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Hospital mergers linked to higher healthcare costs
9+ hour, 57+ min ago (1693+ words) More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out worn cartilage, caps the leg bones with metal, and drops in a plastic spacer to allow the new joint to glide. While knee replacement procedures…...
Community Health System, Cigna in talks as contract deadline passes
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (322+ words) Cigna Healthcare and Community Health System are in contract negotiations as a July 14 deadline passes. If no deal is reached, facilities including Community Regional Medical Center will leave Cigna's network. (Image composite by The Business Journal) Community Health System and…...
Poll: Should California tax private health insurance to fund Medi-Cal?
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (247+ words) Doctor image by Online Marketing on unsplash.com A recent Business Journal poll asked readers whether California should raise taxes on private health insurance plans to help fund Medi-Cal. The proposal has generated debate over how the state should address…...
Blue Shield, Community Health are speaking out on new contract
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (467+ words) Image via wikipedia user Amanda Paul Blue Shield of California and Community Health System have finalized a new multi-year agreement, restoring in-network access to Community hospitals, physicians and affiliated providers for Blue Shield members in the Central Valley, the companies…...
Optimal Medical Group names new physician-owner as founders retire
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (293+ words) Image by Cecilia Lopez A physician who previously provided medical care to professional soccer players at New York City Football Club is set to take ownership of a Fresno concierge medical practice when its founders retire this summer. Optimal Medical…...
States eye aid to prop up distressed hospitals amid federal medicaid cuts
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (943+ words) And MLK Community Healthcare, which comprises the hospital and two nearby clinics, is independent, so it cannot fall back on a larger chain to absorb some of the financial pressure. Similar problems plague hundreds of financially vulnerable hospitals around the…...
Loss of tax credits drive Covered California insurance premiums higher for middle-income Valley residents
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (867+ words) New enrollments in Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace under the Affordable Care Act, are down by nearly one third over the past year across the San Joaquin Valley following the expiration of enhanced tax credits that helped subsidize…...
Santé, Adventist reach deal after six-week contract standoff
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (319+ words) Santé serves as an independent physician association, acting as an intermediary between insurance plans and physician groups — a role that put it at the center of negotiations with significant financial and operational implications for providers on both sides. Meanwhile, contract…...
BLOG: Patients are often left ‘out of network’ as hospitals, insurers clash over cost
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (637+ words) No one wants to see health insurance premiums rise. Individuals, small businesses and large employers are already under inflationary pressures. But it will be far worse if health insurance companies fail to help address rising costs facing healthcare providers. Lengthy…...
Covered California makes final push for enrollment amid market uncertainty
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (453+ words) Covered California Chief Medical Officer Dr. Monica Soni was joined by Rep. Jim Costa (CA-21), Fresno City Councilmember Annalisa Perea, Fresno Building Healthy Communities President and CEO Sandra Celedon and Cultiva La Salud Executive Director Genoveva Islas for the event,…...