December 6, 2024 News Headlines
- State legislative activity
- Last chance to join HANYS' Government Relations Advocacy Strategy Session
- HANYS’ Vital Skills for Effective Leadership program starts next week!
- CMS awards 200 GME slots nationally
- Upcoming events
State legislative activity
Recently, the governor signed the following bills of interest into law:
- Dispensing of controlled substances by emergency departments – Chapter 466 of the Laws of 2024
- Flu vaccine requirement – Chapter 492 of the Laws of 2024
- Medicaid coverage for prenatal testing – Chapter 474 of the Laws of 2024
- Information for maternity patients – Chapter 464 of the Laws of 2024
- Intravenous contrast media – Chapter 476 of the Laws of 2024
- Physician assistants – Chapter 520 of the Laws of 2024
The governor vetoed the following bills:
- Patient records – Veto No. 27
- Primary care practitioners for Medicaid managed care – Veto No. 52
- Hospital-home care-physician collaboration program – Veto No. 44
As 2024 comes to a close, we expect the governor to act on many bills of interest — you can track them with our regularly updated Significant State Legislation Tool.
Last chance to join HANYS' Government Relations Advocacy Strategy Session
On Dec. 17, get an expert analysis of the impact of the 2024 elections, do a deep dive on The Case for Change and discuss and influence our 2025 federal and state advocacy agendas. See the full agenda and register before the Dec. 10 deadline online.
HANYS’ Vital Skills for Effective Leadership program starts next week!
Go beyond theory and into real-world scenarios in four 90-minute virtual training sessions. Held monthly starting Dec. 10, these interactive sessions will cover the fundamentals of effective leadership that managers of all experience levels need to master. Learn more and register online.
CMS awards 200 GME slots nationally
17 New York hospitals were among 109 hospitals nationwide recently awarded Round 3 GME slots by CMS. HANYS’ interactive GME policy explainer explores why Medicare-supported GME residency slots are critical to hospitals that train our next generation of physicians. The full list of Round 3 recipients and applications for Round 4, due March 31, can be found on the CMS DGME webpage.
Upcoming events
Standing membership call on state and federal issues
Dec. 10
Fundamentals of Leadership
Dec. 10
Key OPPS final rule quality reporting, maternal health CoP changes
Dec. 11
