On March 16, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released change request 13122 instructing Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to implement Section 4143 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2023, which requires CMS to recalculate Medicare Advantage (MA) nursing and allied health (NAH) payments for calendar years (CYs) 2010-2019, effectively reversing certain recoupments...

The resources below were gathered from past GNYHA member events on the opioid and heroin epidemic. Resources are listed below by event date. Event Supporting Materials Addiction and Medication Assisted Treatment (October 7, 2016) Slides: Medication Assisted Treatment: A Critical Component of the Opioid Overdose Response (H. Kunins, DOHMH) Slides: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder...

In collaboration, with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, GNYHA is sharing a daily syndromic surveillance report that compares median visits for COVID-19-like illness for the most recent three-day period against the same type of visits for the previous two-week period. The report includes data at the City, borough, and facility...

GNYHA has submitted comments on two Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rules with implications for the prior authorization (PA) process: the Proposed Rule on Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization (Advancing Interoperability Proposed Rule) and the Proposed Rule on Adopting Standards for Health Care Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures (Attachments Standards Proposed...

The Office of Addiction Services and Supports, New York State Department of Health, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, GNYHA, and participating hospitals are working together to improve the care and outcomes of individuals with related or unrelated complications of opioid use disorder (OUD) in emergency rooms (EDs). The ED Medication-Assisted Treatment...

The Office of Addiction Services and Supports, New York State Department of Health, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, GNYHA, and participating hospitals are working together to improve the care and outcomes of individuals with related or unrelated complications of opioid use disorder (OUD) in emergency rooms (EDs). The ED Medication-Assisted Treatment...

The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), the organization that places residency program applicants in open residency positions, concluded 2023 Match Week on March 17 filling 93.3% of the 40,375 available positions, a slight decrease (less than 1%) compared to last year. Similarly, post-graduate year 1 (PGY-1) positions also experienced a slight decrease, with the NRMP...

The New York State Board of Medicine convened this month to discuss provisions in the Governor’s proposed SFY 2023-24 budget. The Board of Medicine comprises physicians, physician assistants (PAs), and members of the public who are appointed to advise the New York State Education Department (SED) and the Board of Regents on regulatory issues regarding...

GNYHA continues to oppose Introduction 0844-2022, which would create an Office of Healthcare Accountability. The bill’s sponsor, New York City Council Member Julie Menin (D-Manhattan), and various unions and insurers unfairly blame hospitals for rising health care costs and argue that the bill is necessary because hospitals do not comply with Federal price transparency rules....

GNYHA submitted comments this week in response to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee’s request for information (RFI) on health care workforce shortage solutions. Health care workers across the continuum of care have long been pressured by a strained system. The COVID-19 pandemic magnified these burdens and highlighted the urgent need for...

GNYHA has created this resource of statutory and regulatory waivers in the Governor’s Executive Order (EO) 4 to address the health care staffing shortage emergency. The tracker includes provisions for the use of out-of-state staff and recent or imminent graduates, provides scope-of-practice flexibility and relaxation of documentation requirements, among other things. This resource is organized...