SAN DIEGO (AP) — Beleaguered business owners and families separated by COVID-19 restrictions rejoiced Wednesday after the U.S. said it will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze. Travel across land borders from Canada and Mexico has been ...
ALBANY — Business groups and the insurance industry say a state directive temporarily suspending the preauthorization requirement for surgeries and other medical procedures is likely to increase the cost of health care plans for employers and their personnel. Under a sweeping directive issued recently by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration, a requirement that health insurance claims be reviewed by health plans both retrospectively and concurrently was also sidelined. Hochul officials cast the move as “bold action” aimed at addressing staffing shortages and other health care ...
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that New York must continue to allow health care workers to seek exemptions from a statewide vaccine mandate on religious grounds as a lawsuit challenging the requirement proceeds. Judge David Hurd in Utica had issued a temporary restraining ...
WARREN, Pa. -- A federal judge has granted a continuance in the Warren County School District mask case “in order to give the parties additional time to reach a possible resolution.” WCSD’s legal counsel, Michael Musone, filed for the continuance which was granted by District Judge Sarah Paradise Baxter. The motion also sought to extend filing deadlines in the case. “In order to give the parties additional time to reach a possible resolution of this case, the District requests that the Court continue the hearing on the motion for preliminary injunction and extend the deadline ...
Dr. Robert Daniels of Lane Women’s Health Group has practiced in Jamestown for 41 years. He said he has never seen a situation like this before. Daniels and other providers at Lane Women’s Health Group in Jamestown provide OB-GYN care to the community, including at the labor and delivery ...
Labor and delivery services at Brooks-TLC Hospital System in Dunkirk continue to face challenges, according to a news release issued on Friday afternoon. During this time, births will not take place in the obstetrics unit as the temporary contingency plan addresses patients arriving to the Emergency Department in active labor or where delivery is imminent. “The remaining OB staff are working to complement (emergency department) staff in emergent delivery situations,” said Mary LaRowe, Brooks-TLC president and CEO. “Our on-call providers and pediatricians are available for ...
