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GNYHA’s Positions on the New York State Budget’s Health Care Provisions

Last week the Senate and Assembly released their respective “one-house” budget resolutions outlining their State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026–27 priorities ahead of the April 1 budget deadline (New York Governor Kathy Hochul released her proposed budget in January). This GNYHA table summarizes 1) the health care provisions in the Governor’s proposed budget, 2) the health...

EY Community Benefit Reports

In exchange for being exempt from most local, state, and federal taxes, not-for-profit hospitals must provide financial assistance to some patients and spend money to improve the health of the communities they serve. These are called hospitals’ “community benefit” requirements. Some critics claim that NYC hospitals fall short of their tax-exempt obligations by spending less...

2026 Federal Legislative Agenda

GNYHA has revised our Federal advocacy agenda to address your most pressing Beltway needs during the second session of the 119th Congress. The document reflects both 1) longstanding GNYHA Federal priorities such as opposing additional “site-neutral” cuts and 2) the urgent need to mitigate HR 1’s massive health care cuts.

City Council, Mayor Begin Preliminary Budget Negotiations

The New York City Council Committee on Hospitals and Committee on Health held hearings this month to discuss Mayor Mamdani’s $127 billion preliminary spending plan and their respective agency budgets. Council members discussed mental health response and services, supportive housing, workforce shortages, and the overall impact of Federal health care cuts on New York City....

Albany Likely to Miss Budget Deadline

Albany lawmakers are unlikely to pass a final budget by April 1, the constitutional deadline and the start of the next State fiscal year. Negotiations are still in the early stages, and major religious holidays starting on Wednesday will make the passing of an on-time budget extremely difficult. New issues also have emerged in recent...

Bipartisan Bill to Exempt Health Care Workforce from $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Introduced

Representatives Mike Lawler (R-NY), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), and Sanford Bishop (D-GA) have introduced HR 7961, the H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act. The bipartisan bill exempts the health care sector from the September 19 Presidential Proclamation imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions. GNYHA strongly supports the...

Community Affairs Forum

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

GNYHA Statements of Support/Opposition

Statements of Support 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 for Medicaid Providers A.1691/S.3359 (Paulin/Rivera): Telehealth Reimbursement...

CQFP Class 17 Materials

Retreat: March 19-20 Cover Page Powerpoint Related Materials CQFP March 2026 Retreat Agenda n/a Welcome Letter Who We Are Key Dates 2026-27 2026 Faculty Contacts 2026 Class Bios Retreat Faculty Bios Introduction to Clinical Quality Fellowship Program Open Discussion: What is Quality? n/a What is Quality? A Case Study The Safety of Inpatient Health Care...

Finance & Reimbursement Committee Meeting

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Health Workforce Funding Opportunities

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...

NYS Approved to Revert to Basic Health Plan

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved New York State’s request to switch the Essential Plan (EP) back to its original Basic Health Plan (BHP) model. Reverting to the BHP will allow New York to access nearly $10 billion in Federal BHP Trust Fund dollars and maintain coverage for 1.3 million EP...