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Fresno Unified School District retirees regain full access to health care
Insurer Aetna and the Central Valley’s largest health care provider, Community Medical Centers, reached a contract agreement this week, restoring access for retired educators in the Fresno Unified School District. Failed contract negotiations disrupted health care coverage in January for retirees 65 and older on the Aetna Medicare Advantage...
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Stage 4 brain cancer patient fears losing doctors as coverage changes hit Central Valley
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — People received a surprise in the mail this week, and it wasn't a good one. Their insurance provider is cutting ties with several local hospitals at the start of this month. Now, thousands of Blue Shield of California members in the Central Valley may have...
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Thousands of Blue Shield members in the San Joaquin Valley may need to find a new doctor
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — As of Saturday, Community Medical Centers is no longer considered in-network for Blue Shield of California members, after the two sides failed to reach a new contract agreement. The change impacts patients who receive care at Clovis Community Medical Center, Community Regional Medical Center, and...
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Fresno Unified retirees can get healthcare from Community Medical Centers again
Retired employees from the Fresno Unified School District can once again receive healthcare coverage from Community Medical Centers after an agreement was reached between Community Medical Centers and Aetna, retroactively effective to Jan. 1, 2026.
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Fresno Unified Calls Retiree Health Care Complaint Letter 'Baseless'
Fresno Unified pushes back against claims made in letter of demand filed on behalf of 6,200 retirees about Aetna Medicare Advantage. The letter claimed the district had failed to provide “lifetime benefits” offered to employees and current coverage caused “systemic harm.”. The district asserts that retiree representatives...
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Fresno Unified Retirees Allege Elder Abuse Via Health Care Change
A letter of complaint, filed on behalf of approximately 6,200 retirees and beneficiaries, opposes the current health care coverage. Fresno Unified has failed to provide “lifetime benefits” offered to employees since the 70s according to the demand letter. It is alleged that retirees’ current coverage has caused “systemic...
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Malaga residents receive boil-water notice after E.coli detection
Malaga-area residents received warnings early Friday from water district officials urging them to boil their tap water until further notice after E. coli bacteria was detected in the water system. According to the notice posted Friday and reviewed by Fresnoland, water samples tested positive for contamination on Jan. 20, but...
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Fresno welcomes new medical center west of freeway 99, though physician shortage remains
The opening of a new United Health Centers medical facility on Shields and Brawley avenues marks the latest desperately-needed step toward addressing West Fresno’s health care desert. But even with the new health center that will add four primary care providers once fully staffed, the city’s communities west of...