The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded the fifth round of 200 of the 1,000 residency slots made available under Section 126 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021. Ten GNYHA member hospitals received Section 126 residency slot awards in this round, which will be effective July 1, 2027. This is the...

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) has announced Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Year 2 awards for all 50 states. CMS will allocate RHTP funding to states annually with $10 billion available each year from 2026 through 2030, or $50 billion in total. Below are the GNYHA member states’ Year 1 and Year...

The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has released the Solicitation of Interest (SOI) for Cycle 3 of the Nurses Across New York (NANY) loan repayment program. NANY provides educational loan repayment to registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in exchange for a service commitment at a facility located in an underserved...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the calendar year (CY) 2027 home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS) final rule. The rule includes significant changes to Medicare provider enrollment procedure intended to combat improper billing and eradicate noncompliant providers and suppliers from the Medicare program. These enrollment changes apply to all...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) calendar year (CY) 2027 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule includes several changes to physician payment methodologies, remote monitoring services, and quality reporting requirements. Physician payment rates will decrease in CY 2027 following the expiration of a temporary payment increase. CMS also finalized changes to how Medicare...

The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has updated its FAQs on the Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) law. The FAQs, initially published in late July, were previously updated in August. GNYHA has requested to speak with DOH about questions and concerns we have on some of these updates. The updated FAQs include the...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) calendar year (CY) 2027 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system final rule includes two damaging 340B Drug Pricing Program proposals and an expansion of site-neutral payments for certain imaging services. We will share hospital-specific impacts of the final rule with...

Extraordinary! No other word will do. Democrats won control of the US House of Representatives and US Senate in yesterday’s elections. In New York, Governor Kathy Hochul (D) was reelected to her second full term after soundly defeating Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman. GNYHA supports those who support health care, and these results are an important...