GNYHA attended 32BJ’s annual conference on hospital prices today. The “Affordability in Action: Joining Forces to Lower Hospital Prices” event featured multiple panels exploring policy options to reduce health care costs and improve affordability. The conference included a discussion of the so-called Fair Pricing Act and other legislative efforts to curb hospital price growth, hospital...

The Accreditation Council for GME (ACGME) recently finalized revisions to its Institutional Requirements (IRs), the requirements to which all sponsoring institutions must comply to maintain ACGME accreditation. Below are the key revisions included in the finalized IRs, which are effective July 2027. GME Committee (GMEC) membership will no longer require a quality improvement or a...

GNYHA provides members with the tools to develop and maintain a workforce that delivers high-quality patient care and biomedical innovations. This webpage highlights Federal and state funding opportunities currently accepting applications and details future funding opportunities for which members are eligible to apply. Open Funding Opportunities This section is updated regularly and features funding opportunities...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is accepting applications for its Nurses for Nursing Homes program, a recently launched initiative to strengthen the nursing workforce at skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) across the country. There is $275 million available for this program, and CMS anticipates making approximately 4,000 awards to registered nurses and licensed...

The New York State Department of Health (DOH) released the attached Health Advisory today announcing that DOH Commissioner James McDonald, MD, has declared influenza to be prevalent in New York State. The declaration marks a significantly earlier start to flu season than in recent years, with statewide influenza activity reaching levels not typically seen until...

The New York City Council Committee on Fire and Emergency Management and Committee on Hospitals held an oversight hearing on Tuesday to discuss “Ambulance Response Times.” The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) testified about its partnership with voluntary hospitals and GNYHA to maintain effective emergency medical service (EMS) operations. City Council...

Representatives Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Tracey Mann (R-KS), and Lois Frankel (D-FL) last week introduced HR 10770, the 340B Rebate Model Delay Act. The bill delays for two years the implementation of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program, which is scheduled to begin on January 1,...

The New York State Department of Health (DOH) recently sent the attached letters to hospital chief executive officers and electronic health record (EHR) vendors about implementing a new State law requiring an organ donor registration option in hospital patient portals. Public Health Law §206(1)(w) requires EHR vendors serving New York general hospitals to integrate direct...

GNYHA recently submitted the attached comments on the Accreditation Council for GME’s (ACGME) Common Program Requirements (CPRs), the requirements to which every ACGME-accredited residency program must adhere. GNYHA’s comments were informed by several meetings and discussions with GME leadership from member teaching hospitals. ACGME undergoes CPR revisions approximately every 10 years. Finalized revisions will be...

The New York State Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) Charities Bureau has developed a one-page guidance document outlining its expectations for the content of the plain language policy summary required under the State’s Hospital Financial Assistance Law (HFAL). The document is available on GNYHA’s website here. Both HFAL and Federal law require hospitals to...