GNYHA is conducting a Medicaid outlier payment survey to assess the amount of hospital revenue associated with outstanding Medicaid inpatient outlier claims. We request that hospitals provide the amounts of Medicaid outlier payments received, written off, and owed from January 2019 through June 2026. This data will inform GNYHA’s State advocacy efforts as we develop...

GNYHA submitted the attached comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to its August 2026 discussion paper, Considerations for the Regulation of Generative AI-Enabled Medical Devices. Relying on the expertise of our member AI advisory group, GNYHA has provided several comment letters to the government on topics such as reimbursement for AI-enabled...

I am writing to inform you that a group of approximately 100 medical assistants (MAs) are graduating from MA training programs and attaining national certification. The MAs have been in training programs in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County and are generally living in those areas. The MAs have been supported as part...

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, has issued a request for information (RFI) on improving long-term care (LTC). In advance of the 2026 midterm elections, Senator Wyden is leading a working group of 19 Senate Democrats to outline and strengthen the party’s vision for widespread reform across several focus...

The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has released the attached Recommendations for the Management of Healthcare Personnel Exposed to or Infected with a Viral Respiratory Pathogen, Including Work Restrictions. This health advisory encourages hospitals, nursing homes, and diagnostic and treatment centers regulated under Article 28 of the Public Health Law to follow the...

The New York State Department of Health (DOH) released the attached January 1, 2026, Medicaid acute care and exempt unit/hospital rate package for Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS), Medicaid managed care (MMC), and Worker’s Compensation/No-Fault (WC/NF). DOH activated the payment rates in eMedNY on October 7 and automatically reprocessed FFS claims retroactive to January 1 in Medicaid...

The New York State Department of Health (DOH) is again seeking assistance from its partners in making the Know Your Resources, Know Your Rights multilingual flyers available to the public. The flyer’s audience is universal, including immigrants, and it can be posted in public areas. Created by the New York Department of State’s (DOS) Office...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), a House Energy and Commerce Committee member, introduced Senate and House versions of the Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act (S5619/HR10692). The bill addresses HR 1’s gutting of New York’s Essential Plan and creates, without a Federal waiver, a permanent state option to cover individuals...