The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), US Department of Homeland Security, today released a proposed rule that would attach a $103,265 fee to all H-1B petitions filed by employers subject to the national H-1B cap. This is a very promising development because many GNYHA members have historically petitioned for, and been approved for, H-1B...

On August 10, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14420 (EO-14420), which recommends changes to childhood vaccine practices, including administration of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) as separate vaccines when available. Because immunization requirements are established under state law, EO-14420 does not require states to modify their vaccination requirements. The order acknowledges state authority in...

GNYHA submitted the attached comments today in response to the New York State Department of Health’s (DOH) Section 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Extension Request, which will be submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). DOH is requesting that CMS allow it to roll over $2.2 billion to be used to continue activities to...

This GNYHA resource compiles translated public-facing documents housed on the New York State Department of Health (DOH) website. The documents are not posted in one place on the DOH website, making them difficult to find. GNYHA created this “one-stop shop” of translated documents for member use. Under New York State’s language access policy, DOH is...

GNYHA’s Tracker captures AI-related legislative and regulatory activities, as well as major policy developments that may be of interest to hospitals. This resource is organized by national, New York State, and New York City efforts. It will be updated quarterly. Last update: August 21, 2026.

Intealth recently announced plans to issue a new Form DS-2019 to each foreign national physician currently training in the US on J-1 visas under the duration of status (D/S) framework. Intealth is the organization that sponsors all physicians in the US on a J-1 visa. The new forms will show the physician’s training program end...