Fresno City Leaders Push for Deal as Blue Shield, Community Health Contract Dispute Continues

Fresno city leaders push for deal as Blue Shield, Community Health contract dispute continues

The impasse between Blue Shield and Fresno's Community Health System continues to drag on. For nearly three weeks, 12,000 enrollees have been unable to get in-network coverage.

Will City of Fresno Craft Its Own Health Plan After Blue Shield-Community Split?

The Fresno City Council on Thursday made the first moves to create a new health care plan for its workers and families after failed negotiations between Community Health Systems and Blue Shield of California left thousands with only out-of-network coverage. On Feb. 1, more than 12,000 subscribers on the city’s health care plan lost in-network coverage to Community Health Systems, the largest health care provider in the area. Council President Mi…