December

December 31 – PROS Redesign Approval, Go Live Date & Redesign Office Hours
December 27 – Bills recently signed by Governor Hochul
December 27 – Provider Contract Status 12/27/2024
December 26 – OASAS Rule Making for Review
December 24 – More on CMS Approval of new MCO Tax
December 23 – NY’s MCO Tax Apparently Approved
December 20 – Last Minute (federal) Stop-Gap Budget Deal Passes in House
December 20 – Gov: $1.9 Million Grant to Support First Residential Treatment Center & Middle School for Girls at Risk of Self-Harm
December 20 – News on Daniel’s Law
December 20 – Your NYS Council 2025 Membership
December 19 – News & Information for NYS Council Members – 12/19/24
December 19 – Federal Update
December 19 – More on CMMI’s IBH Model and New York Approval
December 18 – CMS Announces State Recipients for the Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model
December 17 – Hochul Presser re: new Opioid & Overdose Legislation
December 17 – NYS Council Open Letter to Governor Hochul
December 16 – NYS Council Leadership Continues
December 16 – Emergency Worker (Worker’s Comp) Benefit Extended to All Workers
December 13 – Assemblymember Pretlow Chosen As New Assembly Ways and Means Chair
December 12 – Federal Focus – Part II
December 12 – Federal Focus
December 12 – New Empire Center post and NYS Council Advocacy
December 11 – NYT.com: Opioid Crisis Devastation in Small Town & ‘Economic Opportunity’
December 9 – Follow Up – f-MAP Workforce ARPA/WRR COVID Expense Reporting
December 9 – News & Info for NYS Council Members: 12/9/24
December 7 – 118th –> 119th Congress and new Administration
December 5 – Social Care Networks and more
December 5 – OMH Statewide Town Hall with Commissioner Sullivan, Dec. 18, 2-4 p.m.
December 4 – For Political Types: On the Hill, Republicans send Dems a year-end health care offer
December 4 – NYS DoH Medicaid Update – October 2024
December 3 – New Empire Center Report re: ” ‘Excessive’ Growth of State-Supported Health Coverage in NY”
December 3 – Social Care Networks: Updated Slide Deck
December 3 – TIME SENSITIVE: Sign on in support of 7.8% investment for our sector
December 2 – NYS Council Advocacy Alert – Send Letters to Governor Hochul

November

November 27 – Commercial Rate Mandate – 2nd FAQ Doc
November 25 – NYS Council Advocacy Alert – Send Letters to Governor Hochul re: Carving Out BH from MMC
November 23 – Nonprofit Contracting Reform
November 22 – National Council 11/21 Election Debrief & Regulatory Update – links to recording and slides
November 22 – HEADS UP – Commercial Rate Mandate Info
November 22 – ADVOCACY Request re: Prior Auth or Step Therapy on Medications
November 22 – Feds approve continuous CHP and Medicaid coverage for children under 6
November 21 – News & Information from the NYS Council – 11/21/2024
November 21 – Career Pathways Training Initiative
November 20 – DFS Revised Rule Making on Network Adequacy and Access Standards for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services
November 20 – OMH Memo on Rights of Minors to Consent to Mental Health Treatment from Licensed Providers and Practitioners
November 20 – Sign On Letter Seeking Commercial Coverage Requirement for NY’s Children and Families
November 19 – Breaking News re: health professionals that can evaluate patients for voluntary hospitalization
November 19 – End of the Day Round Up of News and Information
November 19 – TIME SENSITIVE! Gov Hochul considering the NYS nonprofit contracting bill
November 18 – News & Information for NYS Council Members, 11/18/24
November 17 – DEA extends telephonic initiation for Bupe until 12/2025
November 16 – End of Week Update 11/15/2024
November 16 – Two good articles looking at recent elections and potential fallout
November 14 – News and Info for NYS Council Members – 11/14/2024
November 14 – Buprenorphine Assistance Program (BUPE-AP)
November 13 – Medicaid Work Requirements & More
November 12 – Opioid Settlement Fund Adv. Board Recommendations & Report
November 12 – Patient Protections: Update
November 11 – Press Release and Advisory
November 8 – OMH Provider Contract Status 11/8/2024
November 7 – Medicaid Update – September 2024
November 6 – Important Advocacy Requests from the NYS Council
November 6 – News & Info from the NYS Council – 11/6/24
November 6 – Election Update 2024
November 5 – Ghost Networks and Access to Care

October

October 29 – FY 2025 NYS Enacted Budget Financial Plan Mid-Year Update Released
October 29 – Sign On Request for Campaign for HealthyMinds HealthyKids
October 29 – News of the Day: Opioid Board Meeting 10/28 & More
October 28 – Patient Protections Discussion
October 25 – OMH/OASAS/MCTAC Webinar on Commercial Rate Mandate
October 23 – NYS Council Health Home+ Rate Advocacy
October 22 – New York’s Proposed ‘MCO Tax’ Would Generate a Fraction of What Lawmakers Expected
October 21 – NYSDOH Issues Guidance re: Patient Financial Consent Requirement
October 21 – NYS Council 25-26 Budget Priorities doc & more
October 18 – Federal Update: Lame Duck Session & 119th Congress
October 17 – New Patient Protections Law
October 15 – Editorial re: Access to MAT
October 11 – News re: Telehealth Prescribing
October 10 – OASAS APG guidance update regarding OTP services delivered to Patients/residents in SNF and LTCF
October 9 – News & Info for NYS Council Members – 10/9/2024
October 8 – MCO Tax on the Brain
October 7 – OMH Provider Survey for Change Healthcare Outage
October 7 – Brief News and Info for 10/07/2024
October 7 – Scope of Practice Webinar Follow Up
October 4 – Now Available: Resources for the OMH/OASAS/SED Joint Presentation on Diagnostic Privileges Webinar
October 3 – Licensure Threshold Guidance
October 3 – Further Details re: Scope of Practice Webinar – Diagnostic Privilege
October 2 – NYS Council meeting with SED and OP Leadership & Important Clarification
October 2 – New Patient Protections
October 1 – NYSDOB Releases Agency Call Letter

September

September 30 – Part AA Commercial Rate Mandate Info on OASAS Website
September 30 – NEW Commercial Rate Mandate – FAQs RELEASED
September 26 – Congress Passes Stopgap Funding through 12/20
September 25 – Part AA – Commercial Rate Mandate Survey
September 25 – State Register: OASAS, SED Regulations; Partial Hosp. Increase & MHOTRS QI Bump
September 24 – April 2024 MWI and COLA Rate Increases-DOB Approval
September 19 – New Law of Interest to NYS Council Members re: Reimbursement for Emergency Medical Transport under Medicaid
September 19 – RESOURCE: Health Insurance
September 19 – Federal Budget Update
September 18 – Audit alleges lax oversight of Supportive Housing program leading to case management failures
September 17 – OASAS Waivers
September 17 – News & Info for NYS Council Members – 9/17/2024
September 13 – OMH Provider Contract Status September 13, 2024
September 12 – Threshold Changes in OMH 31’s, OASAS 32’s, OTPs and D&TCs
September 11 – Children’s MH and SUD Services, MCOs and EBPs
September 10 – More Detail re: just released MHPAEA Final Rule
September 9 – Part AA – Commercial Rate Mandate
September 9 – White House Promulgates Final Rule on MH Parity
September 7 – OPWDD: Guidehouse Report on Possibility of Managed Care
September 6 – NYS Council Comments on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS
September 6 – CCBHC Demo Awards
September 6 – News & Info for members of the NYS Council – 9/6/2024
September 5 – Attention PROS Providers: Redesign Implementation Delay Announcement
September 4 – Sign On Opportunity and News & Info for NYS Council members
September 3 – Interview on The Capitol Pressroom with new Opioid Epidemic Advisor Dr. David Holtgrave
September 3 – 2025 Individual and Small Group Rate Increases

August

August 30 – Draft DEA proposal would significantly limit prescribing of certain controlled substances via telemedicine
August 30 – Provider Contract Status August 30th, 2024
August 30 – Commercial Rate Mandate & other rates
August 30 – Update 8/30/24 – Medicaid FFS Timely Filling Denial Instructions
August 29 – Anticipated Extension of Use of Delay Reason Code 15
August 28 – News and Info for NYS Council Members – 8/28/2024
August 27 – Congressional Reps Seek legislation to expand inpatient access to care
August 25 – NYS Council on Business Interruption Insurance
August 25 – Bill Updates – Delivered to Governor
August 19 – OMH: Updated Guidance re: PRN and STAT Medications in OMH-Licensed Inpatient & Emergency Settings
August 16 – Heads Up: New Senior Policy Advisor to DoH Commissioner to mitigate Opioid Epidemic and Improve SUD Policy
August 15 – Gov. Hochul Announces $646 Million to Recruit & Train Thousands More Health Care Workers Across New York
August 9 – FYI CCBHC Demo Awards Delayed
August 9 – SEEKING YOUR COMMENTS! OASAS / OMIG Regulations/Protocols for Comment
August 7 – Gov. Announces $500 Million for new Social Care Networks Program to Deliver Social Services and Improve Health Outcomes for Millions of Low-Income New Yorkers
August 7 – News & Information for NYS Council Members -8/7/2024
August 6 – Update on (Federal) Budget Making on the Hill
August 5 – News & Info for NYS Council Members – 8/5/2024
August 1 – News and Info for NYS Council Members – 8/1/2024

July

July 31 – Regulations and Protocols
July 28 – Making Sure You See This: Confusion re: new NYS OMH Regulations for MHOTRS Providers May Present Crisis Billing Take-Back Risk (BarclayDamon)
July 28 – RMS End of Week Update 7/26/2024
July 24 – FY 2025 NYS Enacted Budget Financial Plan First Quarterly Update Released
July 24 – TIME SENSITIVE: Workforce Survey
July 22 – OMH Provider Contract Status: July 22, 2024
July 18 – Announcement: New NYS Council Children & Youth Committee
July 18 – News and Info for NYS Council Members
July 13 – News & Information for NYS Council Members
July 12 – Attention OH School-based MH Clinic Providers: Commercial Coverage FAQs
July 12 – OMH Provider Contract Status Report for July 12, 2024
July 11 – A Closer Look at $4 Billion in State Capital Grants to Health Providers
July 11 – OMH Procurement Opportunities Update
July 10 – CMS: Making Care Primary Model – participants
July 8 – IMPORTANT: OMH Part 551, MHOTRS Clinic Expansion – proposed amendments to the reg
July 8 – News & Info for NYS Council Members – July 8, 2024
July 5 – Attention NYS Council OMH Children’s Providers: Part 511-2 Children’s Mental Health Rehabilitative Services (CMHRS) Program: Commissioner Waiver – EXTENSION
July 5 – OMH Part 551 – MHOTRS Clinic Expansion
July 4 – Regulations for Review
July 2 – News & Info for NYS Council members – July 2, 2024
July 2 – OASAS Commissioner: Interview on The Capitol Pressroom Today

June

June 28 – Primary Care Services in OMH Clinics and 1115 Waiver Social Care Networks
June 26 – NY Primary Election Results 2024 Update
June 26 – Attention NYS Council CFTSS Providers
June 25 – NYS Council Opinion piece in today’s NYN First Read!!
June 22 – OASAS Part 817 RSSY and Child Health Plus
June 21 – What They Are Saying: Governor Hochul Signs Nation-Leading Legislation to Restrict Addictive Social Media Feeds and Protect Kids Online
June 20 – Provider Contract Status Report for June 20, 2024
June 14 – NYS COVID-19 After Action Report
June 14 – 2024 Health/Mental Hygiene End of Session Bill Summary
June 14 – Provider Contract Status Report for June 14, 2024
June 14 – New York Nonprofit News First Read features NYS Council on Commercial Rate Mandate!
June 12 – HEADS UP: OMH April 1, 2024 Rate Updates for Minimum Wage Increase (MWI) and Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
June 12 – Request for Support: CCBHC Expansion Grant Program
June 11 – Heads Up! OMH: Individual Placement & Support Initiative for CORE Psychosocial Rehabilitation Designated Providers – Round Two
June 11 – Reminder: NYS Council Regulatory Affairs Committee 6/13 at 11:00
June 8 – Legislative Session Abbreviated Summary
June 7 – Important Information re: Part AA – Commercial Rate Mandate in new state budget
June 7 – NYSDOH Important Communication: Exception to Medicaid Provider Enrollment for Unlicensed Interns, Residents & Foreign Physicians in Training Programs- Prescribing
June 7 – CLARIFICATION: Medicaid FFS Timely Filling Denial Instructions
June 7 – NYS Council Advocacy re: CHANGE Healthcare claims
June 6 – NYS Council Advocacy Continues re: fallout from CHANGE Healthcare cyber attack
June 4 – Parties Reach Deal on Social Media Regulation Bills
June 4 – New York State CCBHC Demonstration Program Fact Sheet
June 4 – Provider Network Data System
June 4 – News & Information for NYS Council Members, 6/4/2024
June 3 – ACTION ALERT: Assembly OMIG Audit Reform Bill Needs Your Support
June 3 – OMH/OASAS Scope of Practice Webinar
June 3 – 2024 CCBHC Impact Report
June 3 – Notes from OASAS Commissioner Radio Interview and 5/23 OASAS Webinar
June 3 – Slides from 6/3/24 OMH/OASAS Scope of Practice Webinar
June 3 – News & Info for NYS Council Members – 6/3/2024
June 1 – NYS Council Advocacy Continues re: fallout from CHANGE Healthcare cyber attack

May

May 31 – Tracie Gardner to serve on Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board
May 30 – Attestations for 4% COLA
May 30 – NYS Council Memo In Opposition
May 29 – Legislative Update
May 29 – Action Requested: Proposed OMH Regs to Expand Existing Licensure Thresholds for Article 31s
May 28 – News & Info for NYS Council Members – 5/28/2024
May 24 – School Based MHOTRS Medicaid FFS Timely Filling Instructions
May 24 – 2023-24 COLA Attestation – Action Required
May 24 – OASAS Updates including link to PowerPoint slides from Town Hall
May 23 – NY May Have to Refund Millions to Opioid Companies
May 23 – OASAS Restructuring Addictions Services Financing Project
May 23 – BREAKING NEWS! OASAS Vocational Services
May 22 – Medicaid Update – April 2024
May 22 – List of OMH Contracts Pending with Providers
May 22 – SED Proposed Rule re: Supervision of Certain Practitioners
May 22 – Social Worker Supervision proposed regulation
May 22 – CMS: Updated 2024 Supplement Security Income (SSI) and Spousal Impoverishment Standards
May 22 – Letter to Gov. Hochul and Commissioner Cunningham re: vocational programs
May 21 – News & Info for NYS Council Members – 5/21/2024
May 20 – Medicaid FFS Timely Filling Denial Instructions

May (cont.)

May 16 – Expanding School-Based Mental Health Clinics (SBMHCs): Start-up Funding UPDATE
May 16 – New NYS Council Listserv created on the topic of Scope of Practice Issues
May 14 – Outpatient Commercial Rate Mandate News
May 14 – NYS Council in May 2024 Mental Health Weekly
May 13 – Gov. Hochul Launches Round XIV Regional Economic Development Council Initiative
May 12 – More on 5/9 SED Scope of Practice Webinar
May 10 – MHOTRS Quality Improvement Collaboratives (QIC) Mandate Rate Notification
May 9 – RESOURCE: Federal Updates
May 9 – Slides from Scope of Practice Webinar
May 9 – Human Services Wage Board Legislation
May 9 – Heads Up! OASAS Restructure Addiction Services Financing Project – Town Hall
May 8 – TIME SENSITIVE: Debrief With Us re: Scope of Practice Webinar
May 8 – Potentially Good News from Board of Regents
May 8 – RESOURCE: Presentation Slides on Social Care Networks
May 6 – News of the Day for NYS Council Members – 5/6/2024
May 2 – HHS: Final Rules on Nondiscrimination
May 2 – Part 822 Rate Update: APG Rate Changes for Psychotherapy (Group and Family Group)
May 2 – News & Information for NYS Council Members – 5/2/2024
May 1 – News & Info for NYS Council Members – 5/1/2024

April

April 30 – March 2024 SDoH Medicaid Update
April 29 – Governor Hochul Announces Nearly $25 Million in Capital Awards to Support Delivery of Critical Services to New Yorkers
April 26 – Pending OMH Local Contracts
April 25 – OASAS Budget Briefing
April 25 – National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, More on FTC Rule and CMS Medicaid Managed Care Rule
April 24 – (Lots of) News & Info for NYS Council Members – 4/24/24
April 24 – FTC Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements
April 24 – Letter from CHCANYS and NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
April 24 – Integrated Care Learning Community
April 23 – DOL: Salary Threshold for Exempt Status from Overtime Pay Requirements
April 23 – Biden Admin. on Medicaid Access and Managed Care
April 23 – More State Budget: OASAS
April 22 – Proposed DFS Network Adequacy Regulations for MH/SUD
April 22 – Post-Budget Analysis
April 20 – SFY 2024-25 Final Budget Business and Tax Update
April 19 – Outline of Funding of Interest from Final Aid to Localities Budget Bill for SFY 2025
April 19 – Budget Update
April 19 – NYS Council Press Release & More State Budget News
April 18 – Updates of Interest from SFY 2025 Final Budget Bills Released to Date
April 18 – State Budget Info & OASAS and OMH APG Rate Changes for Psychotherapy (Group and Family Group) & Peer Support Services
April 17 – COLA and CFR Codes Excluded
April 16 – Budget Update and Two for the Road
April 16 – Integrated Care Advocacy Paper
April 16 – Budget Announcement: “Conceptual Framework”
April 15 – Gov’s Press Release on State Budget
April 15 – News & Info for NYS Council Members – 4/15/24
April 13 – Details of Potential Housing Deal
April 13 – Update re: OMH Group Therapy Services
April 12 – Latest on Budget Negotiations
April 12 – OASAS Client Data System (CDS) Updates Coming Soon!
April 12 – News & Info for NYS Council members – 4/12/24
April 10 – State Budget and More News & Information
April 10 – Changes to Prior Approval Review (PAR) Process: 60 day comment period
April 10 – Federal Budget Looking Back, Moving Forward
April 10 – Resource: Billing Commercial Insurance
April 9 – State Budget Update
April 9 – Telehealth Update
April 8 – OMIG Audit Reform —> Day of Action Tuesday, 4/9
April 8 – For NYS Council Members That Specialize in Services to Teens
April 7 – NYT Article re: Insurers and NYS Council Reaction
April 5 – State Budget Update and More
April 4 – Network Adequacy
April 4 – Announcement: $4 Million To Enhance Services For Individuals With Complex Mental Health Care Needs Statewide
April 3 – Hammond OpEd: How California Uses Medicaid to Rip You Off
April 3 – SAMHSA Final Rule re: Confidentiality of SUD Patient Records
April 3 – The Medicaid Budget Battle
April 3 – Make 3 calls Thursday morning!
April 2 – OMIG Audit Reform: Stating the Facts
April 2 – New Medicaid Model Contract Posted
April 1 – From Barclay Damon, LLP on MH Diagnostic Privilege

March

March 30 – 1115 Waiver Resources
March 29 – Dan Clark article on Opioid Stewardship Act
March 29 – News & Info for NYS Council Members – 3/29/2024
March 28 – About the NYS OMH/OASAS CCBHC Demo RFP
March 28 – Commercial Rate Mandate & COLA
March 28 – Media Coverage & Call to Action
March 27 – Press Conference Update
March 27 – OMIG Audit Reform
March 26 – 2024 Federal Budget Summary
March 25 – OASAS on Change Healthcare Resources
March 25 – Federal Budget Update
March 25 – NYS Council Scope of Practice Advocacy
March 23 – MHP Diagnostic Privilege
March 23 – National Council on CHANGE Healthcare Outage
March 23 – BH IPA Hospital Discharge Planning Initiative
March 23 – Federal and State News & Info
March 22 – Heads Up! SAMHSA Grant Opportunities
March 22 – Budget Update
March 20 – Three-Way State Budget Negotiations are Underway. Contact Your Elected Leaders Today!
March 20 – California Dreaming: The MCO Tax
March 19 – Start Your Day This Way – Thank Your Lawmaker!
March 18 – AFL-CIO and COLA Restrictions
March 18 – OMH: Expanding School-Based Mental Health Clinics (SBMHCs): Start-up Funding
March 18 – Action Requested! Weigh In Today
March 18 – Heads Up! NYS Council Webinar Announcement
March 16 – Start Your Day This Way – Thank a Lawmaker!
March 15 – Change Healthcare and CMS
March 15 – Legislature Announces Budget Conference Committees & Schedules beginning Monday, March 18
March 15 – Analysis of Current Budget Proposals to Stabilize Financially Distressed Hospitals
March 15 – Value-Added Deliverables from the NYS Council: State Budget Tax & Business Update : Executive & One-House Budget proposals
March 14 – More on Medicaid MCO Tax Strategy & Other News of the Day
March 14 – RMS Health/Mental Hygiene One House Budget Update for SFY 2025
March 14 – Talking Points: COLA — CONTACT LAWMAKERS!
March 14 – One-House Budget Outcomes
March 13 – Change Healthcare Cyber Attack – Follow-up Survey
March 13 – OASAS: New CHANGE Health Care Survey
March 13 – NYS Council on Employer-Related Proposals in Senate/Assembly One-House Budget Bills
March 13 – More One House Budget Bills News
March 12 – OMH Funding Opportunity and Senate/Assembly Raise Corporate and Personal Taxes
March 12 – RELEASE: NYS Council on Commercial Rate Mandate in both budget bills
March 12 – NYS Council Comments to DOH on Network Adequacy
March 12 – NYS Council on COLA Budget Proposals
March 12 – Assembly One House Budget Bill Early Returns
March 12 – Early Returns – Senate One House Budget Bill
March 11 – Senate One House Bill is Available!
March 11 – Follow-Up from NYS Council Webinar on 3/11/24 re: OASAS Funds Restructuring Initiative
March 9 – One-House Budget Bills
March 8 – CHANGE Healthcare & Department of Financial Services Circular & Certification Form
March 8 – Gov. Hochul on CHANGE Healthcare – Allocating $500M for hospitals
March 8 – Change Healthcare Service Outage – Resource Sheet and Frequently Asked Questions
March 7 – Sen. Brouk/Ass. Gunther op-ed on Children’s MH Priorities
March 7 – Attention: Article 31 School-Based MH Satellite Clinic Providers
March 7 – CHANGE Healthcare: DFS Action
March 6 – NYS Council Pushing for Reform
March 6 – CHANGE Healthcare and Impact on Mental Health and Addiction Providers
March 6 – HEADS UP! NYS Council Webinar #2 & access info for yesterday’s presentation
March 5 – Schedule C Form–Capital financing for OASAS Certified and Operational State Aid Funded programs applying for Capital Grant Financing
March 5 – UPDATED: Notification (to MCOs) regarding Medicaid Managed Care Plans (MMCPs) non-risk minimum payments for Children’s HCBS
March 4 – Crain’s HP article re: CHANGE Health
March 2 – REMINDER! Last Claiming Period – Healthcare Worker Bonus (HWB) Program
March 2 – State Budget Update
March 1 – Link to OPTUM Temporary Funding Program
March 1 – OASAS SURVEY!! Change Healthcare Cyber Attack
March 1 – OMH Survey!! Change Healthcare Cyber Attack
March 1 – CHANGE Health News

February

February 28 – Save the Dates – 1115 Waiver Programs
February 27 – Advocacy Alert —> Weigh in Again this Week!
February 27 – Senate & Assembly Finance/W&M Committees Release NYS Economic & Revenue Reports for 2024
February 27 – HEADS UP: SAMHSA Announcement re: BH Funding Opportunities
February 23 – Crain’s Health Pulse on Insurance Proposals
February 22 – DoH: Revised Effective Date: Updated Children’s HCBS Referral Form and Authorization Form with Instructional Guide
February 22 – New Details re: NY’s 1115 Waiver
February 21 – Announcement – NYS Council Webinar Series!
February 21 – Network Adequacy Standards In Play
February 21 – Application Opening for the SUNY/Office of Mental Health Scholarship Program
February 17 – OMIG Audit Reform: NYS Council Advocacy
February 16 – Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther Will Not Seek Re-Election
February 16 – Highlights from 30-Day Executive Budget Amendments in Health/Mental Hygiene Sector
February 15 – 30 Day Budget Amendments released
February 15 – Care Delays: Report and Recommendations
February 15 – Updated Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Technical Guidance
February 15 – Re-send: NY’s 1115 Waiver Approval: Pieces of the Pie
February 14 – ADVOCACY ALERT —> WEIGH IN AGAIN THIS WEEK!
February 13 – NYS Council Mental Hygiene Testimony – 2/13/24
February 13 – Legislative Budget Hearing – Mental Hygiene
February 12 – 1115 Public Comments from NYS Council re: Continuous Eligibility for Children Up to Age 6
February 10 – Public Health & Planning Council Mtg and SMD Presentation on 1115 Waiver Amendment
February 9 – News & Information for NYS Council Members – 2/9/2024
February 8 – HHS Final Rule re: Confidentiality of SUD Patient Records at 42 CFR Part 2
February 7 – COLA PUSH — Contact Your Senator Tonight and Tomorrow
February 7 – OMIG Audit Reform — MOVE THE ASSEMBLY! 
February 7 – TIME SENSITIVE Advocacy Update: TAKE ACTION TODAY!
February 7 – ASSEMBLY SUPPORT NEEDED for Commercial Rate Mandate
February 5 – HEADS UP: SED’s RECOVs grants
February 5 – COLA and Workforce Solutions Rally/Press Conference
February 5 – NYS Health Homes: Data and Outcomes (Adults)
February 2 – Gov. Hochul Announces $30 Million for ESSHI
February 2 – Advocacy Request re: Requiring Commercial Insurers to Pay MH & SUD
February 1 – New SAMHSA Methadone Rules finalized
February 1 – ADVOCACY REQUEST — URGENT!
February 1 – SAMHSA Updates
February 1 – OMIG Audit Reform – Send a Letter Now!

January

January 31 – NYS DOH announces confirmation of Executive Deputy Commissioner
January 30 – Medicaid Update – December 2023
January 30 – DoH/OHIP Stakeholder Webinar Recording for NYHER 1115 Waiver Amendment
January 29 – News & Info for Members of the NYS Council – 1/29/24
January 27 – Let’s Support Assembly Health Chair and OMIG Audit Reform
January 26 – HMA webinar
January 26 – News & Info for Members of the NYS Council – 1/26/24
January 26 – January 2024 Children’s HCBS Provider/State Discussion Slides
January 24 –  OASAS Budget Briefing for Advocates
January 24 – Testimony from key participants at Health/Medicaid Budget Hearing
January 23 – HealthAffairs article on Adolescent Residential Addiction Treatment in the US
January 23 – Health/Medicaid Written Testimony – NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
January 23 – MCO Services Report
January 22 – Assembly & Senate budget analysis
January 21 – RESOURCE: NY’s recently approved 1115 HER Waiver
January 19 – Your 2024 NYS Council Membership Renewal
January 18 – COLA & Workforce Statement from MH & SUD Associations Across NY
January 18 – News & Info for NYS Council members – 1/18/24
January 17 – Legislature Releases 2024 Legislative Budget Hearing Schedule
January 17 – SFY 2025 Executive Budget Update: Aid to Localities Appropriations of Interest
January 17 – Medicaid Scorecard and Children’s MH Proposals
January 17 – News & Info for NYS Council Members – 1/17/24
January 17 – NYS Council Closer Look: Exec Budget Proposals Impacting Children & Families (OMH)
January 16 – Executive Budget Proposals: Employee Benefit proposals and Article VII chart
January 16 – Very early returns: COLA, MMC, Commercial Insurance, Telehealth, Opioid Stewardship, Community MH Loan Repayment
January 16 – Budget Bills Have Posted
January 16 – Early Budget Info & RFA for Social Care Networks
January 14 – Medicaid in Carceral Settings
January 13 – Partnership for Integrated Care: Registries and Data Driven Care webinar
January 13 – 1115 Waiver Approval: Pieces of the Pie
January 12 – HRSA Grants Workshop
January 12 – Heads Up for OMH School-Based MH Clinic Providers
January 12 – OASAS: NYS DOH Health Advisory – Masking in all healthcare & residential facilities
January 11 – 1115 Waiver Resources
January 10 – Proposed Network Adequacy Regs & NYS Council 1115 Waiver Top Line Analysis
January 10 – State of the State, Children’s Mental Health and more
January 9 – More Good News – OASAS Programs & IMD
January 9 – GOOD NEWS! #NYSCOUNCILADVOCACYWORKS!
January 9 – State of the State Book is Now Available & More on Waiver
January 9 – Medicaid 1115 Waiver Amendment
January 9 – Breaking News: Feds Approve NY’s 1115 Waiver Amend
January 9 – News and Info for NYS Council Members
January 8 – NYS Council Budget & Legislative Priorities on the eve of the State of the State
January 4 – Governor Hochul’s Third State of the State Press Release
January 3 – News and Info for NYS Council members
January 3 – OMIG Releases 2024 Work Plan
January 2 – SOS Press Release #1
January 1 – IMD News