10+ hour, 20+ min ago   (464+ words) Community Medical Centers and Fresno Unified's insurance provider, Aetna, reached a contract agreement Tuesday, restoring access to care for thousands of district retirees. The contract between Aetna and Community, the region's largest healthcare provider, ended Jan. 1 after the two parties…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (734+ words) Fresno Unified School District responded to a complaint letter alleging elder abuse and opposing Aetna Medicare Advantage, calling claims "baseless" and "misleading." On Jan. 22, a demand letter was filed on behalf of 6,200 retirees enrolled in Aetna Medicare Advantage, saying the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1177+ words) Ever since Larry Wilkewitz retired more than 20 years ago from a wood products company, he's had a commercial Medicare Advantage plan from the insurer Humana. But two years ago, he heard about Peak Health, a new Advantage plan started by…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1078+ words) When the board behind health insurance decisions for Fresno Unified teachers voted to move away from the district's self-funded model for retirees and to Aetna's Medicare Advantage plan, they did so at a time Medicare Advantage plans faced upheaval in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1187+ words) Thousands of Fresno Unified retirees abruptly lost their health insurance this month, forcing many into limbo as they wait on decisions. Some retirees aired their concerns at Wednesday night's School Board meeting, demanding answers, and welcoming news of a temporary…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (638+ words) Fresno Unified's Joint Health Management Board approved an additional health care plan Thursday, expanding options for retirees. Soon, Medicare eligible retirees will have the option to enroll in traditional Medicare with the district providing a secondary plan. "We are very…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1482+ words) A dispute between Community Health System and Fresno Unified's health insurance provider, Aetna, has caused thousands of district retirees to be cut off from care. "Here I am about 2 1/2 years later and instead of lying in a bed paralyzed'on my…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1712+ words) Mary Kuhn went to the emergency room at John Muir Medical Center because it felt like she was having a heart attack. Her chest and jaw hurt. Her tongue was numb. Instead of confirming a heart attack, testing later ordered…...