The GNYHA Board of Governors met on June 22, 2000, and took the following actions:

• approved an application for Institutional Membership by United Odd Fellow & Rebekah Home;

• heard a report on GNYHA's efforts to secure HMO reform and an agreement to develop a "collaborative process" with Aetna U.S. Healthcare to help ensure that GNYHA members are paid what they are owed in a timely manner;

• was updated on the Association's latest efforts to persuade President Clinton and Congress to provide Balanced Budget Act relief to GNYHA member hospitals and continuing care providers; and

• was briefed on GNYHA's continuing concerns about the implementation of the Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), as well as the Association's efforts to help members prepare for OPPS.