December 28 – DOL Wage Order Now in Effect
December 28 – Important Request for NYS Council Members Serving Kids
December 21 – NY Selected as One of Eight States for CCBHC Demo
December 20: TIME SENSITIVE!! DSRIP Mid-Point Assessment Initial Recommendations, comments due 12/21!
December 20: Attention Kids TCM/Health Home Providers
December 19: Your NYS Council Membership
December 19: Last week’s VBP Town Hall Meeting for Healthcare / Behavioral Healthcare Membership Association Reps
December 19: DSRIP — Important Opportunity to Impact Potential Changes to Your PPS
December 16: ACTION ALERT: Please Call Governor Cuomo on December 19th to Ask Him to Sign the NY Fail First Bill into Law!
December 14: TIME SENSITIVE! Please Help Us to Help You.
December 13: NYS Council Annual Conference Update, Clarification and Slides
December 12: Notes from SDoH/OMH/OASAS Provider Association Meeting 12/12
December 9: Notes from Today’s VAP Grant Provider Webinar
December 9: NYS Council Conference a Success! Recap and Slides Available
December 8: SDOH Uncompensated Care Webinar Archived here
December 6: Book Recommendation from NYS Council
December 5: Register Today for December 15 Webinar on Confidentiality and Privacy
December 2: NYS VBP Initiative & Quality Measures
December 2: Summary of Amends to Nonprofit Revitalization Act signed 11/28/16 by Gov. Cuomo
December 2: TAKE ACTION NOW! House reaches deal on Opioid and MH Funding TO SENATE NOW OUR FOCUS
December 1: Power Point Slides used during SDoH webinar on Safety Net Payments
November 28: Your Response Needed – NYS Council Membership Directory Update
November 28: Don’t Forget to Register TODAY for NYS Council Annual Conference!
November 28: Lawyers Alliance for Nonprofit Employers re: New Overtime Rules
November 28 – NYS Council Comments re: VBP BH Chronic Conditions Report
November 28 – NYS Council submits comments to NYS DOL on salary thresholds
November 28 – Sign On Letter to CMS re: Impact to MH on pending SPA
November 23: VERY IMPORTANT INFO. re: Federal Overtime Rule
November 23 – Update on Uncompensated Care and VAP
November 18 – Uncompensated Care Reimbursement
November 18 – Agenda for NYS Council Annual Conference & Business Meeting
November 17 – NYS Council Comments Submitted to CMS re: Medicaid Waiver
November 16 – Good News from The White House: MAT Expansion
November 16 – TIME SENSITIVE: Register for the Nov 29 Rest of State BH MC Plan Provider Roundtable
November 14 – ACT NOW: Seeking comments on NYS application for Medicaid waiver
November 9 – Important Update re: Uncompensated Care Issue
November 9 – Compliance Training Webinar Series Changed to Confidentiality Series
November 8 – SOMH Licensed Providers Read This: DRAFT Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
November 2 – CCBHC Initiative Update
October 31: Comment Period Open: Value Based Payment CAG for BH Chronic Conditions
October 25: Mathematica Report on Medicaid to Psych Hospitals
October 24: Adult BH MMC Implementation – ROS
October 20: State Kicks Off Children’s Health Value Based Payment Subcommittee
October 20: Behavioral Health in Schools RFI project
October 20: NYS DOH DRAFT Provider Contract Guidelines for MCOs, IPAs, and ACOs
October 20: ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Fully Fund CARA
October 17: Additional Info re: HCBS Services and Rates
October 17: Important Info re: HCBS Rates
October 14: Save the Dates! – NYS Council Annual Conference
October 14: Compliance Training Series for NYS Council Members
October 4: Updates on HCBS Funding and VAP
October 3: Federal Overtime Rule
September 29: NYS Council Letter of Support for HCBS Rate Increase
September 21: UPDATE: NYS Uncompensated Care Pool
September 15: High Priority: Recently Discussed Initiative regarding VBP for OMH & OASAS providers
August 24: Q & A on Health Care Facility Transformation Program Released
August 9: NYS Council HCBS Implementation Issue Raised with State Leads
August 1: Important Info re: Nonprofit Intrastructure Capital Investment Program
July 29: DSRIP & Licensure Threshold Applications
July 28: Important Info about DSRIP & BH Projects
July 26: Federal Overtime Rule
June 22: NYC HARP Enrollment and Reinvestment Strategy
June 21: IMPORTANT: Budget Approp Update: Healthcare Transformation Program (HTP) & CBO set aside
June 21: Quick Update for Recent VAP Award Recipients
June 20: NYS Council Update re: Status of NY’s Uncompensated Care Pool
June 17: Update & Summary on UCP Issue
June 16: Step Therapy Bill Passes in Both Houses
June 14: Great work on Opioid/Heroin Package! RMS Summary here.
June 9: Stand Up for What’s Right! Help Us to Help You!
June 9: DOL Overtime Rule
June 8: NYS Council ‘All Products’ Bills Moving – Seeking Your Assistance!
June 2: Children’s Managed Care Transition Update
June 1: NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE! Help Us Strike Unfair Language from State Statute
May 18: DOL Announces Final Rule Amending Overtime Requirements
May 16: Update on Legislative Issues
May 16: State Fiscal Plan Contains Bad News
May 16: NYS CCBHC Applicants
May 2: PLEASE TAKE ACTION TODAY: Ask Congress to Block DOL’s Federal Overtime Rule
April 23: Minimum Wage Impact
April 21: National Council Care Transitions Network
April 8: NYS Council Comments re: Updated Value-Based Payment Roadmap
April 7: Notes from State Initial Discussions re: Minimum Wage Deal
April 7: Registration is now limited so sign up today to attend VBP Readiness Webinar !!
April 4: Check This Out! NYS Council State Budget Outcomes
April 1: Final Health/MH Budget Update document
March 29: Good News!! A07846A – All Products Prohibition Passed in the Assembly
March 25: Immediate Action Needed – Uncompensated Care Pool
March 25: Call to Action: We Need Your Help on Minimum Wage
March 25: Important Reminder on E-Prescribing Law Effective March 27
March 24: NYS Council State Budget Update
March 24: Good News for OMH and OASAS Children’s Providers
March 23: NYS Council State Budget Update
March 22: NYS Council Budget Advocacy: Healthcare Transformation Resources for CBO’s
March 22: Good News on All Products Legislation
March 22: Medicaid Wraparound for People Coming Home from Prisons and Jails
March 22: Upcoming Webinar: Learn About the Care Transitions Network in New York State
March 21: NYS Council Action Alert: Uncompensated Care Pool
March 18: NYS Council Requesting Your Assistance on All Products Legislation
March 18: Our Children’s System Needs Investment
March 17: Important Info & Request for Feedback re: VBP Roadmap
March 16: State Budget & Behavioral Health APG Government Rates
March 15: NYS Council on the Move in Albany!!
March 8: State Budget Update
March 3: Support the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
March 3: DSRIP Opt Out Process – Info and Fact Sheet
March 2: $225 Million Revenue Consensus Reached
March 1: Press Conference on Minimum Wage Issue
February 26: NYS Awarded Planning Grant to Develop Community BH Clinics (CCBHC) Model
February 17: Update on Uncompensated Care Pool Issue
February 16: Federal 2017 Budget Proposal Block Grant Spending Allotments
February 11: Action Needed: Uncompensated Care Pools
February 10: Notes from NYS Council re: Budget Advocacy
February 10: NYS COUNCIL ACTION ALERT — Uncompensated Care Pool
February 9: Training Opportunity for Care Managers
February 4: NYS Council Mental Hygiene Hearing Written Testimony
January 29: NYS Council Health/Medicaid Budget Testimony
January 27: NYS Council Policy Priority: “In lieu of” standards
January 26: Help us Quantify What the Proposed Minimum Wage Increase Will Cost
January 12: Wage Proposals
January 10: Gov. Cuomo Announces Criminal Justice/Re-Entry Package
January 7: SUD Insurance Workgroup Final Report