1+ week, 4+ day ago   (481+ words) New York officials are calling on the Trump administration to release $87 million in federal homeland-security money they say remains withheld from the state after a court challenge restored part of a larger reduction. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (236+ words) U.S. News & World Report this week named the top performing hospitals in the nation and three that received the top honors are within the Empire State. The publication's 2026-2027 Best Hospitals rankings - released on Tuesday, Aug. 4 - recognized the nation's top-performing hospitals based…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (69+ words) New York is upgrading its Medicaid system amid intense scrutiny from the Trump administration, which has pressured the state over alleged fraud. Under federal fire, New York enacts stricter Medicaid oversight Under mounting pressure from federal watchdogs threatening to slash…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (638+ words) ROCHESTER — On Monday, June 1, Rhonda Burnap was met with some startling news: the state human services department had terminated her workplace's Medicaid billing status. "We are law-abiding, correct-billing, legitimate providers that are doing our best to follow all the rules…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (209+ words) (ABC 6 News) – A growing trend across southern Minnesota is leaving rural residents with fewer options to seek medical care. On Thursday, April 30th, faith leaders and community members will gather for a prayer vigil at Rochester’s peace plaza. The event aims…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (895+ words) “These numbers could have been cleared up in a phone call, so it’s really slapdash,” said Fiscal Policy Institute senior health policy adviser Michael Kinnucan, whose recent analysis called attention to the Trump administration’s inaccurate claim. The mistake appeared in…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (584+ words) The disputed statistic was tied to statements from CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, who had pointed to roughly 5 million people receiving personal care help in a state with about 6.8 million Medicaid enrollees. Federal officials later said the actual count was about…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (643+ words) School closings and delays for Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 ROCHESTER — As the Minnesota Department of Human Services takes steps to identify fraudulent Medicaid charges, some Rochester-area organizations that serve youth with autism are feeling the financial pinch caused by delayed reimbursements. "At…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (46+ words) Rochester Regional Health says it has adjusted its 2026 employee benefits plan following feedback from staff, after previously delaying open enrollment amid growing employee pushback over proposed changes. READ MORE: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/health/rochester-regional-health-pauses-enrollment-amid-employee-pushback-on-benefits/...

10+ mon, 10+ hour ago   (223+ words) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals (RUNAP) has started a petition to reverse what they call severe cuts to healthcare benefits for Rochester Regional Health (RRH) employees. The petition claims some employees will see their premiums rise…...