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GME Data Brief: Academic Year 2026 Resident Placement

The Spring 2026 GME Data Brief examines the results of the National Resident Matching Program’s (NRMP) Main Residency Match (Match) for academic year (AY) 2026 (from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027). The Match—the largest residency matching system in the US—places thousands of medical school seniors and graduates into US residency positions each year....

Summary Table of the 2026 New York Legislative Session

This table summarizes bills of interest to GNYHA members and their status at the June 5 conclusion of the 2026 New York State legislative session. More information on the 2026 legislative session can be found in ML-70, and GNYHA’s position memos for many of the bills in the summary table can be found here. The...

Perspectives Podcast: Is this Measles? Keeping Clinicians Ready

In the latest episode of GNYHA’s Perspectives podcast, GNYHA’s Anne Liston Sullivan, RN, Associate Vice President, Quality and Clinical Initiatives, sits down with infection prevention experts Priya Dhagat, MS, MLS(ASCP) CM, CIC, CHEP, of NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, and Alison Bradbury, MSN, RN, CIC, of NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County for a timely conversation about...

City Council, Mayor Reach Final Budget Agreement

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the City Council reached an agreement on the final New York City budget for fiscal year (FY) 2027. The $125.8 billion budget represents the largest capital commitment in City Council history. City agencies identified $1.77 billion in savings across FYs 2026 and 2027 in response to the Mayor’s...

Governor Signs “Regulatory Reset” Executive Order

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed Executive Order 61 (EO-61), which would review State departments, public authorities, and governor-appointed boards to find ways to reduce the red tape. The EO is the latest iteration of Governor Hochul’s agenda to deregulate and streamline government processes, which she outlined in her State of the State...

State Attorneys General Sue Over Medicaid Work Requirements Interim Final Rule

A group of state attorneys general filed suit on June 29 in Federal court in Maryland to challenge aspects of the June 1 CMS interim final rule (IFR) implementing HR 1’s new Medicaid work requirements. The plaintiffs are seeking to have the IFR enjoined and vacated, arguing that it violates certain Constitutional provisions and the...

Bipartisan House Letter Urges Enforcement Action Against Eli Lilly 340B Claims Data Policy

Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Jack Bergman (R-MI) last week sent a bipartisan “Dear Colleague” letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Health Resources and Services Administration Administrator Tom Engels. It urged the departments to take enforcement action against Eli Lily’s in-house claims-level data requirement for 340B covered...

Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule Contains Damaging 340B and Site-Neutral Provisions

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this week released the calendar year 2027 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center payment system proposed rule. CMS is accepting comments on the proposed rule until August 31. GNYHA is deeply concerned about provisions that undermine the 340B Drug Pricing Program and build on...

House Ways and Means Committee Marks Up Tax-Exempt Hospital Reporting Overhaul Bill

The House Ways and Means Committee on July 1 marked up seven tax-related bills, including the Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act (HR 9504), which establishes additional IRS Form 990 Schedule H reporting and transparency requirements for tax-exempt hospitals. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Greg Murphy, MD (R-NC), was favorably reported to the House of Representatives...

Congressional Update

The House and Senate were in recess this week. The House floor had been at a standstill for the preceding two weeks after the chamber failed to clear procedural hurdles to consider several pieces of legislation. With August recess rapidly approaching, Congress will likely turn to high-priority legislative items such as Federal fiscal year 2027...

GNYHA Submits Comments on NCQA’s Advanced Primary Care Accreditation Program

GNYHA has submitted comments to the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) on its proposed new Advanced Primary Care (APC) Accreditation program, which expands upon the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition program. The comment letter is attached. GNYHA’s comments focus on ensuring that APC is practical for hospitals and health systems and complements existing primary...

DOH Releases Medicaid Waiver Renewal Request for Public Comment

The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has released its extension request for the current Section 1115 Medicaid waiver, which is authorized through March 31, 2027. DOH plans to submit the request to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) before the end of the year. DOH will hold two public hearings and...