GNYHA sent the attached letter to the New York State Department of Health and New York State Department of Financial Services asking them to stop Anthem from implementing a policy that would apply a 7.5% financial penalty to in-network facility claims when an out-of-network provider is involved in the care. The policy, “Commercial-Facility Administrative Policy:...

The Defense Health Agency (DHA)’s Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division (AFHSD) has developed several public health surveillance and preparedness resources for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The AFHSD’s Integrated Biosurveillance Branch identified vector-borne diseases, including dengue and malaria, as potential importation risks because some participating countries have endemic transmission. Respiratory pathogens—including seasonal influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and...

Effective May 7, the required Legionella culture testing frequency for cooling towers increases from quarterly to at least every 31 days during periods of operation. This is under New York City Local Law 159 of 2025 as implemented by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) rules effective May 8. As before, results must...

The New York State Board of Regents has permanently adopted regulations that permit New York State-registered pharmacy technicians to practice in all New York State pharmacies. Under the direct supervision of a State-licensed pharmacist, a registered pharmacy technician is permitted to assist the pharmacist in compounding, preparing, labeling, or dispensing drugs. The regulations—Chapter 8 of...

The House health committees of jurisdiction are continuing their series of hearings on health care affordability. This week, the House Committee on Ways and Means convened for the latest installment in the affordability hearing series: a full committee hearing featuring Brian Donley, MD, President & Chief Executive Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian; Sam Hazen, Chief Executive Officer...

After a record 76-day partial shutdown, Congress this week reopened the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Congressional Republicans faced enormous intraparty disagreements over DHS funding and ultimately settled on a two-track approach. Two weeks ago, the Senate initiated the budget reconciliation process and adopted a budget resolution that provides $70 billion for Immigration and Customs...

Statements of Support A.10754/S.9488 (Hyndman/Stavisky): Limited Permits for Occupational Therapists A.128-A/S.1804-A (Gonzalez-Rojas/Rivera): Insurance Coverage for Inhalers A.1309/S.5333 (Paulin/Rivera): Community Paramedicine A.183/S.3029 (Rosenthal/Stavisky): Licensure for Genetic Counselors A.1977/S.3805 (Paulin/Hoylman-Sigal): Medicaid Payment for Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing A.203-B/S.5294-B (Cruz/Sepulveda): Hospital Violence Prevention Programs A.957/S.1224 (Paulin/Rivera): School-Based Health Center Managed Care Carve-Out A.1069-A/S.4955-A (Paulin/Harkham): Enhances OMIG’s Audit Standards...

This GNYHA-developed resource contains enrollment figures across the following plan types: Medicare Advantage, Child Health Plus, Health & Recovery Plans (HARP), Medicaid Managed Care including HARP, Managed Long Term Care (MLTC), Medicaid Advantage, and HIV/SNP. The data is aggregated and compiled from the Department of Health and values are calculated on a rolling monthly and...