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CalOptima

CalOptima is a publicly funded health insurance plan for low-income citizens for Orange County, California. With an annual budget of US$4 billion serving 940,000 members as of July 2022, it is also the single largest county organized health insurer in the state. Its current CEO is Michael Hunn.

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CalOptima is a publicly funded health insurance plan for low-income citizens for Orange County, California. With an annual budget of US$4 billion serving 940,000 members as of July 2022, it is also the single largest county organized health insurer in the state. Its current CEO is Michael Hunn.

Key claims

  1. members: 940,000 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the members is "940,000 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358627671

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