Updates & Analysis

In this update:  Covid-19 Updates HHS Extends Public Health Emergency through July 15th HRSA Announces $1.75 Billion in Provider Relief Fund Payments Department of Agriculture Announces $43 Million for Rural Health Providers Administration Update White House Announces Initiative on Medical Debt Congressional Updates Lawmakers Unveil Insulin Priorities Federal Agencies CMS Releases FY 2023 Skilled Nursing…

On April 13th, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) published its proposal for a new 1115 Waiver amendment entitled “Strategic Health Equity Reform Payment Arrangements” (SHERPA), which is based on the concept paper DOH submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) in August 2021. Through this proposal, DOH is requesting…

On April 9th, the New York State (NYS) Legislature passed the Enacted Budget for NYS Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23. Total spending across all sources (including NYS and federal funds) is estimated at approximately $221 billion, up from the Executive Budget’s proposal of $216 billion, and a year-over-year increase from SFY 2022 of about $9 billion. …

On April 5th, the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) released two Requests for Applications (RFA) for one-time funding to expand services and activities that support children and families with significant mental health needs. Through these opportunities, OMH will provide $4 million in total funding for the expansion of both treatment and non-treatment…

In this update:  Covid-19 Updates Medicare Implements Free At-Home Covid Tests, Second Booster Shots President Biden Announces “Long Covid” Initiative CMS Phases Out Certain Covid-19 Policies in Facility Settings HRSA Will Consider Requests for Late PRF Reporting Updated SPG Covid-19 Health-Related Regulatory Waiver Tracker Congressional Updates Senate to Resume Negotiations on Covid Supplemental Appropriations Act After…

On March 18th, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year 2022 Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Grant Program. This program aims to improve outcomes for children by developing, maintaining, or enhancing infant and early childhood mental…

The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is seeking Letters of Interest for a statewide initiative to organize, coordinate, and deliver competency-based training for certain specialty areas among the peer support and supervision workforce. Through this initiative, OMH aims to increase: Access to peer services for these specialty populations;  The capacity for agencies…

In this update:  Covid-19 Updates Biden Administration Launches Covid.gov Site FDA Approves Second Booster Dose of mRNA Vaccines for 50+ and Immunocompromised CMS Launches Resource on State Medicaid Programs and the End of the Covid-19 PHE AHRQ Publishes Covid-19 Best Practices for Nursing Homes Administration Update Biden Administration Releases FFY 2023 Budget Proposal ARPA-H Will…

On March 25th, the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for one-time funding to support the development of Comprehensive Integrated Outpatient Treatment Programs. These programs have co-located OASAS Part 822 outpatient services and Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) services that function under one operating certificate. Services,…

On March 30th, the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for one contractor to operate an Expedited Engagement Program in the Bronx and/or Brooklyn. This program will proactively reach out to individuals affected by racial inequity who may require mental health resources and other supports. A Family…

Dr. Jeffrey A. Sachs has spent the past three decades advising stakeholders on health care delivery reform and innovation, including as a member of the state’s Medicaid redesign team, convened by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. As principal of his own consulting firm in Midtown East, Sachs Policy Group, Sachs now mentors more than two dozen…

On March 25th, the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for providers seeking to expand Supportive Individual Residential Alternative (IRA) Residential Habilitation and Family Care opportunities within their existing certified residential programs. Grant funding may be used to invest in existing capacity, develop new capacity,…