A blow to safety net providers

Since the state’s takeover of the Medicaid prescription drug program last year, safety net hospitals and clinics—those serving Medicaid, uninsured and underinsured patients—have been reeling from the loss of drug company discounts.

New hope for abuse survivors

The judge in the Rochester diocese’s bankruptcy will allow a vote on rival plans of reorganization. For the aging survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of priests and other church officials, it is the first big step toward a final settlement.