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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4 days 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 week 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 week 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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2 weeks 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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3 weeks ago |
buffalonews.com | Jon Harris
Buffalo-based Catholic Health System, the second-largest health system in Western New York, has agreed to pay nearly $3.3 million to resolve accusations that it made payments to non-employee physicians to induce patient referrals. The settlement, announced Friday by U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo, resolves claims brought in a whistleblower lawsuit filed nearly five years ago by Gary Tucker, the former CEO of Catholic Health's Mount St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston.
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Here is the full statement today from People Inc. President and CEO Anne McCaffrey https://t.co/SAXvFz4ayG
The man will be transferred into the custody of the state Office for People with Developmental Disabilities once he's released from the custody of the Erie County Sheriff's Office. https://t.co/NXwfHy0P6l
