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After subsidies expire, skyrocketing health insurance premiums are here.
Local Spin | Opinion

After subsidies expire, skyrocketing health insurance premiums are here.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jan 8, 2026

Stanton Ruese had long been planning for retirement. Those plans were forced to move up in timeline when, at 59, he was laid off by the Monter…

Letters to the Editor 12.25.25
Letters | Opinion

Letters to the Editor 12.25.25

  • Dec 25, 2025

Love and Loss and ocean

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

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…

Covered California enrollment is here. So is the sticker shock.
Opinion

Covered California enrollment is here. So is the sticker shock.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Nov 10, 2025

Sara Rubin here, thinking about how what happens in the halls of power in Washington, D.C. can sometimes feel far removed from our regular liv…

Confusion over Medi-Cal rules spurs supervisors to consider investing $250,000 in outreach.
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Confusion over Medi-Cal rules spurs supervisors to consider investing $250,000 in outreach.

  • Pam Marino
  • Oct 9, 2025

About three months after the California Legislature passed a budget that will limit access to Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, to u…

The MCSIG board votes for a premium increase against a backdrop of withdrawing members.
News

The MCSIG board votes for a premium increase against a backdrop of withdrawing members.

  • Pam Marino
  • Sep 11, 2025

To dig their way out of a $12 million deficit back in December, the board members of the Municipalities, Colleges Schools Insurance Group (MCS…

Some charming, old-school ways of life are worth holding on to. Is not having an address one of them?
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Some charming, old-school ways of life are worth holding on to. Is not having an address one of them?

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Sep 20, 2024

Good afternoon. 

A health insurance agreement with Salinas Valley Health is a milestone.
Local Spin | Opinion

A health insurance agreement with Salinas Valley Health is a milestone.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Mar 7, 2024

I keep my health insurance card in my wallet, but I admit I’ve never spent much time reading the fine print on the back, mostly a list of phon…

Kaiser comes to town, and local hospitals launch a new insurance plan.
Local Spin | Opinion

Kaiser comes to town, and local hospitals launch a new insurance plan.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Nov 12, 2021

There’s a new health insurance plan in town, and it’s being underwritten by your local hospitals.

Covid-19 home tests are gaining traction as an alternative to clinics.
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Covid-19 home tests are gaining traction as an alternative to clinics.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jan 28, 2021

There are now about 10 or so tests on the market with authorization by the Food and Drug Administration that are either PCR or antigen, all requiring a prescription…

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