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Upstate health-benefit costs rose 3.5 percent in 2012
Health-benefit costs increased less in upstate New York than they did nationally in 2012, according to recently released results of a survey from the human-resources consulting firm Mercer. Costs rose 3.5 percent in upstate New York to an average of $9,364 per employee, Mercer found in its National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans 2012, which […]
Excellus repays $3.1 million following claim-denial glitch
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has repaid plan members and providers after a fall 2011 computer error caused it to deny claims made by individuals who had
Decker School of Nursing receives training grant
VESTAL — The Decker School of Nursing at Binghamton University received a two-year, $757,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health
American College of Surgeons’ New York chapter elects CNY doctor as president
SYRACUSE — A thoracic surgeon with posts at Syracuse’s Upstate University Hospital and Crouse Hospital has been elected president of the New York chapter of
SUNY Potsdam president to step down
POTSDAM — The president of the State University of New York (SUNY) Potsdam said Tuesday he will step down in July. John Schwaller will leave
ESF to host research competition
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will host a competition in December to identify outstanding research
LaPage puts WellTrail on a path to growth
VAN BUREN — Kelli LaPage believes her corporate wellness company WellTrail, Inc. is ready to turn a corner. The firm will roughly double its revenue to $380,000 this year, and LaPage feels confident enough in its growth prospects to target $1 million in revenue in 2013. WellTrail also hired its first employee outside of New
Health foundation looking for leadership fellows
The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York is accepting applications for a Health Leadership Fellows program slated to start in September 2013. The
SUNYIT, nfrastructre partner on new education program
MARCY — The State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica-Rome (SUNYIT) and nfrastructure will develop an education program to further leverage and
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