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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer was joined by residents and other elected officials in Long Beach on Monday to call on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reconsider proposed changes to the National Flood Insurance Program.
Schumer to FEMA: Halt flood plan changes
By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and other elected officials are calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to halt a plan to revamp the National Flood … more
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State must do right by mental health patients
Society has long looked down on mental health patients, according to Andrew Malekoff, executive director of the Roslyn Heights-based North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center. So it has been all too easy for insurance companies . . . more
Doctors discovered that Robert Amato, 11, above with his cat, Molly, has an inoperable brain tumor. As a way to lift his spirits, the Island Park community brought Christmas to him in the hospital.
Island Park community rallies around young resident in need
Robert Amato, 11, recently received a grim diagnosis from doctors, and had to spend the holiday season in a hospital bed, but it didn’t stop the Island Park community from rallying to give him a Christmas to remember. more
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A law you’ve never heard of is slowing our state’s progress
Schools and bridges are crumbling across New York state. Many Long Island hospitals are outdated, and local downtowns are in desperate need of revitalization. But New York’s “Scaffold Law” makes us among the most difficult places in the country to get projects like these off the ground. more
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How can a college parent maintain key legal rights?
Your 18-year-old has headed off to college. Despite what you may feel, she will now be considered an adult in the eyes of the law and the university. Your legal rights to make decisions on behalf of your child change entirely the moment she turns 18 . . . more
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Oceanside’s Sanitation Board of Commissioners voted on Sept. 6 to prohibit former commissioners and administrators from collecting certain health and dental benefits not included in union contracts through the district.
Oceanside sanitation drops benefits for former commissioners, admins
Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7’s Board of Commissioners voted on Sept. 6 to end the practice of providing health and dental benefits to former commissioners as well as dental benefits to … more
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Hospital board Vice Chairman Tony Cancellieri at a rally on June 21 where he called on Blue Cross to relent in its negotiations with the hospital. The two parties later came to an agreement.
South Nassau, Blue Cross reach contract agreement
South Nassau Communities Hospital officials announced on June 29 that they had reached a contract agreement with the health insurance agency Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, ending an impasse in … more
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Health care remains the nation’s central issue
Anyone who watches or listens to daily news broadcasts encounters a steady stream of government officials insisting that the economy is improving steadily and that the lives of average Americans are getting better. more
South Nassau Communities Hospital could end its participation in the Empire BlueCross BlueShield network if contract renegotiations with the insurance agency are not resolved by July 1.
An unhealthy negotiation: Empire BlueCross BlueShield holders might no longer be covered at South Nassau Communities Hospital
Empire BlueCross BlueShield insurance holders on the South Shore received letters this month informing them that starting July 1, visits to South Nassau Communities Hospital may not be covered under … more
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A good job is the best medicine
When Medicare and Medicaid were created in the 1960s, they received strong support in Congress from both parties. Then, in the 1990s, a bipartisan coalition added the Children’s Health Insurance Program . . . more
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