Updates & Analysis

In this update:  Federal Agencies CMS Finalizes Medicaid and CHIP Access, Finance, and Quality RuleOn April 22nd, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality Final Rule. Notably, the rule overhauls the Medicaid State-directed payment (SDP) regulations, which New York…

Two weeks ago, New York State reached an agreement on a final Enacted Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, which runs from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025. The Budget is expected to propose total spending of $237 billion, a $4 billion increase from the Executive proposal of $232.7 billion, although not all documents…

In this update:  Federal Agencies CMMI to Host Webinar on Primary Care AHEADOn May 9th at 1pm, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar on the role of the Primary Care AHEAD program within the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Program. The webinar will cover how CMS…

In this update:  Federal Agencies CMMI Proposes TEAM Mandatory Episode-Based Model for Post-Surgery Care On April 10th, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced a proposed new mandatory episode-based payment model in Medicare. This model, called the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), aims to test how episodic payments can improve post-acute care after certain…

In this update:  Federal Opportunities Administration for Community Living Releases NOFO to Develop National Training Programs for Aging and Disability Service Providers On April 1st, the federal Administration for Community Living (ACL) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to fund an organization to work with community-based organizations and aging and disability service providers to increase…

In this update:  NYS and NYC Opportunities OMH Releases RFP for Short-Term Transitional Residence for Individuals with SMI and SUDOn March 28th, the New York State (NYS) Office of Mental Health (OMH) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development and operation of a 10-14 unit Short-Term Transitional Residence (STTR) primarily for individuals diagnosed…

In this update:  Legislative Update Biden Signs Bill Funding Federal Government through SeptemberOn March 23rd, President Biden signed legislation to fund the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other government programs for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2024. Under the bill, HHS received a 1% funding increase, relative to FY 2023, and…

In this update:  Federal Opportunities EPA Announces Open Application Period for Community Change Grants ProgramThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for approximately $2 billion in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds for environmental and climate justice activities that benefit disadvantaged communities. Activities may include, but are not limited to,…

In this update:  Legislative Updates Congressional Leaders Unveil Legislative Text for Final FY 2024 Spending BillsOn March 21st, Congressional leaders released legislative text for the six remaining fiscal year (FY) 2024 spending bills, including Labor-HHS-Education, Defense, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, State-Foreign Operations, and Legislative Branch. The bill does not contain major new…

In this update:  Federal Opportunities HRSA Releases NOFO for the Opioid-Impacted Family Support ProgramOn March 7th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program. This program addresses the need to support training programs that increase the…

In this update:  Legislative Updates Biden Signs Spending Minibus with Health Care ProvisionsOn March 9th, President Biden signed into law H.R. 4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. This bill provides funding for six federal agencies (Agriculture-FDA, Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy-Water Development, Interior-Environment, Military Construction-VA, and Transportation-HUD), but also included a number of key health care riders, including…

This week, the New York State Assembly and Senate announced the one-house versions of the state’s budget legislation for State fiscal year (FY) 2024-25. Each chamber’s proposal is based on the Governor’s Executive Budget, but may include modified appropriations and may include or exclude some of the accompanying Article VII legislative proposals. The three parties…