COVID-19 Resources

SPG’s COVID-19 resources provide a comprehensive overview of various areas of health care policy affected by COVID-19.

Resources Being Updated

Directory of NYS Guidance Documents (last updated March 11, 2021)
This directory provides a comprehensive listing of, and links to, New York State and NYC guidance documents related to COVID-19 policy.  The linked documents are grouped by regulatory agency (e.g., DOH, OMH, etc.) and sorted by date.

NYS Waiver Timeline Tracker (last updated March 8, 2021)
This document tracks the issuance and expiration of New York’s COVID-19 emergency waivers, requirements, directives, and permissions through Executive Order or emergency rulemaking. Topics include provider licensure flexibility, telehealth permissions, capacity mandates, and others.

Table of MCO Telehealth Cost-Sharing Waivers (last updated December 22, 2020)
This table lists individual managed care plans in New York and how they are implementing waived cost-sharing for telehealth and other telehealth policy changes.

Telehealth Landscape Table (last updated December 15, 2020)
This table provides detailed current information on expanded New York State and Federal Telehealth authorities.

Federal-NYS Vaccination Strategy Crosswalk (last updated November 16, 2020)
This table shows a comparison of the Federal and NYS government’s vaccination strategy documents released to date across various implementation and policy areas.

Archived Resources

SPG COVID-19 Newsletter Archive (last updated December 21, 2020)
This is an archive of SPG’s regular COVID-19 newsletters during 2020.

Transitioning Back to the Workplace Toolkit (May 19, 2020)
This toolkit provides a framework with key considerations and mitigation efforts to assist employers’ transition plans and ensure alignment with public health guidelines and best practices. The toolkit is also available in .xlsx format and can be found here.

COVID-19 Funding Opportunities (May 4, 2020)
This grid provides an overview of certain funding sources that are available for organizations during the COVID-19 emergency, currently focused on federal funding and private foundations.

State and Federal COVID-19 Update Table (April 28, 2020)
This summary provides a high-level description of news, changes, and developments across numerous policy areas, including Lab Testing, Telehealth, Provider Licensure and Oversight, and Public Health Measures.

MCO-Specific Billing and Coverage Changes (April 24, 2020)
This table lists individual managed care plans in New York and how they are implementing (a) waived cost-sharing for COVID-19 testing and related services, (b) waived cost-sharing for telehealth services, (c) other telehealth policy changes, and (d) other temporary rule changes.