The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released all 2027 final rules. Over the past several months, GNYHA submitted comment letters to CMS on many proposed policies. This memo summarizes the final rule policies related to hospital population health and ambulatory care initiatives. Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) In...

Beginning January 1, 2027, New York hospitals must conduct annual workplace safety and security assessments and develop safety and security plans under Public Health Law §2832, with active involvement of employees and their recognized collective bargaining agents. GNYHA has developed this Workplace Violence Prevention Toolkit to support this work. It includes: Implementation Checklist and Best...

This GNYHA-developed resource contains enrollment figures across the following plan types: Medicare Advantage, Child Health Plus, Health & Recovery Plans (HARP), Medicaid Managed Care including HARP, Managed Long Term Care (MLTC), Medicaid Advantage, and HIV/SNP. The data is aggregated and compiled from the Department of Health and values are calculated on a rolling monthly and...

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...