The New York State Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has released guidance addressing a broad range of Shield Law protections and requirements, including release of information (ROI) requirements. The Shield Law protects patients, providers, and others engaged in legally protected health activity (LPHA), which is broadly defined to include receiving, providing, or facilitating reproductive...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released all 2027 final rules. Over the past several months, GNYHA submitted comment letters to CMS on many proposed policies. This memo summarizes the final rule policies related to hospital population health and ambulatory care initiatives. Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) In...

Beginning January 1, 2027, New York hospitals must conduct annual workplace safety and security assessments and develop safety and security plans under Public Health Law §2832, with active involvement of employees and their recognized collective bargaining agents. GNYHA has developed this Workplace Violence Prevention Toolkit to support this work. It includes: Implementation Checklist and Best...

This GNYHA-developed resource contains enrollment figures across the following plan types: Medicare Advantage, Child Health Plus, Health & Recovery Plans (HARP), Medicaid Managed Care including HARP, Managed Long Term Care (MLTC), Medicaid Advantage, and HIV/SNP. The data is aggregated and compiled from the Department of Health and values are calculated on a rolling monthly and...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded the fifth round of 200 of the 1,000 residency slots made available under Section 126 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021. Ten GNYHA member hospitals received Section 126 residency slot awards in this round, which will be effective July 1, 2027. This is the...

GNYHA provides members with the tools to develop and maintain a workforce that delivers high-quality patient care and biomedical innovations. This webpage highlights Federal and state funding opportunities currently accepting applications and details future funding opportunities for which members are eligible to apply. Open Funding Opportunities This section is updated regularly and features funding opportunities...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Year 2 awards for all 50 states. CMS will allocate RHTP funding to states annually with $10 billion available each year from 2026 through 2030, or $50 billion in total. Below are the GNYHA member states’ Year 1 and Year...