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November 23, 2009 WSKG Local
WSKG Local
Part 2 - a visit with local caregivers
CORTLAND, NY
(2009-11-20)
During the month of November, WSKG has partenered with our region's Offices for Aging, and other area caregiver support organizations. As part of that partnership, WSKG's Kathleen Harrison Cook visited with some caregivers in Cortland, NY, to hear how they are making family caregiving work, with the help of their community support agencies. This is the second of those profiles.
A visit with local caregivers
BINGHAMTON, NY
(2009-11-16)
More and more Americans are living well into their 80's and 90's and many who do will require special care as their needs increase. That care often comes from family members, and the task can be a big challenge. In preparing for the Community Conversation program 11/17/09 at 7pm, WSKG's Kathleen Harrison Cook visited with two local caregivers, and filed this report.
New York's Medicaid system reassessed
BINGHAMTON, NY
(2009-07-28)
Medicaid is the federal-state health care system for low-income persons and those with disabilities. Last Tuesday, New York agreed to pay 540 million dollars to the federal government to settle allegations it overbilled Medicaid expenses. For decades, reform measures have been reassessing the Medicaid system in New York. WSKG summer intern Teresa Peltier prepared this report.
Local Medicaid Recipients Face Challenges
BINGHAMTON, NY
(2009-07-27)
Medicaid is the federal-state health care program for low-income persons and those with disabilities. WSKG summer intern Teresa Peltier prepared this report on local Medicaid recipients.
'Practical Majors' for grads seem less so this year
BINGHAMTON, NY
(2009-07-15)
College graduates are finding fewer opportunities in the current economic climate, even when graduating with what used to be considered "practial" fields of study
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