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Ogdensburg Medicaid providers submitted $11,133 in claims for Coronavirus Diagnostic Panel services in 2024, reflecting a 56.5% increase over the prior year.

In Lyons Falls, Medicaid providers invoiced $127,537 for Evaluation and Management services in 2024, marking a 6% rise from the prior year.

Medicaid payments linked to Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Evans Mills surged by 215.9% in 2024, indicating a shift in both how care was used and reimbursed.

Dexter Medicaid providers reported $1,222 in 2024 billings for Medicine Services and Procedures, reflecting a 19.1% increase from the prior year.

Medicaid’s Surgery-related payments in Alexandria Bay climbed 74.3% in 2024, indicating shifts in service demand and payment trends.

Medicaid spending linked to the Temporary Codes category in Carthage grew by 50% in 2024, highlighting shifts in utilization and reimbursement across the community.

Medicaid organizations in Ogdensburg submitted at least $11,133 in claims for COVID-19-related services in 2024, with 65.1% of such billing occurring during the primary pandemic years of 2020 and 2021.

In 2024, claims for COVID-related services in Carthage made up less than 0.1% of the city’s total Medicaid payments, amounting to at least $4,768 for virus-designated HCPCS codes.

Assemblyman Scott Gray criticized New York State’s decarbonization mandates over several tweets posted between April 4 and April 6, highlighting concerns about costs and impact on ratepayers.

Assemblyman Scott Gray addressed state budget deadlines and climate activism through several tweets posted between April 1-4, 2026.