Updates & Analysis

On June 23rd, Governor Cuomo announced that New York’s state-level disaster emergency declaration and public health emergency (PHE) due to COVID-19 would expire, effective 11:59pm on June 24th. Therefore, as of June 25th, the emergency provisions in Executive Order 202 and its successors through 202.111 no longer apply, except those that have been enacted into…

In this update:  Biden Administration Announces Updates on COVID-19 Response  U.S. to Miss July 4th Vaccination Goals ACIP Meets on mRNA Vaccines and Heart-Related Side Effects President Biden Endorses Senate Infrastructure Agreement HHS, Treasury, and DoL Issue RFI on New Prescription Drug Reporting Requirements HHS OIG Issues Report on COVID-19 Prevalence for Nursing Home Residents CMS…

In this update:  Biden Administration Announces Updates on COVID-19 Response  J&J Vaccine Expiration Extended OSHA Requires Employers to Provide PTO for COVID-19 Vaccination HRSA Sends Funds to RHCs Administration Invests $3 Billion in COVID-19 Antivirals CDC and FDA Officials Discuss Myocarditis After COVID-19 Vaccination OMB Issues Biden Administration’s Spring 2021 Unified Agenda HHS Revises PRF…

In this update: Biden Administration Announces Updates on COVID-19 Response White House Releases Report on Pandemic Supply Chain Disruptions Biden Taps Obama Administration Officials for CMS Leadership Roles HCP-LAN Creates Health Equity Advisory Team CMS Issues 2021 Navigator Notice of Funding Opportunity HHS Report Finds 31 Million Americans Gained Coverage through ACA CMS Releases New…

On May 26th, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to support innovative research to develop, test, and evaluate comprehensive strategies to improve care for adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus from populations with health disparities. Strategies may include multi-level/multi-component interventions (including new models of health care), clinical trials, studies,…

In this update:  Biden Administration Announces Updates on COVID-19 Response Global Vaccine Sharing CDC Summer Camp Guidance Employer Vaccination Requirements and Incentives National Month of Action President Biden Releases FY 2022 Budget Request Senate Confirms Eric Lander to Lead Office of Science and Technology Policy New Heads of CMS, CMMI Discuss Administration’s Policy Agenda BARDA…

In this update:  Biden Administration Announces Updates on COVID-19 Response HHS Announces Additional Biden Administration Staff Appointments White House and Republicans Continue Negotiations on Infrastructure Senate Confirms Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to Head CMS Congressional Leaders Seek Public Option Ideas CMS Affirms that Next Generation ACO Model Will End in December 2021 HHS Hosts Fourth Meeting of…

On May 17th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the 2022 Optimizing Virtual Care awards under the Health Center Program. The purpose of this one-time funding is to support health centers in developing, implementing, and evaluating innovative, evidence-based strategies that: Optimize the use of…

On May 11th, Governor Cuomo announced the availability of funding for the eleventh round of the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) Initiative, a program which coordinates public funding for a wide array of economic development programs in each of the ten REDC regions of the state. Regional Councils were first established in 2011 to develop…

In this update:  Biden Administration Announces Updates on COVID-19 Response White House Revokes Health Insurance Requirement for Visa Applicants HHS Announces Behavioral Health Grant Funding, New Coordinating Council HRSA Warns Drugmakers to Resume 340B Drug Sales to Contract Pharmacies Anne Schuchat to Retire from CDC CMS Releases Data on COVID-19 Impact on Medicaid and CHIP…

Last month, the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of a “Partnership to Support Aging in Place in Communities Severely Impacted by COVID-19.” This program will support adults age 55 and older to age in place, either in OMH supportive housing or other community…

On May 19th, the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the 2021 Opioid Crisis Innovation Challenge. Through this opportunity, FORE is looking to support “outside-the-box” ideas to solve problems connected to the opioid crisis. FORE will provide grant support for specific projects that can explore and/or evaluate innovative…