CHCANYS President & CEO Elizabeth Swain was invited by Philanthropy NY to lead a panel discussion on opportunities for FQHC expansion with a particular focus on NYC and the Caring Neighborhoods initiative announced by the de Blasio administration in October. During the well-attended, invite-only event, which also featured speakers Dr. Ram Raju (NYC
On Friday, December 18, Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of a $1.15 trillion financial package for FY16 that includes $1.5 billion for the Health Center Program. This allocation, when combined with the the $3.6 billion in mandatory funding provided earlier this year through H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), represents a
HRSA has announced a new funding opportunity for health center controlled networks nationwide of up to $1.5 million per year for 3 years. New York FQHCs and designated look-alikes are invited to join the CHCANYS application, due February 1, 2016. Please contact Amy Grandov (agrandov@chcanys.org) or or Lisa Perry (lperry@chcanys.org) with questions or to
On November 18, Lisa Perry. Senior Vice President of Clinical Excellence & Innovation at CHCANYS, was honored with a Promoting Advancement of Technology in Healthcare (PATH) award from New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) at the organization’s annual gala event at Capitale in New York City. Hosted annually by NYeC, the event honors recent
Coverage under all Health Republic plans will be terminated at the end of this month. Affected consumers must choose a new plan by November 30 in order to ensure coverage for the month of December. Consumers may enroll online through November 15, but must call the hotline at 1-855-329-8899 to enroll from November 16-30.
Those who do not proactively
On November 13, 2015, HRSA Acting Administrator Jim Macrae announced awards totaling over $389,000 to six New York City-based health centers to provide health insurance outreach and enrollment assistance. The awardees are:
Apicha Community Health Center (New York) - $64,357
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center (New York) - $59,000
Community Health
New York was one of twenty-four states selected on October 19 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to receive a one-year planning grant to support activities around the establishment of certified community behavioral health clinics (CCBHC). The awarding of the CCBHC planning grants is the first of a two-phase
CHCANYS’ 2015 Statewide Conference & Clinical Forum was a great success! Over 550+ FQHC leaders, staff, presenters, sponsors and exhibitors traveled to the beautiful Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing for this year’s event, making it the largest, best-attended CHCANYS conference to date.
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