Santa Clara County Takes over Managed Health Care Program

Santa Clara County takes over managed health care program

The county is set to remove a majority of Santa Clara Family Health Plan's governing board, a plan that about 300,000 county residents are enrolled in

Facing funding cuts, Santa Clara County moves to take over Family Health Plan - Local News Matters

FACING DRAMATIC FEDERAL funding cuts, Santa Clara County leaders want to lessen the taxpayer dollars needed to support its massive public hospital system. That means reining in an institution the county created decades ago — which officials warn risks putting its own survival over health services.The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously May 20 to remove a majority of the governing board of Santa Clara Family Health Plan in favor of filling the…