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...
March 18, 2026
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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...
March 18, 2026
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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.
March 9, 2026
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Registration Required for Upcoming OMH PSYCKES Training Series

Please be advised that the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)’s April Psychiatric Services and Clinical Knowledge System (PSYCKES) training series requires registration. Registration links are updated below with additional details and background about the training series. Background Recent changes to 10 NYCRR Part 405.19 require emergency department (ED) staff to review patient...
April 2, 2026
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GNYHA Survey to Inform 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program RFI

GNYHA has developed a brief survey to help inform our response to the Health Resources and the attached Services Administration’s (HRSA) request for information (RFI) on a 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Given the importance of documenting a Rebate Model’s anticipated impact on your institutions, please complete this survey so that we can best describe...
April 2, 2026
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CMS Memo Highlights Hospital Diet Quality as an Urgent Priority

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a memo reminding hospitals of their obligations under existing Condition of Participation §482.28 to align food and nutrition services with updated Federal nutrition policy, which is reflected in the recently released 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs). CMS has identified this as an urgent priority...
April 2, 2026
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NYS Begins Notifying Essential Plan Enrollees of July 1 Coverage Losses

As we shared in a recent Member Letter, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved New York State’s (NYS) request to switch the Essential Plan back to its original Basic Health Plan (BHP) model. New York pursued this path due to HR 1’s damaging changes to Essential Plan financing. Reverting to the BHP will...
April 1, 2026
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