Updates & Analysis

In this update:  Federal Agencies CMS Publishes AHEAD Policy Documents on Global Budgets and Model OverlapsOn February 14th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published new policy documents on the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) model covering the model’s hospital global budget methodology and its policy on overlaps with…

In a second addendum dated February 15th, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) has updated the Request for Applications (RFA) for the technology and telehealth component of the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program to remove the restriction to only not-for-profit applicants. DOH had previously indicated in the Addendum #1 dated February 13th that only not-for-profits…

In this update:  Federal Opportunities SAMHSA Releases NOFO for Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Model On February 12th, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for implementation of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model for children, adolescents, and/or…

In this update:  Federal Agencies CMS to Host Webinar on Transforming Maternal Health Model on February 28thOn February 28th at 1pm ET, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar on the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model. TMaH is a 10-year program in which CMS will partner with State Medicaid agencies to…

In this update: Federal Opportunities SAMHSA Releases NOFO for Expansion of SUD Treatment Capacity in Adult and Family Treatment Drug CourtsOn January 30th, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to support the expansion of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery support services in existing…

In this update: Legislative Update Bipartisan Congressional Group Sends Letter to HHS on Medicare Telehealth FlexibilitiesOn January 19th, a bipartisan Congressional group sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra regarding telehealth flexibilities for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare relaxed restrictions on telehealth delivery during the Covid-19 public health emergency (PHE),…

In this update:  Legislative Update Congress Expected to Pass Temporary Funding through March 1st This week, Congressional leaders reached a deal on a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government funded. The CR passed the Senate on Thursday afternoon and is expected to pass the House by Friday evening. The current funding agreement would…

On January 16th, Governor Kathy Hochul announced highlights from her third Executive Budget, covering New York State Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, which will run from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025. The State expects total Medicaid costs to be about $96.4 billion in FY 2025, including $52 billion in federal spending and $35.5 billion…

On January 16th, the New York State (NYS) Department of Health (DOH) released a Request for Applications (RFA) that will provide a total of $500 million to support new, regionally-based Social Care Networks (SCNs) developed as part of New York’s Health Equity Reform 1115 Waiver amendment (see SPG’s summary of the amendment here). DOH will award…

On January 9th, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) released two Requests for Applications (RFAs) as part of the fourth phase of the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program (SHCFTP IV). As in previous rounds of the program, SHCFTP IV funding will be used to support capital…

On January 9th, Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her State of the State speech outlining her policy agenda for the 2024 Legislative Session. The accompanying State of the State Book, entitled “Our New York, Our Future,” describes the Governor’s proposed agenda across 19 sections. Some of the most notable health care-related proposals include: Other sections of…

On January 9th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a new amendment to New York’s Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) 1115 Demonstration Waiver. New York State (NYS) originally requested an amendment under the name “New York Health Equity Reform” in September 2022. The new amendment will run during the 3.25-year period from January 2024 through…