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Cuomo announces new on-the-job agricultural training program for veterans
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Veterans Day announced the launch of an on-the-job training program for military veterans interested in careers in the agricultural industry. This training opportunity expands the New York State Division of Veterans’ Affairs’ (DVA) On-the-Job Training initiative to allow veterans to use their military benefits while obtaining “useful job […]
Syracuse University forms search committee for next Whitman School dean
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has formed a search committee to find and hire the next dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Binghamton University will use $21 million in state funding to relocate and expand the Decker School of Nursing to a building
F.O.C.U.S. to honor Gonzalez with 2017 Wisdom Keeper Award
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse announced that its board of directors has chosen Bethaida (Bea) González, dean of University College of Syracuse University, to
Cornell University names Martha Pollack president
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell University board of trustees on Monday unanimously elected Martha Pollack as the school’s 14th president. Pollack currently serves as provost
People news: Oswego Health adds audiologist
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health announced it has hired audiologist, Dr. Devlin Lighty to the Oswego practice. Lighty previously spent several years in the Maryland
CrossFit Exagora to formally open near Oriskany on Friday
ORISKANY, N.Y. — A new specialty fitness gym, called CrossFit Exagora, will formally open this Friday near Oriskany. CrossFit Exagora will hold a ribbon-cutting event
State advises health insurers on requirements to cover substance-abuse treatment
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued guidance to health insurers outlining new insurance-coverage requirements for substance-abuse treatment. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the DFS guidance on Oct. 19. The action follows a new state law to combat the heroin and opioid “crisis” in New York, the DFS said in a news
Tips & New Initiatives for Health-Care Plans from the U.S. Department of Labor
Mary Rosen, associate regional director of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for New England including upstate New York, recently gave a presentation on common issues with health-care plans. She also described six tips for common plan errors and three new initiatives the DOL is working on. Based upon common errors seen by the DOL,
An overview of specialty drugs & their impact on your pharmacy-benefit plan
Specialty drugs are high-cost prescription medications typically used to treat chronic conditions. Most often, they require specialty handling and administration by the dispensing pharmacy and prescribing physician. At a glanceComplex Large Molecules and Biologic Drugs Biology-based molecules that structurally mimic compounds found within the body. High Cost per Prescription Average cost of $3,000 per month.
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