A health insurance program for low-income kids is going to run out of money by the end of the year and thousands of Merced County children depend on it. Congress … Click to Continue »
Read More »Covered California Insurance Plans Could Be More Affordable This Year. Here’s Why:
For years, one of the most powerful and consistent Republican criticism of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is that the monthly premiums are going up so fast that they are quickly becoming unaffordable and that the whole law was on the verge of collapse. President Donald Trump, …
Read More »Foster Farms employee’s protest for better wages, affordable insurance, new contract
Employees at the Foster Farms Livingston chicken plant protested on Thursday, April 27, 2017, for better wages, affordable insurance and a new labor union contract. (Monica Velez/mvelez@mercedsun-star.com) … Click to Continue »
Read More »Foster Farms employees protest for better wages, affordable insurance, new contract
Dozens of Foster Farms employees took to streets outside the Livingston plant early Wednesday, holding signs and chanting to gather support for better wages and an improved labor union contract. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Looking for a bilingual insurance agent? New online service can help
People who are looking for an insurance agent or broker who speaks a foreign language or American Sign Language have a new tool to help in their search. The California … Click to Continue »
Read More »Location, health insurance and new provisions make for medical provider shortages
Cierra Shelton has been on the hunt for primary care physicians for the last several years. She said she has been trying to make doctor appointments for herself, her fiance … Click to Continue »
Read More »Wells Are Dry and Water is Scarce but Valley Residents Still Must Pay Flood Insurance
As the valley enters it’s fourth year of severe drought, the last thing on many minds is flooding, but according to the federal government the threat of flooding is still a reality and thousands are still required to pay flood insurance. Thousands of homes in Tulare County lie on designated …
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