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Board delays vote on CalOptima joining Covered California after members warn a short pause could push implementation a year
Summary
The Orange County Board of Supervisors continued a second-reading ordinance on CalOptima’s entry into Covered California to Jan. 14 after CalOptima staff warned a brief delay could shift a planned Jan. 1, 2027 ‘go-live’ to 2028; supervisors split on the risk but agreed to more time for review.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 17 continued consideration of an ordinance that would let CalOptima Health participate in Covered California, after CalOptima officials said even a short delay could affect the program’s implementation timeline.
Yoon Kyung Kim, CalOptima’s chief operating officer, told the board that the agency was preparing for a Jan. 1, 2027 go-live date but that missing key annual windows could push that date to Jan. 1, 2028. “The impact of a delay would be the potential delay in the implementation,” Kim said, warning that some…
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