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Computer problem leads to questionable Medicaid payments
A new audit from Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found more than $26 million in potentially improper Medicaid payments due to flaws in the Department of Health’s
Excellus operating gain totals less than 1 percent last year
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield posted a 0.7 percent operating gain in 2012, according to the annual financial report the nonprofit health insurer filed today with the
Karen B. Johnson takes over as chair of MVP Health Care board
MVP Health Care’s board of directors has elected Karen B. Johnson as its board chair. Johnson recently took over leadership of the MVP board, after
Excellus report details uninsured rate Upstate
Upstate New York has a lower percentage of uninsured residents under age 65 than the rest of New York and the nation as a whole,
Cuomo makes modifications to proposed budget
Motor-fuel regulations made up many of the economic changes in a series of 30-day amendments New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo released for his proposed executive
Comptroller’s report details difficulties for Syracuse
A fiscal profile on the city of Syracuse from New York’s comptroller paints a picture of a municipality challenged by vacancy, tax-exempt properties, and low
Local Independent Insurance Agents group elects officers
DeWITT — The Independent Insurance Agents of Central New York, Inc. (IIACNY) has announced its new slate of officers and directors. Officers elected for one-year
Chitre rises to oversee Excellus pharmacy program
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Central New York’s largest health insurer, has promoted its director of clinical services, strategy, and policy to vice president of pharmacy management.
Excellus allots $30,000 in funding for CNY ambulance modems
SYRACUSE — Upstate University Hospital will take a grant from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and use it to purchase electrocardiogram modems for ambulances in five Central
Excellus incentives also headed to Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier hospitals
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has released lists of hospitals in its Mohawk Valley and Southern Tier regions receiving funding under its Hospital Performance Incentive Program. Earlier this week, on Feb. 6, Rochester–based Excellus named eight Central New York and North Country hospitals receiving awards under the program. The health insurer — the largest in Central New
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