GNYHA-Supported Bill to Bolster the Nation’s Physician Workforce Introduced

Representatives Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) have introduced the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023. The legislation, which GNYHA and the Association of American Medical Colleges have aggressively advocated for, would add 14,000 residency positions eligible for Medicare direct graduate medical education (DGME) and indirect medical education (IME) support. The Senate is...
March 30, 2023
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COVID-19 ED Syndromic Surveillance Report

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...
March 30, 2023
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Medicare Nursing and Allied Health Education Payment Policies; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Section 4143 Implementation

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...
March 29, 2023
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Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Resource Library

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...
March 29, 2023
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GNYHA Comments on CMS Proposals to Automate Prior Authorization

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...
March 28, 2023
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Long Island ED MAT Quality Collaborative Materials

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...
March 28, 2023
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New York City ED MAT Quality Collaborative Materials

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...
March 28, 2023
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Match Data Shows Slight Decrease in Residency Positions Filled

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...
March 24, 2023
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State Board of Medicine Discusses Licensure Compact and Physician Assistant Scope of Practice

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...
March 24, 2023
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Contact Your Council Members about Deeply Flawed Hospital “Accountability” Bill

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....
March 24, 2023
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GNYHA Submits Comments to Senate HELP Committee RFI on Health Care Workforce Challenges

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...
March 24, 2023
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