Jon Harris
Health Care Reporter at Buffalo News
Reporter at @TheBuffaloNews interested in health care, other topics. President of @BuffaloGuild. @dailyorange alum. @Broncos fan. | [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
buffalonews.com | Jon Harris
Kevin Beckman spent his early career working as an after-hours telephone counselor, taking crisis calls well past midnight and offering support to people experiencing mental health or substance-use challenges. Through those difficult conversations, Beckman saw the opportunities that existed to improve a system that, too often, was falling short for those in need. “You know what you never forget?
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3 weeks ago |
buffalonews.com | Jon Harris
The three dominant health plans in Western New York requested double-digit percentage rate increases for 2026 as the cost of medical care and pharmaceuticals continues to soar. The rate requests submitted to the state, and posted online this week, affect people who buy individual commercial health insurance and small employers with 100 or fewer full-time workers. Together, they comprise a small slice of members for most insurers.
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1 month ago |
buffalonews.com | Jon Harris
The notices are increasingly common, but still dreaded, typically posted at the top of a company's website and making for an alarming – but necessary – alert for consumers. The latest example: A "data incident notice" posted at the top of Catholic Health's website. "A Catholic Health vendor, Serviceaide, experienced a data breach resulting in limited patient information being exposed online," reads the alert.
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1 month ago |
buffalonews.com | Jon Harris
Kaleida Health and the unions representing about 8,000 of its workers need a little more time to iron out a collective bargaining agreement. The two sides have agreed to extend the current three-year labor contract until 11:59 p.m. June 14. The agreement was previously set to expire this Saturday, May 31. The extension comes at a key time, as the unions – 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and Communications Workers of America – plan to soon present an economic package to Kaleida.
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1 month ago |
buffalonews.com | Jon Harris
Ashley Kern knew she wanted to care for people in their most difficult moments. She took nursing classes during her junior and senior years at Maryvale High School. She dreamed of a career as a nurse. But late one Saturday night in March 2016 – three months shy of high school graduation – her life changed forever. While leaving a party in Buffalo, she was struck by gunfire intended for someone else. Ashley, at 17, was paralyzed from the chest down.
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