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<title>Partnerships, budget cuts reshape North Country healthcare</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 3, 2013) Last month, North Country Public Radio launched an ongoing series where we&apos;re talking in-depth with some of the region&apos;s health care leaders.This is a time of huge transition for the industry — and huge pressure on rural hospitals, nursing homes, home-health programs and ambulance squads.That&apos;s meant some big changes, including a decision last year by CVPH Hospital and the Elizabethtown Community Hospital to join an umbrella company headed by Fletcher Allen Hospital in Burlington, Vermont.Stephens Mundy is CEO of CVPH and serves as executive vice president for Northern New York for the new organization called Fletcher Allen Partners.  He sat down last week with Brian Mann. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22102/20130603/partnerships-budget-cuts-reshape-north-country-healthcare">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Glens Falls hospital explores &quot;partnership&quot; with Albany Medical</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 11, 2013) One of the North Country&apos;s largest healthcare providers has announced plans to explore a partnership with Albany Medical Center. Glens Falls Hospital, which also operates clinics and specialty care facilities throughout the southeastern Adirondacks, announced the move yesterday.Hospital CEO David Kruczlnicki says the talks come, in part, as a response to Obamacare and declining government reimbursements for Medicaid and Medicare. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21233/20130111/glens-falls-hospital-explores-quot-partnership-quot-with-albany-medical">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NY21 Debate: Owens, Doheny, Hassig spar over healthcare</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 26, 2012) Tuesday night&apos;s congressional debate in Queensbury ranged over a wide range of topics, but the issue that ignited the candidates and the crowd was health care. Republican Matt Doheny argued for repealing the Affordable Care Act and warned that the Democratic reform measure was &quot;anti-constitutional.&quot;That sparked a fierce reaction from Democrat Bill Owens, Green Party Candidate Donald Hassig and from the audience at Queensbury High School. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20549/20120926/ny21-debate-owens-doheny-hassig-spar-over-healthcare">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>STORY UPDATED: NY21: Doheny absent from lively Medicare debate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 19, 2012) UPDATE:  After this story was published on Wednesday morning, Matt Doheny released his ideas for changes to Medicare.  Those can be found at   his website.NCPR requested another interview with Doheny, now that his policy has been made public. His campaign responded, &quot;No.&quot;___Medicare has become a central issue in Senate and Congressional races this year, especially since Republican Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate.   Medicare covers more than 40 million seniors, and nearly 9 million people with disabilities nationwide.Paul Ryan is head of the House Budget Committee, and wrote a plan to dramatically restructure the program.  President Obama&apos;s health care law also makes big changes to it.In the 21st District Congressional race, political ads on both sides have focused on the issue. But parsing the truth from campaign rhetoric can take a fine-toothed comb—especially because Republican candidate Matt Doheny still refuses to talk about Medicare. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20505/20120919/story-updated-ny21-doheny-absent-from-lively-medicare-debate">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>New York far ahead creating health insurance exchange</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 26, 2012) Politics aside, work on creating a health insurance exchange in New York is moving forward. The state department of health has already gotten $88 million from the federal government to provide a model of how states can create these new health insurance markets. Much of that money is being used to improve New York’s information technology, to make it simple and convenient for people to choose and enroll in health plans. Julie Grant spoke with Danielle Holahan, project director of New York’s health exchange planning. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20199/20120726/new-york-far-ahead-creating-health-insurance-exchange">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>North Country Children&apos;s Clinic gets grant to serve adults</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 21, 2012) The North Country Children’s Clinic has been awarded a federal grant to help expand its services in Jefferson and Lewis Counties.  Executive Director Aileen Martin says the Children’s Clinic applied last year to become what’s known as a Federally Qualified Health Center.  And Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the Clinic that status. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20022/20120621/north-country-children-apos-s-clinic-gets-grant-to-serve-adults">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Owens predicts vigorous discussion of GOP agenda</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 7, 2011) The 112th Congress was sworn in this week. Republican John Boehner was elected speaker of the new Republican majority, taking the gavel from Democrat Nancy Pelosi. Tops on the GOP agenda is repeal of health care reform passed last year, and targeted spending cuts as the budget process ramps up.North Country Congressman Bill Owens was among the Democrats who survived November’s election. He defeated Alexandria Bay Republican Matt Doheny to win his first full-term representing New York’s 23rd Congressional District. Owens says the attempt to repeal health care is a mistake, though changes are needed. He expects vigorous discussion of the GOP&apos;s other priorities as well, but he sees hope for more bipartisanship in the House. Martha Foley has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16955/20110107/owens-predicts-vigorous-discussion-of-gop-agenda">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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