Upstate hospital suspends filing new medical debt lawsuits as governor seeks partial ban
Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal would keep hospitals from suing poor people over unpaid medical bills.
Hochul’s budget would stop Upstate hospital from suing thousands of poor patients each year
The proposal would end medical debt lawsuits against poor people by all hospitals in New York state.
Locally owned urgent care expands to treat adults in second Syracuse-area location
The facility, an outgrowth of Drakos Pediatric Urgent Care, will treat all ages.
Onondaga County’s top doc: Most seniors with Covid should take Paxlovid, but majority aren’t
Nearly two-thirds of eligible seniors with Covid are not taking the treatment drug, Dr. Katie Anderson said.
Covid is spiking again in Syracuse hospitals, but that’s the new normal, doc says
Deaths remain lower than a year ago, state data shows.
Burst pipe collapses ceiling at troubled Syracuse nursing home, forcing residents from their rooms
The Syracuse facility has a record of persistent, serious care problems.
Deadline passes with no deal between WellNow urgent care centers and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
The dispute means those insured by Excellus will pay higher rates at WellNow urgent care centers.
Paige’s Butterfly Run raises nearly $250,000 in 2023 for Upstate’s fight against childhood cancer
The non-profit has collected nearly $5 million in donations since 1997.
WellNow still on track to drop Excellus insurance in a few days
Central New York's dominant urgent care chain is still at odds with the area's biggest health insurer.
CNY’s only urgent care chain poised to stop taking Excellus, the area’s largest insurer
If WellNow stops taking Excellus insurance, that could make the situation at overburdened ERs even worse.
An 85-year-old teams up with 2nd graders to erase $2.6 million in medical debt for 1,102 CNYers
An Ithaca resident organized a fundraiser that wiped out $2.6 million in medical debt for Syracuse-area residents.
St. Joseph’s Health opens new cancer center with Roswell Park connection
The center is housed in temporary space until its new home is completed in the next year.
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