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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
HANYS board adds CNY, North Country hospital leaders
The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) made a Plattsburgh hospital CEO its board treasurer and tabbed three other hospital leaders from Central New
A pair of Cortland insurance agencies plan merger
CORTLAND — The owners of the George B. Bailey Agency and Place Insurance are trying to merge without losing any name recognition. “It’s two independent agencies, and both names are known well,” says Chuck Spaulding, owner and president of the Bailey Agency. “So why wouldn’t we take advantage of using both names?” On Jan. 31,
Feds give New York $185.8 million for health-insurance exchange
The federal government has earmarked more money for New York to use as it puts its State Health Benefit Exchange in place. New York will
Mohawk Valley startup aims to help seniors navigate Medicaid benefits
NEW HARTFORD — A new business that promises to help seniors navigate the hassles of the Medicaid benefits-application process and stay on top of key
Editor’s note: The Investment Q&A feature will appear regularly in the Banking & Wealth Management special reports of The Central New York Business Journal, spotlighting area investment professionals and their views on the markets and investments. In this issue, Jim Burns, president of J.W. Burns & Company in DeWitt, chatted with Adam Rombel, editor-in-chief, via
Lenders prepare for new rules on mortgages
Mortgage lenders across the region and country are likely to spend some time over the next year preparing for new rules coming from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB and the new lending rules it’s issuing stem from the financial crisis that began in 2008 and the actions by some lenders that led
Comptroller plans monitoring system for local governments
New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a final version of plans today for a statewide local government fiscal monitoring system. The system aims to identify
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