The GNYHA Board of Governors met on March 23, 2000, and took the following actions:

• heard a report on GNYHA's proposed strategic plan to address various improper HMO practices, and authorized GNYHA to pursue legal remedies to challenge certain managed care organization abuses;

• was briefed on GNYHA's new initiative to secure additional relief from the Balanced Budget Act;

• heard a presentation on recent declines in hospital margins based on new data from the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC); and

• discussed the pros and cons of calling on the State for a moratorium on freestanding ambulatory surgery centers.