Immigration Enforcement Toolkit

President Donald Trump issued several executive orders, including on immigration enforcement, on his first day in office. Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Benjamine Huffman also issued a directive that rescinded an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy limiting enforcement in or near “sensitive” areas, including hospitals, churches, and schools. Additionally, DHS has indicated...
January 22, 2025
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Perspectives Podcast: Health Care and the Trump Administration

GNYHA’s Perspectives podcast continues with an expert look at what to expect from the new Trump administration on health care. Join us for a discussion with GNYHA’s Jon Cooper, Senior Vice President, Federal Affairs, and Andrew McKechnie of the Tiber Creek Group. On the heels of President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, this episode of Perspectives...
January 21, 2025
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Appeal Language on Health Care Worker Bonuses for FY 2026 Wage Index Audits

New York State’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget authorized $1.2 billion in bonus payments “to recruit, retain, and reward” eligible frontline health care workers through its Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus (HWB) program. Many New York hospitals reported the HWB payments they made to their employees as “wages” on Worksheet S-3, Part II...
February 14, 2025
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City Council to Examine Public Health Emergencies, Supports for Transgender, Gender Non-conforming, and Nonbinary People

The New York City Council Committee on Health and Subcommittee on COVID & Infectious Diseases, chaired respectively by Lynn Schulman (D-Queens) and Francisco Moya (D-Queens), will hold a joint oversight hearing on “Detecting, Preventing, and Responding to Public Health Emergencies in NYC” on February 19. GNYHA does not plan to participate, but will keep you...
February 14, 2025
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Reconciliation Process Underway

House and Senate Republican leaders unveiled draft legislation known as “budget resolutions” that will kickstart the reconciliation process, a special procedure that expedites the consideration of certain tax, spending, and budget legislation and bypasses Senate filibuster rules. The budget resolution provides an outline for committees to follow when crafting reconciliation legislation and includes spending and...
February 14, 2025
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New York Congressional Delegation Strongly Opposes Cuts to NIH Indirect Cost Funding

Twenty-two members of the New York Congressional delegation sent the attached bipartisan letter today to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) urging the withdrawal of a severely harmful 15% indirect cost cap for research grants. The NIH guidance has been enjoined temporarily but remains a significant threat to scientific research and medical innovation. This important...
February 14, 2025
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Court Blocks Portions of EOs on Gender Identity and Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

A US District Court in Maryland has issued the attached temporary restraining order (TRO) in response to the challenge that a group of advocacy organizations and patients brought against certain portions of President Trump’s executive orders (EO) on gender identity and gender-affirming care for minors. The TRO restrains the Department of Health and Human Services...
February 13, 2025
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Health Workforce Funding Opportunities

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...
February 13, 2025
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