Anthem Blue Cross patients can once again access Scripps Health.
Scripps Health and Anthem Blue Cross Resume Partnership After four months of uncertainty, Scripps Health and Anthem Blue Cross have announced that their relationship is back on track, affecting around 125,000 residents in San Diego County who had to rethink their healthcare coverage. Scripps reached out to patients, informing them that those with Anthem Blue […]
Scripps and Anthem reach a contract extension after missing the January 1 deadline.
Scripps Health and Anthem Blue Cross Extend Agreement SAN DIEGO – After months of negotiations, Scripps Health and Anthem Blue Cross have reached an agreement to extend their in-network contract. This deal comes just ahead of a January 1, 2025, deadline when many Scripps patients insured by Anthem would have been dropped from the network. […]
New changes on the horizon for millions of Social Security recipients – Scripps News
Change appears to be on the horizon for Social Security recipients who may need more in-person office visits and the use of new online tools. The Associated Press reports that the Trump administration has enacted these changes in the name of preventing fraud. $100 million per year for taxpayer funds is wasted due to direct […]
State of 'high alert,' for some as Scripps Health – Anthem Blue Cross negotiation deadline nears – ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Regina Key has been going to Scripps Health for 20 years and has insurance with Anthem Blue Cross. “It's now the 31st and we still don't have a concrete answer as to what to do tomorrow,” Key said. She's one of Anthem's 125,000 insured people who are receiving medical care at […]
Patients brace for transition as Anthem Blue Cross may possibly drop Scripps Health – ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV
SELAMESA, Calif. (KGTV) – Come January 1, you may need to change doctors if you have Anthem Blue Cross. Scripps Health is in negotiations with Anthem Blue Cross, but the hospital's providers could be removed from the insurer's network starting in early 2025. Over the years, John Concepcion has been treated for diabetes, sleep apnea, […]
Retailers claim credit card swipe fees are driving inflation – Scripps News
Inflation has eased since its peak in 2022, but retailers say credit card processing fees aren't helping to lower inflation. The National Retail Federation sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee this week urging Congress to take action to limit credit card transaction fees. What is a swipe fee? Businesses are charged a fee […]
Florida 12-year-old Bruhat Soma Wins 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Bruhat Soma, 12, of Tampa, Florida, is presented with the Scripps Cup by Adam Simson, CEO of E.W. Scripps Company, after winning the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, on May 30, 2024. Soma correctly spelled 29 words in a tiebreaker spelling-off to win […]
Wall Street’s overreacted to upcoming sports venture: EW Scripps CEO
The owners of more than 60 local TV stations, whose stocks plummeted after this week’s shocking news about a joint venture to create a sports bundle, accused Wall Street investors of overreacting. EW Scripps CEO Adam Simson, who saw his company’s stock fall more than 27% after Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery announced standalone […]