Amy Roth
Health and Education Reporter at The Observer-Dispatch
I'm the health reporter for the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, NY.
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1 week ago |
timestelegram.com | Amy Roth
The Utica City School District had the highest median teacher salary in Oneida County and the Oriskany Central School District the lowest. But data on median salaries for teachers and other data on salaries broken down by percentiles doesn't mean much, school finance expert Rick Timbs said. That's because so many variables affect median salaries besides a district's pay scale, including the relative experience and education of a district's teachers.
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1 week ago |
uticaod.com | Amy Roth
The Utica City School District had the highest median teacher salary in Oneida County and the Oriskany Central School District the lowest. But data on median salaries for teachers and other data on salaries broken down by percentiles doesn't mean much, school finance expert Rick Timbs said. That's because so many variables affect median salaries besides a district's pay scale, including the relative experience and education of a district's teachers.
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1 week ago |
uticaod.com | Amy Roth
Upstate health plans might have to offer fewer Medicare Advantage plans, offer fewer benefits in those plans or raise out-of-pocket expenses to cover an increase in how much they pay hospitals. The problem began when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adjusted a rate that had led to low reimbursements for upstate hospitals for years. Medicare Advantage plans had to pay hospitals more as a result, but CMS didn't adjust how much it pays those plans.
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1 week ago |
timestelegram.com | Amy Roth
Upstate health plans might have to offer fewer Medicare Advantage plans, offer fewer benefits in those plans or raise out-of-pocket expenses to cover an increase in how much they pay hospitals. The problem began when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adjusted a rate that had led to low reimbursements for upstate hospitals for years. Medicare Advantage plans had to pay hospitals more as a result, but CMS didn't adjust how much it pays those plans.
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2 weeks ago |
uticaod.com | Amy Roth
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has given Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, the position of chairwoman of House Republican Leadership and returned her to her former committee assignements. Stefanik had not run to keep her position as Republican Conference chair after President Donald Trump nominated her to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
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St. Elizabeth Medical Center officially closed just before 2 p.m., MVHS announced. The last patients have been discharged from the ER and the last inpatients transferred to the Wynn Hospital, which opened in downtown Utica at 6 a.m. The transfers continue from St. Luke's.
Utica school board voted 4-2 to put employee on unpaid administrative leave pending paid, independent investigation. Then voted to appoint interim superintendent. Super Bruce Karam outed himself as the employee, claims board didn’t follow legalities, acting on ‘vendetta.’
Utica school board just walked out of executive session at a special meeting. Voted 4-3 to end half-hour executive session, then voted 4-3 to go into another executive session. ????
