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People news: POMCO promotes Gratien
SYRACUSE, N.Y. –– POMCO, a third-party administrator of self-funded health-care and risk-management plans, has promoted Janice Gratien to manager of network development. Gratien will lead
MVP Health Care posts $12.4 million loss in 2014
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — MVP Health Care lost $12.4 million in 2014, which it said was a “nine percent improvement over 2013.” The Schenectady–based health insurer
Kelly leads Tully Rinckey’s growing Syracuse office
SYRACUSE — Tully Rinckey attorney Donald Kelly is no stranger to managing a legal office. But this time, he’s not the only lawyer in the
State Comptroller: Fewer school districts overriding tax cap
The number of school districts overriding New York state’s property tax cap fell by more than half over the past three fiscal years, according to
People news: Gaudreau-Moore promoted to brand coordinator at Preferred Mutual Insurance
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — Jamie Gaudreau-Moore has been promoted to the newly created position of brand coordinator at Preferred Mutual Insurance Company. Gaudreau-Moore has been
Excellus BCBS awards health grants to seven CNY nonprofits
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) has awarded community-health grants to seven Central New York nonprofits. Excellus, the region’s largest health insurer, chose the
People news: POMCO hires Bandera to supervise operations services
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — POMCO has hired Loretta Bandera in the role of supervisor of operations services. Bandera will lead a team of claims-service specialists to
State AG accuses Excellus of denying coverage for mental-health, addiction-treatment services
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says Excellus hasn’t been providing coverage for treatments of mental health and drug addictions unless members would “fail” outpatient
Binghamton background check firm is poised for growth
BINGHAMTON — Background checks for employment and medical-fraud avoidance purposes are a hot topic. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has brought suit for the
Region braces for job cuts at Fort Drum, a major economic engine
FORT DRUM — Fort Drum may be pumping $1.3 billion to $1.8 billion into the North Country’s economy annually, but it stands to lose 84
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