GNYHA members have an opportunity to be part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Surveys on Patient Safety Culture ® (SOPS®) Medical Office Survey Version 2.0 pilot. Launching next month, the updated survey reduces the length of the previous medical office survey by approximately 50% while also including items on key aspects...

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) recently issued a Health Advisory to report that New York City has identified its first clade I mpox case in a traveler returning from Europe. Of the 12 US clade I mpox cases to date, three were locally acquired, reflecting limited community spread in...

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 New York State Department of Health announced Wednesday that it received Federal approval to revert to the Basic Health Plan (BHP), which allows the State to access about $10 billion in Federal BHP Trust Fund dollars to mitigate HR 1’s cuts to the Essential Plan and to preserve health insurance coverage for over a...

Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Tracey Mann (R-KS) are circulating the attached bipartisan letter requesting language in the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Ed bill that prohibits the use of funds to implement a 340B rebate model. The letter requests the following bill language: None of the funds made available in this...

After years of advocacy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) finally released the final tranche of Public Assistance reimbursements for the COVID-19 funds owed to hospitals. Of the $2 billion in outstanding funds, New York hospitals are expected to receive $1.1 billion. Impacted hospitals must now work with their New York State Division of Homeland...

The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has finalized State fiscal year (SFY) 2024-25 incentive payments totaling $24 million for the low-risk cesarean delivery rate reduction State directed payment (SDP) program. As of February 25, Medicaid managed care (MMC) health plans have been fully funded with the payments, and DOH has directed plans to...

As we have reported, New York State has enacted a Medical Aid-in-Dying (MAID) law. GNYHA did not take a position on it but did request a reasonable amount of lead time to allow for education and training. We are grateful that New York Governor Kathy Hochul and the Legislature adjusted the effective date to August...

At this morning’s GNYHA Board of Governors meeting, Lee Perlman discussed a paper he co-authored called Increasing Transparency and Fairness on IRS Reporting Requirements of Supplemental Benefits. The other authors are Ralph Dejong, Retired Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP; Bruce Greenblatt, Managing Director, SullivanCotter; and Kathy Hastings, Managing Director, SullivanCotter. The paper focuses on...