Washington, DC – This week, the House Agriculture Committee approved its version of the Farm Bill, moving the legislation to the floor for consideration...
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Who will become Saranac Lake “6er” Number One?
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We’ll find out Saturday, May 25th during a special event at the Berkley Green in Saranac Lake.. HIkers will begin Saturday at 8am, registration begins at 7am. Later in the day Saranac Lake’s Mayor Clyde Rabideau and others will await the arrival of the first to hike all six peaks in order to become a Saranac Lake 6er.
The Affordable Care Act In Depth
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The Affordable Care Act is turning out not to be so affordable.. We’ll find out why from Ian Coryea from Burnham Benefit Advisers in Lake Placid. He spoke with Counselors during a recent Town of Harrietstown Work Session.
Lake Placid / North Elba Plan Joint Meeting
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AUDIO – 051513 – Joint North Elba – Lake Placid Meeting to discuss AMC – May 28th 430pm A meeting is set for Tuesday, May 28th at 4:30pm to allow the boards of the Town of North Elba and The Village of Lake Placid to consider a making joint recommendation to the Adirondack Health Board which is expected to formalize their decisions shortly thereafter.
Silver Demands Fair Labor Practices for Farmworkers
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Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Announces the Assembly’s intention to pass the Farm workers Fair Labor Practices Act. The Measure would grant collective bargaining rights, workers’ compensation, disability and unemployment benefits plus other worker rights and protections to all farm workers.
Long Term Care Community Coalition Releases Nursing Home Fines List
– The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) releases a list of citations against nursing homes in the state. The largest fines since January have been levied against Wingate at Beacon inDutchessCounty- fined $24,000 and CVPH in February received a fine for their home of $22,000.. Adirondack Health’s Facilities are not on the list which is good news for the community as the Board at AMC considers options for consolidation on theLake PlacidCampus.. Usually, these actions are the result of nursing homes failing to meet minimum standards. Most of the fines are not due to life threatening situations..
The Coalition is also reporting on selected actions taken by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), which prosecutes cases of resident abuse in nursing homes. These include staff failing to provide medication, in one case, a staff member posted a picture of a mentally ill resident on her Twitter account and in another, a staff member fracturing the hand of a resident.
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