Health Care's Obstacle: No Will to Cut
The New York Times
For anyone who cares about medical costs - which is to say anyone who cares about the take-home pay of American families or about the budget deficit - President Obama's health reform plan is a terribly mixed bag.
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Private medical practices pay $4.5B to NY
Business First of Buffalo
A report by the Medical Society of the State of New York found that private practice physicians are a key part of the state's economy.
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Mid-Hudson region not attracting doctors
Times Herald-Record
Malpractice insurance for an obstetrician in Newburgh can be $40,000 more than in Beacon. And that discrepancy is among the reasons why parts of the Hudson Valley have trouble attracting and keeping doctors, a new study has found.
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Gillibrand bill advances in-home care for seniors
Times Herald-Record
More seniors would be able to stay in their homes - hopefully - through long-term care insurance and other legislation being co-sponsored by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.
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Gillibrand: Lower Medicare age to 55
Daily Freeman
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand would like Medicare extended to those 55 to 65 years old.
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Diabetes cases rise
Democrat and Chronicle
Nine percent of adults in the six-county Rochester region have been diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, and annual treatment costs are estimated to be $475 million, according to a new report by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.
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Area doctors to treat patients online
Buffalo News
The doctor's house call, a thing of the past, is making a comeback - on your computer screen. BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, one of the region's largest health insurers, plans to introduce online care this year, a service that allows patients to connect with a physician on demand 24 hours a day using webcams for video links, or secure text messages or telephone conversations.
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