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Rising premiums, fewer options: The fallout of NY’s health plan rollbacks

The New York Essential Plan was a game changer for Talia Holzman. She and her husband have lived in the Tri-Lakes area for two years. He had a job at a restaurant and she worked remotely for a nonprofit. Last fall, when she and her husband each lost their jobs in rapid succession, they also lost their health insurance. In the midst of upheaval, she found they qualified for the Essential Plan.

New York · 10d
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Lafayette (NY) Voters Narrowly Reject New Tax to Expand Ambulance Service

LaFayette, N.Y. — LaFayette voters narrowly rejected a new tax to pay for better local ambulance service, according to results Tuesday night. With all Election Day and early votes counted, 1,149 people, or 50.8%, voted against the proposal Tuesday. Another 1,113, or 49.2%, voted for it, according to the unofficial Onondaga County election results.

Lafayette, NY · 10d
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Daily Voice

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WMCHealth Receives $5M To Expand Healthcare Training For 400 Students

WMCHealth has received a five-year, $5 million state grant to expand its healthcare workforce training program, with plans to support 400 students preparing to enter the field. The funding from the New York State Department of Health will transform the existing Rising Senior Program into the Targete…

New York · 9d

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Medicaid is changing. We want to hear from NYers about what's ahead.

Activists protest cuts to SNAP and Medicaid on Nov. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Upcoming changes could push hundreds of thousands onto the rolls of the uninsured. [ more › ]

New York · 10d

Deltias Gaming

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New York Reports First Child Measles Death in 30 Years as Governor Blames Eroded Vaccine Protections: Report

Governor Kathy Hochul aimed at the federal government's handling of vaccine protections after a young New Yorker died of measles. A child in Lewis County has died after contracting measles. State and county health officials announced the death on Monday, as The Guardian reported. It has been 30 years since measles took a life in New York. “I am heartbroken to learn that a child in Lewis County has died after contracting measles,” Officials have not named the child or released their age or sex. Lewis County is rural, about 93 miles north of Syracuse, in the state’s North Country region. All 15 ...

New York · 10d

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Cornell students create first in-depth map of ‘forever chemicals’ in the Finger Lakes

In 2023, Professor Damian Helbling was getting a lot of calls and emails from local residents. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had just announced regulations to limit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – some of which have been linked to cancers and other negative health effects – in drinking water, and Ithacans and others in the region wanted to know about levels in the ponds, lakes, streams and creeks in their proverbial backyards.

New York · 10d

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Women’s Health Wednesday: Flu season precautions for pregnant women

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Currently in New York, around 4,000 people have the flu. Another 2,300 have COVID and those numbers are only expected to continue climbing. This poses a greater threat to pregnant women and children, because they have weaker immune systems. Health officials say the first and most important action you can take […]

Albany, NY · 9d

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NY-21 congressional race: Gendebien, Constantino make final pitches to voters on Election Day

The race could also carry implications beyond the North Country, as control of the U.S. House of Representatives is up for grabs.

New York · 10d

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Cashman shares concerns about Clinton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

Assemblymember Michael S. Cashman held a press conference addressing concerns his office has received regarding allegations of poor quality of care in the Clinton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Community member Nora King, whose mother was housed in this facility, shared her mother’s story during the press conference. “My team...

New York · 12d

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Obamacare open enrollment runs past HealthCare.gov’s Jan. 15 close in California, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Virginia, while Idaho shoppers must finish by Dec. 15

Open enrollment for 2027 Affordable Care Act coverage starts Nov. 1, but the closing date depends on where a shopper lives. HealthCare.gov, the federal site used by most states, closes Jan. 15, 2027. Exchanges in California, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Virginia stay open longer, and Idaho ends Dec. 15. The difference is up […]

New Jersey · 12d

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Horizon Infusions opens on Vestal Parkway

VESTAL, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) -A ribbon cutting was held to welcome a new infusion center to Greater Binghamton. Horizon Infusions held an open house to celebrate the opening of its location on the Vestal Parkway. The ambulatory infusion center has locations all over Ohio, one in Pennsylvania, and this is its seventh in upstate New York. […]

Vestal, NY · 16d

Daily Voice

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Northwell Transplant Institute Leads Tri-State In One-Year Heart Transplant Survival

Northwell Transplant Institute recorded the Tri-State area's highest one-year heart transplant patient survival in a report highlighting results across its heart, lung, liver and kidney transplant programs. The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) report also showed that heart transpl…

New York · 11d

Documented

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Medicaid is Changing: What You Need to Know Before 2027

As of Oct. 1, 2026, federally funded Medicaid has been limited to U.S. citizens, green card holders, and a few other groups. This excludes many lawfully present immigrants, including refugees and asylees without a green card. The change comes from the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” More changes are coming in 2027. In New York City […] The post Medicaid is Changing: What You Need to Know Before 2027 appeared first on Documented .

New York · 15d

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Flu cases surge earlier than usual across New York state and Monroe County

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Flu cases are rising sharply across New York state, including in Monroe County, as health experts warn that flu activity is starting earlier than usual this season. The state has declared the flu prevalent, with local data showing Monroe County’s case count is significantly higher...

Monroe County, NY · 14d

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Buffalo Union Leaders Warn New Medicaid Work Rules Could Swamp ERs

Union health care workers and local leaders gathered at 1199 SEIU offices in Buffalo Tuesday to sound the alarm over federal Medicaid changes they say could strip coverage from thousands of Western New Yorkers starting in January. The new guidelines will require many Medicaid recipients to work at least 80 hours a month beginning in January, according to the report, and advocates fear the paperwork burden alone could push vulnerable patients out of the system.

Buffalo, NY · 14d

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Report details billions of dollars affected by lack of fiscal oversight in New York

(The Center Square ) – The State Financial Officers Foundation and federal money accountability watchdog Open the Books details what it characterizes as the “abysmal” lack of fiscal oversight in New York that mostly took place under Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration and includes billions in unidentified Medicaid money and improper payments related to pandemic unemployment. CEO of the State Financial Officers Foundation OJ Oleka told The Center Square that “the hardworking taxpayers who fund New York's quarter-trillion-dollar annual budget simply deserve much better leadership and oversight from their state government.” Oleka said the new report “breaks down a pattern of abysmal fiscal oversight in New York State that has led to billions of tax dollars arriving at the wrong destination, whether because of blatant fraud or negligence. “That leaves taxpaying families spending more and the most vulnerable with a safety net filled with holes,” Oleka said. “A state already struggling with such sky-high costs can't continue in this direction without its residents feeling pain,” Oleka said. “We sincerely hope this information will lead to accountability gaps getting filled and enforcement errors being corrected.” According to the report entitled “New York's Honor System: How Gaps in Oversight Leave Taxpayer Dollars Vulnerable

New York · 16d

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Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Receives National Recognition

Guthrie Cortland Medical Center was one of four hospitals in the Guthrie Clinic to earn national recognition from Healthgrades. Healthgrades is considered a leading resource consumers use to evaluate hospital performance, clinical quality, and patient outcomes in their 2027 specialty care rankings and awards. Guthrie Cortland was recognized as a...

Cortland, NY · 16d

WIVT News 34

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JC Nursing Home hosts haunted house event

JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A local nursing home is once again providing thrills and chills to its residents and guests. United Methodist Homes Hilltop Campus held its 16th annual haunted house event today and yesterday. This year, the haunted attraction contained nine different scenes to walk through. Staff members and community volunteers hid throughout […]

Johnson City, NY · 14d

News 4 Buffalo

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Flu declared ‘prevalent’ in New York earlier than last year

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Health Department reports that flu cases are up 13% over the past week. According to officials, the flu has been declared “prevalent,” a level not reached last season until around the end of November. In order to help control the spread, the department is urging anyone age six […]

Erie County, NY · 14d