:

Some of the actions taken today involved Medi-Cal contracts, medical and pharmacy policies and procedures, and the Board advisory committees. The meeting agenda and materials are here.  

The new directors were joined by reappointed Board member J. Scott Schoeffel, a health care attorney, as well as Board of Supervisors Chair Michelle Steel, Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Andrew Do and Clayton Chau, M.D., director of the Orange County Health Care Agency. Full biographies of all CalOptima Board members are available here.  

A county organized health system, CalOptima provides publicly funded health care coverage for low-income children, adults, seniors and people with disabilities in Orange County, California. CalOptima’s mission is to provide members with access to quality health care services delivered in a cost-effective and compassionate manner. In total, CalOptima serves nearly 759,000 members with a network of more than 8,900 primary care doctors and specialists, as well as 41 hospitals.