Gold Coast investigations could cost $580,000
By Tom Kisken, Ventura County Star, Calif. | |
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The 3-year-old Gold Coast Health Plan administers
The investigations ordered by the commission were triggered by allegations involving the plan's financial management and the treatment of employees at
A June report by the
League investigators also accused
The firm Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd & Roma is investigating the workplace concerns. Vicenti, Lloyd & Stutzman is investigating the financial management.
In a report to the commission, Fisher said the investigations were expected to cost
"It's very expensive," he said.
"There were some pretty serious allegations made. There's a responsibility as a commission to get to the bottom of this, whatever it is."
The investigative firms are conducting interviews about the allegations, with more than 40 interviews still expected. The Vicenti group had received 700 documents as of
The investigations are expected to be completed at the end of January, a month longer than initially expected.
The
The waiver of privileges is needed to allow the plan's general counsel to provide documents and be interviewed, according to a report credited in the agenda to Fisher.
The item was pulled from the open-meeting agenda. Dr.
Behind closed doors Monday, the commission interviewed law firms about serving as general counsel. The plan had been represented by
Schreiner said last week she and her firm can likely no longer serve as general counsel because of a legal conflict of interest. Neither she nor
After Monday's closed-door session, the commission's interim attorney,
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