5+ hour, 35+ min ago  (768+ words) The Fresno City Council on Thursday made the first moves to create a new health care plan for its workers and families after failed negotiations between Community Health Systems and Blue Shield of California left thousands with only out-of-network coverage....

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (298+ words) With five days to figure out an alternative, notices went out to Blue Shield of California members this week that their coverage with Community Health Systems would end Sunday. Though negotiations are ongoing, the letter, dated Jan. 27, informs members that…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago  (233+ words) Jan 29 " The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration on Thursday issued a proposed rule aimed at increasing transparency around fees and compensation collected by pharmacy benefit managers. The move, which follows a directive under President Donald Trump's executive order…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago  (786+ words) By this time next year, federal work requirements for Medi-Cal eligibility will be in place. "Unless we address the safety net issues in one fashion or another it will be reduction in health care availability, longer emergency room wait times,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (734+ words) Fresno Unified School District responded to a complaint letter alleging elder abuse and opposing Aetna Medicare Advantage, calling claims "baseless" and "misleading." On Jan. 22, a demand letter was filed on behalf of 6,200 retirees enrolled in Aetna Medicare Advantage, saying the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1177+ words) Ever since Larry Wilkewitz retired more than 20 years ago from a wood products company, he's had a commercial Medicare Advantage plan from the insurer Humana. But two years ago, he heard about Peak Health, a new Advantage plan started by…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (630+ words) In a sense, California has been taxing wealth since it became a state 175 years ago. Well into the 20th century, the state relied on taxing land and buildings which, in that agrarian period, were major forms of personal wealth. The state…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (645+ words) President Donald Trump, under pressure to address voter affordability concerns ahead of congressional elections this year, has recently pushed a number of major policy proposals aimed at boosting home ownership and reining in living costs. Several of the proposals align…...

1+ mon, 12+ hour ago  (1078+ words) When the board behind health insurance decisions for Fresno Unified teachers voted to move away from the district's self-funded model for retirees and to Aetna's Medicare Advantage plan, they did so at a time Medicare Advantage plans faced upheaval in…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1187+ words) Thousands of Fresno Unified retirees abruptly lost their health insurance this month, forcing many into limbo as they wait on decisions. Some retirees aired their concerns at Wednesday night's School Board meeting, demanding answers, and welcoming news of a temporary…...