This is a reminder that the deadline to submit a claim in the In Re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation class action settlement is July 29, 2025. Providers that did not opt out of the settlement class by March 4 are in the class and therefore entitled to file a claim for monetary damages....

GNYHA submitted the attached comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to its Request for Information (RFI) on deregulation, part of the Trump Administration’s initiative to streamline health care regulations. The RFI sought proposals to modify or replace regulations and guidance that are unlawful, unduly burdensome, unnecessary, or that hinder...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the calendar year (CY) 2026 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system proposed rule and the CY 2026 physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule. CMS proposes to increase operating payments for hospital outpatient services by 2.4% in CY 2026....

GNYHA’s Tracker captures AI-related legislative and regulatory activities, as well as major policy developments that may be of interest to hospitals. This resource is organized by national, New York State, and New York City efforts. It will be updated quarterly. Last update: July 15, 2025.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Medicare end-stage renal disease (ESRD) prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2026. CMS estimates that payments for hospital-based ESRD facilities nationwide will increase by 1.5% from CY 2025 to 2026, with GNYHA member hospitals receiving an estimated 0.5% decrease in...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Medicare end-stage renal disease (ESRD) prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2026. CMS estimates that payments for hospital-based ESRD facilities nationwide will increase by 1.5% from CY 2025 to 2026, with GNYHA member hospitals receiving an estimated 0.5% decrease in...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released preliminary 2023 wage data, which will be used for the Federal fiscal year (FY) 2027 Medicare wage index. Corrections to the preliminary wage data are due to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) by September 2, 2025. GNYHA strongly encourages hospitals to participate in the wage index...