On January 21st, Governor Cuomo unveiled his 2014-15 Executive Budget proposal. Budget hearings are now in process; once they have concluded, the Assembly and Senate will release their responses to the Governor’s proposal. Click here for health-related highlights of the Executive Budget proposal. Click here to access New York State’s 2014-15
On January 27th, Governor Cuomo announced the release of an additional $56 million in Vital Access/Safety Net Provider (VAP) Program awards, designed to support health care services for New York State’s fragile, elderly, and low-income populations. This final round of VAP funding for FY 2013-14 brings the program total to $157 million and will be used
Community Health Center Grassroots Advocacy Day 2014 is right around the corner, and we hope you are finalizing your plans to come to Albany on March 3rd. Registration is now open - click here to get started.
This is our big opportunity to engage state policymakers and ensure that they are familiar with the high quality, cost-effective primary care
After over five years at CHCANYS, Matthew Ziemer is leaving his position as Director of Emergency Management to explore an exciting personal opportunity in Australia. His last day will be January 24. During his tenure, Matt has overseen the Emergency Management Program through blizzards, floods, an earthquake, two hurricanes, and a pandemic.
CHCANYS is
CHCANYS is thrilled to announce the re-launch of our AmeriCorps/Community HealthCorps program, thanks to funds made available through the Governor’s Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC) and the Office for National and Community Service. The REDC awards, announced by the Governor on December 12th, include funding to CHCANYS to place 27
Mary Zelazny, CEO of Finger Lakes Community Health since 2006, is responsible for managing the operations of a federally qualified health center program and ensuring the provision of quality healthcare services to underserved communities of Upstate NY. As CEO, Mary has led a major expansion effort to provide access to healthcare services throughout the
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today proposed a new timeline for the implementation of meaningful use for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. Under the revised timeline, Stage 2 will be extended through 2016 and Stage 3 will begin in 2017 for those providers that have completed at least two years in Stage 2. The goal