Updates & Analysis

On June 11th, the New York State Department of Health, in collaboration with the Office of Health Insurance Programs and the Medicaid Redesign Team, released a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Health Home Supportive Housing Program (HHSHP) in Richmond County (Staten Island). The HHSHP is a rental subsidy and transitional housing support services program…

On May 14th, New York State released proposed revisions to the Value-Based Payment (VBP) Roadmap for Year 5 of the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program. The Roadmap outlines the State’s plan for 80% of Medicaid managed care payments to be made through VBP arrangements by the end of the DSRIP waiver period in…

On May 1st, the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Advance & Earn Program. This program will offer a continuum of education and employment services to “opportunity youth” (young adults ages 16-24 who are not in school and not working). The continuum of…

On May 1st from 2pm-3pm, the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation will host a webinar to answer questions about their Statewide Grants Program, discuss eligibility criteria, and walk through the application process. The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is a new $3.2 billion New York health foundation that aims to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable…

On April 22nd, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) released a set of five new payment models. The expectation of these models is to transform payment for 25% of Medicare primary care physicians by providing new opportunities to use value-based purchasing in Medicare, and by better aligning the original FFS Medicare program with…

The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is a new $3.2 billion New York health foundation that aims to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable New Yorkers, bolster the health outcomes of diverse communities, and eliminate barriers to care. The Cabrini Foundation plans to grant up to $150 million annually to support not-for-profit organizations that sponsor…

The New York City Department of Education (DOE) Division of Early Childhood Education (DECE) has released two Request for Proposals (RFP) for eligible early childhood care and education programs to implement services for children aged 0 to 5. Under these RFPs, which are part of the State’s effort to develop a unified birth-to-five service system,…

On April 1st, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final Rate Announcement and Call Letter for CY 2020. These documents establish various policy and payment updates for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D) plans, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). The finalized policy changes are…

On April 1st, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified health care entities interested in partnering with the State to participate in the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) Notice of Funding Opportunity issued by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) in February. Entities will…

On March 18th, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Transforming Lives Through Supported Employment program. This program will provide seven awards of up to $800,000 each to eligible organizations who implement evidence-based supported employment programs. Programs should aim…

Over the last month, New York State has released several updates pertaining to the Children’s Medicaid System Transformation. These include: Changes to the timeline for certain components of the transformation, including the carve-in of the foster care population; Medicaid/eMedNY enrollment requirements for providers of children’s Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) as well as Children…

On March 6th, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) Bureau of Social Determinants of Health released a Request for Applications (RFA) to re-procure and expand the Olmstead Housing Subsidy (OHS) Program. Under this RFA, DOH will allocate up to $35.5 million in total funding over five years to one applicant to provide rental…