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Businesses brace for health-care law’s effects, take action
SYRACUSE — The national health-care reform law, which was signed into law more than three years ago, finally becomes real for most people and businesses with this fall’s open-enrollment period for 2014 health-insurance coverage. That’s because the mandate that individuals buy health insurance, or pay a penalty, goes into effect Jan. 1, 2014. Also going […]
Medical ID Theft is Definitely Not What the Doctor Ordered
Vicki Lee Blair, a 63-year-old former computer analyst from Westminster, Calif., had the surprise of her life. Blair went to a clinic seeking antidepressant medication. She said she was shocked when clinicians bombarded her with questions about a blood test in her file indicating thyroid problems and illegal drug use. She insisted the records were inaccurate,
NYSERDA recognizes SUNYIT for its energy-efficiency efforts
MARCY — The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has recognized the State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome
SEFCU donates $250,000 to Upstate Medical University
SYRACUSE — Albany–based SEFCU, a credit union with branches in the Syracuse and Binghamton areas, today announced a donation of $250,000 for the upcoming Upstate
Komen for the Cure awards grants to Crouse, St. Joseph’s
SYRACUSE — The Central New York affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has awarded grants to Crouse Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation.
RIT providing Lean Six Sigma training for Crouse & Welch Allyn workers, EMS providers
SYRACUSE — The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is again providing Lean Six Sigma training to a group of employees from Crouse Hospital, engineers from Welch Allyn, and regional emergency-medical service (EMS) providers. The training at Crouse started the week of April 15. The training and performance-improvement collaboration, which Crouse launched in 2012 with RIT
New dental practice opens in downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Two Syracuse dentists, Tyler W. Mead and Christopher J. Zimmerman have teamed up to form a new dental practice, dubbed Downtown Dental Syracuse, P.C. The office of Downtown Dental Syracuse is in the University Building at 120 E. Washington St., in the same location of a dental practice formerly known as Zimmerman’s Downtown
Medicare Made Simple educates seniors about choices
SYRACUSE — She refers to herself as “The Medicare Lady,” and Theresa Cangemi is using her insurance background to help clients understand the many facets
State awards Cornell funding for construction project at experiment station
GENEVA — New York has awarded Cornell University $4.7 million for a construction project at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva. State
Excellus BCBS seeks those due ‘forgotten funds’
DeWITT — More than 9,100 individuals and companies in New York have forgotten more than $1.1 million in checks issued by Excellus Health Plan, including
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