The New York City Council Committee on Hospitals, Committee on Women and Gender Equity, and Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use held an oversight hearing on Wednesday on “Access to Gender-Affirming Care and Associated Mental Health Outcomes for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth.” Council members asked about the resources available to transgender and nonbinary patients...

Campaign season is in full swing ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. At the top of the ballot, Governor Kathy Hochul (D) is running for reelection against Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman (R). Attorney General Letitia James (D) is running for reelection against Saritha Komatireddy (R). All 150 Assembly and 63 Senate seats are...

The Senate Finance Committee this week considered two nominations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Chris Klomp, a senior advisor at HHS, was nominated to be HHS Deputy Secretary. Ge Bai, MD, a health care accounting expert, was nominated to be Assistant Secretary of HHS. The Committee voted to advance Mr. Klomp’s...

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a subagency of the US Department of Homeland Security, last month issued 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. USCIS proposed “to not require the fee be paid with a petition for a...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the preliminary calendar year (CY) 2027 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) payment rates for clinical diagnostic laboratory test codes. These data reflect the most recent data collection cycle required under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA). CMS invites public comments before finalizing...

This afternoon, GNYHA participated in a weather consultation call with the National Weather Service (NWS) hosted by New York City Emergency Management in anticipation of a Nor’easter impacting the region starting tomorrow afternoon into Sunday. This coastal storm may bring strong winds, heavy rain, and coastal flooding to Long Island and New York City. A...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its return-to-work guidance for health care personnel with viral respiratory infections. Those personnel with suspected or confirmed viral respiratory infection should remain out of work for at least three days and should return only when they have been fever-free for at least 24 hours without...

GNYHA, joined by representatives from Mount Sinai Health System and Northwell Health, met with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph B. Edlow in Washington, DC today to discuss the detrimental impacts of the Trump Administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee on hospitals and health care employers. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino...