Due to the inability of the Senate and the House to agree upon the terms of the Continuing Resolution necessary to maintain funding, the U.S. federal government has been shut down since midnight on Monday, September 30. At this time, it is unclear how long the shutdown will last. CHCANYS recommends checking the following links regularly for additional
Open enrollment for NY State of Health, the State’s new health plan marketplace, has begun! New York’s Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are ready to assist. They have long been preparing, supported by funds awarded earlier this year by President Obama’s administration, to hire new staff and implement new programs in order to
The New York State Public Health and Health Planning Council (PHHPC) recently adopted the Prevention of Influenza Transmission by Healthcare and Residential Facility and Agency Personnel regulation, which requires all personnel in healthcare and residential facilities who could expose patients to influenza to wear a surgical or procedural mask while in
On Wednesday, September 18th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to establish a Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), as outlined in the Affordable Care Act. The new payment system, scheduled to begin on October 1, 2014, would increase Medicare payments to these
Health care and community leaders and elected officials gathered on Friday, September 13, to celebrate the opening of the Institute for Family Health’s Family Health Center of Harlem, a state-of-the-art community health center located at 1824 Madison Avenue and serving residents from Harlem and throughout New York City. The 37,000 square foot health
On September 13, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced awards totaling over $1 million to two New York FQHCs – Hudson River HealthCare and Lutheran Family Health Services – to fund new health service delivery sites. A total of $19.5 million in New Access Point (NAP) grants was awarded across the United States in
The deadline to apply for federal funding being made available to cover costs and services associated with Superstorm Sandy is next Friday, August 30.
Click here to read Governor Cuomo's press release, which includes more information about this recovery funding and instructions for submitting an application.
The State Department of Health has announced the official name of New York's Health Benefit Exchange: New York State of Health: The Official Health Plan Marketplace. The names of insurers that will offer health and dental plans to individuals and small business owners when NY State of Health opens for enrollment on October 1 have also been released.
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