Hello A News Cafe readers. Liz Merry here, newest scribe on the site. I live on the Tehama side of the foothill community of Manton. Like Cottonwood, it’s a joint town – in more ways than one. Half Shasta, half Tehama. Continue Reading
Prominent members of Shasta County’s alt-right community gathered at Country Strong Fitness in Palo Cedro the night of Feb. 1 awaiting the recall election results that would determine the fate of District 2 Supervisor Leonard Moty. Attendees at the event… Continue Reading
Surprise! This can be fun if it is followed by a party with your friends, and maybe even cake and ice cream. But it’s not so much fun when it surrounds medical bills. In 2017 the state of California… Continue Reading
In his book, Falling into Grace: insights on the end of suffering, Adyashanti tells a story from his childhood about how he finally understood why adults seemed so unhappy at times. He realized they suffer because they confuse reality with… Continue Reading
Well, hi! It’s been a while. In fact my last column was in December of 2020, which I find hard to believe, but here we are. How are you? My absence is down to a few things. Well, one thing,… Continue Reading
While the individual health insurance market represents only about 7% of those covered by health insurance, it is an important indicator of how the market is performing. Currently almost 1.6 million California consumers are covered through Covered CA, the state… Continue Reading
You can lead a horse to water…..and we all know the rest. That is a bit of what Covered California, the individual health insurance market place is experiencing these days. A recent Press Release from Covered California announced that an… Continue Reading
The initial purpose of this column which began July of 2013 was to provide information and assistance in understanding health insurance issues and the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This legislation created the biggest change to our health… Continue Reading
In response to the pandemic, President Biden has extended the Special Enrollment period for individuals to sign up for health insurance coverage through the exchanges to May 15, 2021. In California, the exchange is called Covered California and is accessible… Continue Reading
As I made my most recent Medicare presentation, I smiled to the familiar comment: “Why do they have to make this so complicated for old people”? This is coming from a PhD scientist, by the way. Like anything else, if… Continue Reading
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