Updates & Analysis

On February 21st, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Fiscal Year 2019 Minority AIDS Initiative. Through this initiative, approximately $12 million in total funding will be awarded to eligible organizations to provide direct services targeted towards racial and…

On February 19th, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the federal fiscal year 2019 Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s Health Grant Program (Project LAUNCH). Through this initiative, over $12 million in total funding will be awarded to eligible organizations that promote the wellness…

On February 20th, the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) re-released a proposed rule establishing standards for providers seeking to offer the new single set of Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS). Such providers will require OMH licensure under a new category, that of Children’s Mental Health Rehabilitation Services (CMHRS) program.…

The New York State (NYS) Department of Health (DOH) has released a special edition of the Medicaid Update to announce expanded coverage of telehealth services for DOH-regulated providers and practitioners. Coverage is being extended to include: Additional originating and distant sites; Additional telehealth applications (store-and-forward technology); and Additional practitioner types. The update also provides billing…

On March 1st from 10:30am-12pm, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) will host a webinar in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to explain the alignment of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) and the New York State Value Based Payment (VBP) Roadmap. The webinar…

On February 8th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a new 1115A Medicaid demonstration, the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) Model. Under the InCK Model, a lead organization, in collaboration with their state’s Medicaid Agency, will partner with community providers to offer integrated…

On January 31st, the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) offering about $3 million in funding for community-based programs to prevent child abuse and domestic violence. Funds will be awarded from two sources, the William B. Hoyt Memorial Children and Family Trust Fund and the…

On January 24th, the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), under the guidance of the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) Interagency Workgroup, released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for operating funding to support the development and operation of up to 250 units of Scattered Site Supportive Housing. Units funded through this RFP…

On January 30th, CMS released Part II of the Advance Notice and the Draft Call Letter, which propose policy and payment updates for Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D plans, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) for calendar year (CY) 2020. The proposed policy changes in the 2020 Advance Notice and Draft…

New York State has announced the award of $203.5 million in grants through the second round of the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program (SHCFTP II). In total, 95 organizations received awards for capital projects, debt retirement, and other transformation activities for hospitals and community-based health providers throughout New York, including $77.6 million in New…

On January 31st, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposal to exclude a wide range of rebates on prescription drugs from “safe harbor” protections under the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) of the Social Security Act. The rule proposes an effective date of January 1, 2020. HHS will accept comments on the rule…

On January 24th, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Targeted Capacity Expansion (TCE): Special Projects grants. Through this initiative, a total of $8.3 million in annual funding will be awarded to eligible organizations to develop and implement targeted strategies…