DeWITT - Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has developed a presentation it says centers around some "inconvenient truths" about health care's high cost, borrowing from the title of the famous global-warming documentary by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. James Reed, regional president of Excellus, delivered the presentation at a seminar on the rising cost of health care held Aug. 5 ...

DeWITT - Most managers and human-resources professionals attending a seminar Aug. 5 on the rising cost of health care believe the utilization of services is the main reason for higher insurance premiums. Brown & Brown Empire State and ADP Employer Services organized the seminar, held at Justin's Grill at 6400 Yorktown Circle in DeWitt. Participants were asked a series of ...