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Ward realignment

AmeriHealth Caritas, a national leader in Medicaid managed care and other health care solutions for those most in need, announced that its two Medicare Advantage dual eligible special needs plans in Pennsylvania earned an overall 4.5- star rating from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services for 2022. The Pennsylvania plans earned this achievement...

email article Two dermatologists -- one Black and female, the other white and male -- are calling on their colleagues at all levels of training and leadership to join the fight against systemic racism and the legacy of racial injustice against Black patients. Inherent biases in medical education must be addressed, the number of visible minorities within the specialty increased, and unnecessary variations in clinical care eliminated, Robert J. Smith, MD, and Brittany U. Oliver, MD, wrote i...

Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 8:59 am To the Editor: A year into the coronavirus pandemic, New York State faces a profound hunger crisis. Many people in our community have lost jobs, are under-employed, or struggle to feed their families. If you or someone you know needs help buying food, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) may be able to help. SNAP helps low-income families, seniors, people with disabilities, veterans and others stretch their grocery budge...