1+ week, 3+ day ago   (467+ words) New York regulators approved average 2027 health insurance rate increases of 6% for individual plans and 8% for small-group plans, sharply below the increases insurers sought. The Department of Financial Services said the decisions will save consumers and small businesses about $1.6 billion and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (292+ words) Rochester Regional Health has acquired Rochester Dermatologic Surgery in Victor, expanding the health system's general dermatology and Mohs surgery services in the Finger Lakes. The practice became Rochester Regional Health Dermatology & Mohs Surgery — Victor on Wednesday. It will continue operating…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (584+ words) New Yorkers and their employers continued to face some of the nation’s highest health insurance costs in 2025, with the average premium for a single worker climbing nearly 14% in one year and approaching $11,000, according to federal data highlighted in a new…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (646+ words) New York’s primary Medicaid fraud watchdog is completing far fewer audits and recovering less money than it did several years ago, even as the state’s Medicaid program has grown dramatically, according to a new analysis from the Empire Center for…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (182+ words) California regulators are considering financial penalties for hospitals, providers and insurers that repeatedly exceed state health care spending targets as medical costs continue to outpace wages and inflation. The board of the state Office of Health Care Affordability is scheduled…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (370+ words) They say that you can never go back, but Cohen disagrees and formed the new corporation V-Shark, Inc. to prove his point. “I bought mods from Vapor Shark that helped me switch to vaping,” Cohen says, “and I know that…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (373+ words) Gallup researchers found that 45% of U.S. adults reported gambling during the past year, down from 64% in 2016 as participation fell across nearly every activity the organization measured. The estimate comes from more than 2,200 telephone interviews conducted during Gallup polls in June and…...