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Skorton to leave Cornell for Smithsonian post in 2015
ITHACA — Dr. David Skorton, president of Cornell University, will leave in mid-2015 to become the next secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the university announced on March 10. Smithsonian Institution, located in Washington, D.C., is the world’s largest museum and research complex, Cornell said in a news release. Cornell is Central New York’s largest employer, […]
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan adds four Upstate counties to service area
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Community Plan announced it has added four additional upstate New York counties to its service area for Medicaid Managed Care and Family Health Plus. The addition of Lewis, Seneca, Wayne, and Ontario counties brings the number of New York counties in the service area for UHC Community Plan to 38, the health insurer
Attorneys discuss antitrust issues in Utica hospitals’ affiliation
UTICA — The recently consummated affiliation agreement between Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare (FSLH) and St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC) in Utica was “all about the patient, quality of care, [and] reduced costs.” That’s according to Dale Worrall, an attorney with the Syracuse office of Harris Beach PLLC. Both Worrall and his colleague, attorney Justin Runke,
Top 10 Things You Should Know About the New Medicare Surcharge Tax
This tax filing season brings a whole new tax to the mix: the Medicare surcharge tax. Since 2013 was the first year that this tax became applicable, taxpayers should pay close attention to its complex and untested rules. This article will highlight 10 areas of the new tax. 1. When does the Medicare surcharge tax
Affordable Care Act enrollment climbs to 4.2M in February, HHS reports
Total enrollment in private health-insurance plans through state and federal exchanges rose to more than 4.2 million as of March 1, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) reported on March 11. That’s up by 943,000 since Feb. 1, the agency said. The pace of sign-ups was below the 1.1 million registered in
New York’s initial jobless claims jump in latest week
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state in the week ending March 1 nearly doubled to 37,824 from 19,115
Feature film to shoot in Upstate, post-production work to be done at The Film House in DeWitt
DeWITT — Producers of the upcoming feature film, “The Opium War,” will shoot it in upstate New York, with post-production work scheduled at The Film
Affordable Care Act enrollment climbs to 4.2M in February, HHS reports
Total enrollment in private health-insurance plans through state and federal exchanges rose to more than 4.2 million as of March 1, the U.S. Department of
State Department awards St. Lawrence professor Fulbright grant for research in Europe
CANTON — The U.S. Department of State has awarded Daniel Koon, a professor at St. Lawrence University in Canton, a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant to
Rome Memorial Hospital names Rowlands CFO
ROME — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) today announced it has named Dewey Rowlands as CFO. He replaces Nicholas Mayhew, who is now serving as president
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