By James T. Mulder | jmulder@syracuse.com via newyorkupstate.com SYRACUSE, N.Y. – New York health insurers are expected to ask this week for double-digit premium rate increases for 2018, according a trade group that represents insurers. Today is the deadline for health plans to file rate requests...

Via Reuters Health insurer Aetna Inc (AET.N) said on Wednesday it will exit the 2018 Obamacare individual insurance market in Delaware and Nebraska – the two remaining states where it offered the plans. Aetna had already said it would exit the individual commercial market in Virginia and Iowa, af...

After years of debate, the House on Thursday voted to repeal key parts of the Affordable Care Act and replace them with new provisions. The vote, which President Donald Trump was planning to tout as a big victory, sends the Republican-sponsored bill to the Senate

Our 3rd Annual Charity Wine Tasting Event was a success. This year it was held at Liberty Vineyards on Route 20 in Sheridan to benefit Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care. We would like to thank Andersen Cuddihy and their sponsors for another successful event for a good cause. Here are some pict...

By Stephen T. Watson via the Buffalo News The state has released $200 million in aid for a drug manufacturing plant that Athenex intends to build in Dunkirk, and the company is prepared to hire a construction and engineering manager for the massive project. Those are the most concrete signs of pr...

Please join us Thursday, April 27th from 6:30pm – 8:30pm for our 3rd annual wine tasting event to benefit a local charity. This year, all proceeds will benefit Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care. Please RSVP on our Facebook Page

Legislation aims to boost health insurance by expanding coverage and lowering costs for working families In a bid to improve the health insurance purchasing clout of small businesses, House Republicans recently dusted off a piece of legislation more than a decade old as part of their on-going eff...

The Chautauqua Alcohol and Substance Abuse Council is teaming up with local organizations once again for Hope and Healing For Chautauqua beginning on May 16. Pictured from left are Victoria Patti, community engagement coordinator and training specialist for Chautauqua County; Steven Cobb, Mental ...

A former New York assemblyman and a dozen pain clinic workers were arrested on Friday, accused of operating some of the largest “pill mills” in the northeastern United States and illegally prescribing more than 6 million opioid pills, law enforcement officials said. Alec Brook-Krasny, who served ...

Rule Previously Became Effective on January 18, 2017 President Trump has signed into law House Joint Resolution 83, which repeals the “Volks Rule,” an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule which imposed on employers continuing obligations to make and maintain accurate records ...