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GME Data Brief: 2026 Match Results

The Winter 2026 GME Data Brief examines the National Resident Matching Program’s (NRMP) Main Residency Match (Match) results over the past five years. The Match—the largest residency matching system in the US—places thousands of medical school seniors and graduates into US residency positions each year. This GME Data Brief highlights match rates for academic year...

GNYHA’s Positions on the New York State Budget’s Health Care Provisions

Last week the Senate and Assembly released their respective “one-house” budget resolutions outlining their State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026–27 priorities ahead of the April 1 budget deadline (New York Governor Kathy Hochul released her proposed budget in January). This GNYHA table summarizes 1) the health care provisions in the Governor’s proposed budget, 2) the health...

EY Community Benefit Reports

In exchange for being exempt from most local, state, and federal taxes, not-for-profit hospitals must provide financial assistance to some patients and spend money to improve the health of the communities they serve. These are called hospitals’ “community benefit” requirements. Some critics claim that NYC hospitals fall short of their tax-exempt obligations by spending less...

DHA World Cup Health Surveillance Resources

The Defense Health Agency (DHA)’s Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division (AFHSD) has developed several public health surveillance and preparedness resources for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The AFHSD’s Integrated Biosurveillance Branch identified vector-borne diseases, including dengue and malaria, as potential importation risks because some participating countries have endemic transmission. Respiratory pathogens—including seasonal influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and...

NYC Monthly Legionella Culture Testing Requirement Begins This Week

Effective May 7, the required Legionella culture testing frequency for cooling towers increases from quarterly to at least every 31 days during periods of operation. This is under New York City Local Law 159 of 2025 as implemented by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) rules effective May 8. As before, results must...

Registered Pharmacy Technician Regulations

The New York State Board of Regents has permanently adopted regulations that permit New York State-registered pharmacy technicians to practice in all New York State pharmacies. Under the direct supervision of a State-licensed pharmacist, a registered pharmacy technician is permitted to assist the pharmacist in compounding, preparing, labeling, or dispensing drugs. The regulations—Chapter 8 of...

Ways and Means Committee Holds Hospital Affordability Hearing

The House health committees of jurisdiction are continuing their series of hearings on health care affordability. This week, the House Committee on Ways and Means convened for the latest installment in the affordability hearing series: a full committee hearing featuring Brian Donley, MD, President & Chief Executive Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian; Sam Hazen, Chief Executive Officer...

Congressional Update

After a record 76-day partial shutdown, Congress this week reopened the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Congressional Republicans faced enormous intraparty disagreements over DHS funding and ultimately settled on a two-track approach. Two weeks ago, the Senate initiated the budget reconciliation process and adopted a budget resolution that provides $70 billion for Immigration and Customs...

GNYHA Statements of Support/Opposition

Statements of Support A.10754/S.9488 (Hyndman/Stavisky): Limited Permits for Occupational Therapists A.128-A/S.1804-A (Gonzalez-Rojas/Rivera): Insurance Coverage for Inhalers A.1309/S.5333 (Paulin/Rivera): Community Paramedicine A.183/S.3029 (Rosenthal/Stavisky): Licensure for Genetic Counselors A.1977/S.3805 (Paulin/Hoylman-Sigal): Medicaid Payment for Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing A.203-B/S.5294-B (Cruz/Sepulveda): Hospital Violence Prevention Programs A.957/S.1224 (Paulin/Rivera): School-Based Health Center Managed Care Carve-Out A.1069-A/S.4955-A (Paulin/Harkham): Enhances OMIG’s Audit Standards...

Aggregated Managed Care Enrollment – March 2026

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...

GNYHA Comments on ACGME 2027 Proposed Institutional Requirements Revisions

GNYHA recently submitted a comment letter (attached) to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) leadership about proposed revisions to its Institutional Requirements (IRs). GME institutions—including teaching hospitals—must comply with IRs to maintain ACGME accreditation and sponsor residency programs. To inform our comments, we convened chief academic officers from GNYHA members to review how...

Retaining Career Pathways Training Program Graduates

Individuals participating in the Career Pathways Training (CPT) program, including incumbent staff at GNYHA member hospitals, are required to complete a three-year service commitment in their new title following the completion of their educational program. Some CPT program participants will graduate this spring and summer and will seek employment in their new titles. CPT Background...