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Scripps Health cuts ties with insurance covering thousands of SD seniors

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Scripps Health cuts ties with insurance covering thousands of SD seniors

SAN DIEGO — Scripps Health is cutting coverage for thousands of seniors in San Diego County later this year when it stops participating in the Medicare Advantage program. On Monday, Lisa Bock and her wife Lori received what they call a shocking letter from their Medicare Advantage plan, SCAN. In part, it said: “As you … Read more

San Diego man convicted in fentanyl-xylazine case as local evidence grows of dangerous ‘tranq’ drug

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San Diego man convicted in fentanyl-xylazine case as local evidence grows of dangerous 'tranq' drug

SAN DIEGO The downtown resident told investigators after his arrest in April that he was a middleman in a fentanyl distribution pipeline. He would buy drugs in bulk from a supplier, repackage them and ship them across the country, keeping a small portion of the profits. Somewhere along this process, someone tried to make the … Read more