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Report: self-insurance to avoid health-law mandates may not be ‘viable option’ for small firms
It’s not widely known if many small employers will switch to self-insurance to avoid some requirements in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), but stakeholders agree that self-insuring is financially and legally risky for small businesses with fewer than 50 employees. That’s the finding in a new report from the Washington, […]
Schneiderman settles with Quest Diagnostics to end ‘illegal hiring practices’
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced his office has secured a settlement with Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (NYSE: DGX) over what he called “illegal
OCC, Utica College sign transfer-articulation agreement for criminal-justice degree
ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) and Utica College on Thursday signed a transfer-articulation agreement for students pursuing a degree in criminal justice. OCC students
Syracuse University names new general counsel
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University (SU) has named Dickens (Deke) Mathieu its next senior vice president and general counsel. He will join SU on June 1
Arnot Health to close one of two surgical units at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Elmira
ELMIRA — Citing a decline in inpatient volumes, Arnot Health today announced plans to close one of two medical/surgical units at St. Joseph’s Hospital in
OCC board approves a 3 percent increase in full-time tuition
ONONDAGA — The Onondaga Community College (OCC) board of trustees today approved a three-percent increase in the school’s tuition for full-time students. The tuition hike
Health Foundation names Rodgers chair of CNY regional committee
SYRACUSE — The board of trustees of the Health Foundation of Western and Central New York today named Leola Rodgers chair of its Central New
EHE private-provider network expands into Auburn
AUBURN — EHE International, which specializes in preventive medicine and annual physical exams, on April 30 announced that Auburn Internal Medicine is now an EHE-certified
Monroe discusses the changing service system of the health-care industry
SYRACUSE — The service system is changing in the health-care industry. That was part of the message from Ann Monroe, president of the Health Foundation of Western and Central New York, during her remarks at the HealtheConnections event entitled “Connecting for Better Health” held April 30 at the Holiday Inn Syracuse in Salina. Attendees included
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
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