Summary Table of the 2025 Albany End-of-Session

The attached table summarizes bills of interest to GNYHA members from the 2025 legislative session, which ended on June 18.
June 30, 2025
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GNYHA Paper: Closing Hospitals Doesn’t Fit the Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Narrative

I wrote the attached paper, Closing Hospitals Doesn’t Fit the Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Narrative, to examine the complicated proposals we face in Washington, DC, in their totality. I believe it’s important for your staff and trustees to be aware of the implications of these Federal actions, including their massive impact on New York’s hospitals. Please...
June 13, 2025
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July 29 Claim Filing Deadline for Blue Cross Blue Shield Settlement

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....
July 17, 2025
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GNYHA Urges HHS to Ease Data Sharing, Make Telehealth Flexibilities Permanent, and Simplify Documentation Requirements

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...
July 17, 2025
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Medicare Outpatient Proposed Rule Includes Site-Neutral Cuts for Drug Administration Services

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....
July 16, 2025
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AI Activity Tracker

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.
July 15, 2025
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Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Payment Proposed Rule for 2026

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...
July 14, 2025
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CY 2026 Proposed Rule ESRD Calculator

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...
July 14, 2025
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Important Dates for FY 2027 Medicare Wage Index; Corrections Due September 2

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...
July 11, 2025
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