ECMC earns NCQA recognition
BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING BUFFALO — Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Corporation today announced that the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) informed ECMC that its Internal Medicine Center has achieved…
Dr. Robert Bull Joins NFMMC
BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING LEWISTON — Robert L Bull Jr., M.D., F.A.A.F.P., has joined the medical staff at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center’s Lewiston Primary Care Center. Dr. Bull, who is…
Floortime therapy for children with autism
BY AMY PINDER C/O Buffalo Healthy Living Floortime therapy does not necessarily entail spending time on the floor with your child – but it could. Floortime therapy is a key…
Univera and its Rochester parent award $22.9 million to hospitals
Forty upstate New York hospitals and health centers, including 10 in Western New York, shared $22.9 million in quality improvement incentives paid by Univera Healthcare and its Rochester parent. Quality…
Lyme disease bill would combat public health threat
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced the passage of legislation that would take important steps to combat tick-borne diseases, which remain a significant public health threat in…
New York Attorney General offers tips on comparing health care plans
NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today issued an updated brochure offering tips to New Yorkers buying health insurance coverage for 2017. The pamphlet, titled “Shopping For Health…
Blue Cross/Blue Shield parent company reaches settlement over wrongful denial claims
NEW YORK — The parent company of Blue Cross/Blue Shield reached a settlement with New York State following an investigation by the Attorney General’s Office into wrongful denial claims for…
Marjim Major offers summer yoga class
APPLETON — The Winery at Marjim Manor is hosting yoga classes on Mondays throuhgout the summer. Yoga instructor Kim Seddon will teach the class each Monday at 5 p.m. for…
Schumer pushes for funding to get the lead out
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is urging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to approve $5.1 million in federal funding through two separate federal grant…