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Excellus provides support for On Point for College mental-health program

UTICA — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield announced it provided On Point for College – Utica with a $5,000 sponsorship to support a new mental-health program for first-generation college students.  The program provides two mental-health workshops for college students and training for front-line advising staff.  Rochester–based Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is Central New York’s largest health insurer. Students

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DFS to review covered benefits under new law

A new state law focuses on covered benefits related to childbirth offered by all health-insurance providers in New York State. The measure directs the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) — in consultation with the New York State Department of Health (DOH) — to prepare a report with recommendations on their review of those covered benefits.

FLH nurse, Nicandri, honored with The DAISY Award

GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Health (FLH) announced that nurse Kimberly Nicandri — an LPN from its Lifecare Medical Associates unit who is currently working on the Step-Down Unit at Geneva General Hospital — was recently honored with “The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.”  A grateful husband of a patient nominated Nicandri for the Daisy

CNY regions post improved jobless rates, job growth in November

Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions continued to improve compared to a year ago as the Central New York regions’ job markets rebound from the worst effects of the pandemic. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released Dec. 21. In addition,

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