June 6 – Advocates Thank Senate for Passing Audit Reform Bill, Implore Assembly to Follow Suit Bill Would Stop Punitive Penalties for Minor Mistakes
May 15 – Statement on Governor Hochul’s Waiving of Civil Service Exam for State Workers (HELP Program)
May 4 – Statement on the COLA in the SFY 2024 NYS Enacted Budget
February 15 – Behavioral Health Advocates to Rally for Increase in COLA
January 10 – New York State Council Applauds Governor Hochul for State of the State Proposals
December 14 – Advocates express extreme disappointment in Governor Hochul’s veto of OMIG Reform legislation; Call for Immediate Action to address Crippling Medicaid Audits
August 19 – 46 Organizations Representing Medicaid Providers from Across the Healthcare Service Delivery System Call on Governor Hochul to Sign Legislation Ensuring Fairness in Medicaid Audits
January 19 – Frontline Behavioral Health Providers Pleased with Executive Budget Proposals that Make Critical Investments in Mental Health and SUD Services While Enforcing Consumer/Provider Protections
July 30 – Workforce-Starved Non-Profits Recommend Workforce Development Ideas to Address High-Demand for Caregivers
July 12 – Behavioral Health IPA Networks are Essential to Ensure Health Equity and Integrated Care to Underserved New Yorkers that are Reeling from the Emotional, Physical and Economic Toll of the COVID 19 Pandemic
June 9 – Advocates Warn of Impending Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Access to Care Emergency
February 25 – Patients, Providers, and Government All Agree: Telehealth is Here to Stay
October 22 – Advocates Laud Governor Cuomo’s Emphasis on the Mental Health Impact of COVID-19, Funding Needed to Strengthen the Safety Net to Address Mounting Stress and Trauma
July 28 – Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Advocates Decry Senate’s Failure to Fund States and Localities and Address Health, Hunger and Housing Crises
July 8 – Advocates Call on State Leaders to Support Robust Telehealth Program
June 22 – National Council for Behavioral Health Recognizes Lauri Cole for Advocacy Excellence
April 27 – NYS Council Urges Congressional Delegation to Allocate $38.5 Billion for Behavioral Health Organizations Nationwide in Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package
April 22 – NY Nonprofits Join Gov. Cuomo’s Call for Federal Hazard Pay for Essential Public Workers
March 9 – Behavioral Health Groups Demand Opioid Settlement Funds Be Invested In Prevention, Treatment, Recovery & Harm Reduction
January 22 – 3for5 Campaign Response to the Executive Budget
January 2 – Statement on Governor’s Veto of S.5935, to Prohibit Prior Authorization for Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
June 18 – Community Healthcare Organizations Urge Immediate Action on Bills Assuring a Set Aside of Funds from Healthcare Investment Account
January 16 – NYS Council Applauds Executive Proposals to Increase Access to Care and Enforce Parity Laws
November 8 – Community-Based Primary Care, Home Care, and Behavioral Healthcare Advocates Call on the Governor for Immediate Investment
May 22: NYS Council and CHCANYS Awarded National Grant to Promote Further Leadership on Care Delivery and Payment Initiatives
February 16: Leading Advocacy Organizations Request Lawmakers Direct Opioid Surcharge Funds Toward Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services
February 12: Coalition for Behavioral Health/NYS Council Release “The Cost of Mental Illness: New York Facts and Figures” detailing the cost burden of mental illness in New York, the scope and impact of the opioid epidemic, and the benefits of accessing treatment
January 12: Unprecedented Coalition Formed to Address Workforce Crisis
January 12: NYS Council and National Council Support Tonko’s Efforts to Fight National Opioid and Heroin Epidemic
November 1: NYS Council Responds to President’s Opioid Commission Report
October 27: NYS Council Responds to Presidential Declaration of Opioid National Health Emergency
June 5: NYS Council Applauds Governor Cuomo for Actions to Protect Access to Health Care for all New Yorkers
March 21: Behavioral Health Advocates Press Albany to Address the Community Care Crisis
March 14: Uncompensated Care One-House Funding
January 13: NYS Council Applauds Governor Cuomo for Focusing on Children and Youth in 2016-17 NYS Executive Budget Proposal
