OGDENSBURG, New York (WWNY) - North Star Health Alliance will make payroll next week. That’s a $5.5 million dollar payout to 1700 employees.

Rich Duvall thanks Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, State Senator Mark Walczyk, and State Assemblymen Scott Gray and Ken Blankenbush for their help and says that support, combined with extraordinary community generosity and internal cost-saving measures, will allow North Star to meet payroll next week.

“Through community donations, vendor deferrals, and contributions from our senior leadership, management teams, and providers, we have secured the funds needed to fulfill payroll obligations on December 11th,” Duvall told 7NEWS.

It comes as state funding has been cut off to the health group as the state say it wants more information on how North Star i

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