3+ hour, 3+ min ago   (597+ words) FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Over 6,000 Fresno Unified retirees have gone without in-network healthcare coverage since the start of the year as negotiations stalled between Community Medical Centers and insurance company Aetna. Aetna releasing a statement saying in part, "We engaged with…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (115+ words) Fresno Unified retirees lose medical coverage after Aetna contract deadline passes'ABC30 Fresno Fresno Unified retirees lose medical coverage after Aetna contract deadline passes FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Thousands of Fresno Unified retirees on Medicare have been cut off from all medical…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (366+ words) FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Millions of Californians are starting the new year with higher health insurance premiums. As the clock struck midnight, pandemic-era subsidies that lowered monthly costs expired. "It's so important that people take the time to understand how this…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (417+ words) SAN FRANCISCO -- This year's open enrollment for Covered California comes at a pivotal time. If Congress does not extend the tax credits as part of the government shutdown deal, hundreds of thousands of Californians who have the state's health insurance…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (838+ words) WASHINGTON -- Stacy Cox used one word repeatedly as she described how she felt after learning her ACA premium could jump over 300% without the enhanced tax credits: "devastating." "I don't know if I've ever cried opening a letter from an insurance…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1097+ words) WASHINGTON -- As the federal government shutdown enters its tenth day, one major health care issue has continued to be a sticking point: insurance subsidies. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, or premium tax credits, help lower or eliminate the out-of-pocket…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (524+ words) Supporters of the new law said it will prevent the need for future bailouts that raise rates for everyone. SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan bill Thursday that aims to prevent the state's home insurer of last…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (696+ words) NEW YORK -- Kareem Hamilton was at risk of losing his family's American dream: the home his mother left him in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, one she worked her entire life to buy and pay off. "My priority is just maintaining a…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (333+ words) MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Planned Parenthood Mar Monte in Madera is permanently closing its doors. "I was in shock cause I'm like, oh my gosh, why are they closing Madera," said resident Jessica Mendoza. She tells Action News she relies on…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (387+ words) Shares of UnitedHealth Group slipped Thursday after the health care giant said it was under a Department of Justice investigation. The company said it has started complying with both criminal and civil requests from federal investigators and it was cooperating…...