The GNYHA Board of Governors met on June 19, 2008, and took the following actions:

• was called to order by new Chairman Jim Foy of Riverside Health Care and welcomed the new Board members who were installed at the Annual Reception event on June 4;
• approved the slate of staff officers for the Boards of the Association and its subsidiaries and affiliate;
• received a report of the latest economic forecasting for both New York State and the nation;
• engaged in a robust discussion about the ongoing medical malpractice reform and cost relief discussions among the Executive Branch, the New York State Legislature, and stakeholders;
• heard the latest on several health care bills under consideration during the few remaining days of the New York State legislative session, including measures to address nurse overtime, payer billing practices, and HIV testing;
• received an update on pending Federal Medicare and Medicaid legislation, specifically the latest on Senator Baucus’ (D-MT) attempts to secure a fix for the 10.6% cut to physician payments as well as the status of the latest attempts to place moratoria on seven damaging Medicaid regulations which are still open for implementation;
• revisited some questions raised at the last Board of Governors meeting, during which New York State Medicaid Inspector General James Sheehan provided his views on Medicaid governance and compliance for providers, and heard about a “regulatory reconciliation” process that GNYHA has developed in response to myriad, sometimes conflicting regulatory requirements placed on providers.

As this was the last meeting of the 2007–08 Association term, the Board will be on hiatus for the summer months and will resume meetings for the 2008–09 Association term in the early fall.