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Thousands of Anthem customers may lose access to CHOMP by February.
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Thousands of Anthem customers may lose access to CHOMP by February.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 25, 2025

A statewide initiative to lower hospital costs is now playing a role in a conflict between the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula an…

Thousands of Anthem Blue Cross customers could lose in-network access to CHOMP by Feb. 1.
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Thousands of Anthem Blue Cross customers could lose in-network access to CHOMP by Feb. 1.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 22, 2025

The text messages hit the phones of Anthem Blue Cross customers the afternoon of Monday, Dec. 22, announcing that the Community Hospital of th…

A new HMO is launched, offering coordinated care for those on Medicare and Medi-Cal.
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A new HMO is launched, offering coordinated care for those on Medicare and Medi-Cal.

  • Pam Marino
  • Oct 16, 2025

For the first time, the region’s provider of Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, is launching a plan for its members who also qualify …

Anthem Blue Cross members regain their connection to the Aspire HMO after agreement is reached.
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Anthem Blue Cross members regain their connection to the Aspire HMO after agreement is reached.

  • Pam Marino
  • Apr 3, 2025

Approximately 2,600 people carrying Anthem Blue Cross HMO insurance in Monterey County have regained connection to local health care providers…

School districts and cities in a local insurance group face surprise assessments as claims skyrocket.
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School districts and cities in a local insurance group face surprise assessments as claims skyrocket.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 12, 2024

Local school districts, private schools and cities participating in the Municipalities, Colleges, Schools Insurance Group, known as MCSIG, are…

Kaiser Permanente is at work on a Salinas location, and eyeing a spot in Marina.
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Kaiser Permanente is at work on a Salinas location, and eyeing a spot in Marina.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jan 25, 2024

Since 2022, Kaiser Permanente has been making inroads into Monterey County. As far as public outreach, that has been largely in the form of ch…

As Pajaro residents resettle, it’s time to rethink how and where we live.
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As Pajaro residents resettle, it’s time to rethink how and where we live.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Apr 6, 2023

After the Pajaro River levee breached in the middle of the night, the response was swift and urgent. Firefighters and law enforcement officers…

With $700,000 in new grants, Everyone’s Harvest looks to expand its approach.
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With $700,000 in new grants, Everyone’s Harvest looks to expand its approach.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Jan 26, 2023

“My dream is that, eventually, these types of preventative produce prescriptions will become an allowable insurance expense…” 

As the West burns, insurance companies drop clients like never before.
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As the West burns, insurance companies drop clients like never before.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jan 27, 2022

The mathematical premise for insurance companies is relatively simple. They estimate the odds that a client will need to file a claim, and how…

With wildfires becoming ever more frequent, some local wineries can’t get insured.
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With wildfires becoming ever more frequent, some local wineries can’t get insured.

  • David Schmalz
  • Aug 6, 2021

When Jason Smith, president and CEO of Valley Farm Management, which manages vineyards across Monterey County, kept struggling to insure his f…

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