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Health insurance premiums could spike soon, if Congress doesn’t act.
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Health insurance premiums could spike soon, if Congress doesn’t act.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Dec 18, 2025

Have you finished your shopping yet for this season? Sara Rubin here, thinking less about holiday gift shopping (that should be fun!), but abo…

In 25 years as CHOMP’s CEO, Steve Packer has led a big expansion. He expects AI to play a role in the next 25.
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In 25 years as CHOMP’s CEO, Steve Packer has led a big expansion. He expects AI to play a role in the next 25.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jan 25, 2024

"The fact that we are seeing fewer uninsured is a heckuva lot better than having patients who have no insurance when they come to the hospital"…

High cost of living and aging doctors contribute to Monterey County’s physician shortage.
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High cost of living and aging doctors contribute to Monterey County’s physician shortage.

  • Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
  • Jan 20, 2022

“We’re recruiting like crazy”…

Clinica de Salud receives $2.7 million federal grant to ensure continued medical care to families.
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Clinica de Salud receives $2.7 million federal grant to ensure continued medical care to families.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 4, 2019

Over the last 40 years, Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas has delivered low-cost medical care to thousands of local agricultural workers a…

County extends health insurance bridge program, Obamacare enrollment kicks in.
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County extends health insurance bridge program, Obamacare enrollment kicks in.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Dec 26, 2013

Before her husband retired from a 20-year career as a farm worker, Connie Macias stocked up on a year’s worth of high blood pressure medication.

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  • Oct 1, 2013
CHOMP Prepares To Become an Insurance Provider, Finalizes Medicare Plan Details
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CHOMP Prepares To Become an Insurance Provider, Finalizes Medicare Plan Details

  • Sara Rubin
  • Aug 1, 2013

As the health insurance industry prepares for a major transformation under Obamacare, it’s an uncertain time to get into the business. But tha…

County Revives Hospital Merger Discussion
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County Revives Hospital Merger Discussion

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jul 29, 2013

How long does it take for wounds to heal after being spurned by a prospective partner? For Natividad Medical Center, apparently, about a year. 

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