health economics

Rep. Nicholas Langworthy claims the GOP budget “eliminates waste, fraud and abuse” while protecting programs like Medicaid. But the “historic savings”...

DEAR RUSTY: I’m a retired Navy veteran who is going to be turning 65 years old this year. My question is concerning mandatory Medicare sign-up require...

ASK RUSTY: I am writing to ask for your advice on when I should sign up or enroll in a Medicare Plan. I have submitted an early retirement application...

OLEAN — Marking National Volunteer Appreciation Week, Olean General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center are highlighting the meaningful cont...

WELLSVLLE — Jim Helms, president and CEO of Jones Memorial Hospital, is looking to the future with an eye on more satellite clinics and expanding the ...

If the federal government wants to keep Medicare and Social Security intact for the next 75 years, it will need an extra $78.2 trillion in cash that i...

If the federal government wants to keep Medicare and Social Security intact for the next 75 years, it will need an extra $78.2 trillion in cash that i...

ALFRED — Alfred Primary Care, part of Jones Memorial Hospital, announced that nurse practitioner Sydney Demick has joined the practice and is acceptin...

IfRepublicansdare broach the subject of waste and fraud in Medicaid or Medicare, it will be seconds beforeDemocratsaccuse them of seeking to throw gra...

BELMONT — The Allegany County Department of Health plans a series of focus group discussions as part of its ongoing Community Health Assessment (CHA)....

ALLEGANY — HomeCare & Hospice Foundation announces it has received a $2,500 grant from the St. Elizabeth Mission Society to support ongoing education ...

Person Centered Services and six other care coordination organizations (CCO) are the only entities that address the comprehensive care needs of people...

DEAR RUSTY: Is there any way I can get out of paying the $185/month I am told will be taken out of my Social Security for Medicare Part B when I turn ...

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy and a Democratic House colleague from New York have introduced a bill that would require states to regularly check if Medica...

Just about two years ago, Allegany County Legislature Chairman W. Brooke Harris and Legislator Janice Burdick vocally opposed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s atte...

DEAR RUSTY: I have reached my full retirement age (66 plus 8 months) and plan to apply for Social Security this month, but I've seen articles that say...

In news that should concern all New Yorkers and all Americans, this past Friday the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it was slashing...

WELLSVILLE — Jones Memorial Hospital announced the installation of a vending machine on its campus that provides free drug testing supplies such as fe...