Essential Plan cuts leave a worried 58-year-old Upstate New York woman sorting health insurance paperwork at her kitchen table.

Essential Plan Cuts: 450,000 NYers Face Critical Aug. 30 Deadline

Essential Plan Cuts: 450,000 NYers Face Critical Aug. 30 Deadline Federal cuts and a fast-closing grace period are forcing nearly half a million New Yorkers...
Medicare Will Start Covering Weight Loss Drugs on July 1 for the First Time

Medicare Will Start Covering Weight Loss Drugs on July 1 for the First Time

WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the first time in history, Medicare will begin covering weight loss drugs on July 1, 2026, marking a major shift...
dangerous heat wave in Central New York

Dangerous Heat Wave Threatens Central NY Families

Dangerous Heat Wave Pushes Into Central New York This Week A major heat dome is bringing triple-digit “feels-like” temperatures, raising health risks before the Fourth...
ACA Health Insurance Subsidies in 2026: What the NPR Report Means for Your Coverage and Costs

ACA Health Insurance Subsidies in 2026: What the NPR Report Means for Your Coverage...

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The enhanced ACA subsidies that millions of Americans relied on since 2021 expired on December 31, 2025. As NPR's June 2026 reporting makes clear,...
States Are Fighting to Lower Your Drug Prices by Targeting the Hidden Middlemen

States Are Fighting to Lower Your Drug Prices by Targeting the Hidden Middlemen

Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, are powerful companies that sit between drug manufacturers and your insurance plan, negotiating prices and deciding which drugs get...
ACA Health Insurance Subsidies in 2026: What the NPR Report Means for You

ACA Health Insurance Subsidies in 2026: What the NPR Report Means for You

The enhanced ACA subsidies that helped millions of Americans afford health insurance during the pandemic years expired on December 31, 2025. As NPR reported...
healthy twin boys born

Miraculous Rescue: Healthy Twin Boys Born in Perinton

Quick-thinking EMTs and a courageous local couple welcome twins Noah and Parker in a high-stakes highway delivery. Life rarely waits for the perfect moment, and...

US Infant Mortality Hits Record Low But Racial Gaps Persist

US infant mortality rate hits record low in 2025, but Black infants still die at twice the rate of other groups. Here is what the data reveals.