A ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a technology company owned by UnitedHealth that touches one of every three U.S. patient records, has resulted in hospitals and pharmacies across New York facing a cash crunch.
The...more
The New York State Department of Financial Services has issued draft proposed comprehensive regulations of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) in an attempt to eliminate anti-competitive activity and control prescription drug...more
New York Gov Kathy Hochul is touting her proposed statewide cybersecurity regulations for hospitals and health systems as “nation-leading,” and, if approved, those entities will have until February 2025 to comply with the new...more
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Earlier this month, the New York State Department of Health announced that Brett Friedman, who replaced Donna Frescatore in 2021 as the New York State Medicaid Director, is leaving the Medicaid Program. The Commissioner of...more
On January 11, 2022, the State’s Public Health and Health Planning Council approved an amendment to the Health Department’s hospital facility vaccine mandate to require health care employees, to be considered “fully...more
The New York State Public Health and Health Planning Council this week approved emergency regulations implementing the requirement that all health care facility personnel obtain the COVID-19 vaccination. These will be...more
UPDATE: New Developments Regarding Nursing Home Vaccination Mandates - August 23, 2021 -
In addition to the recently issued Health Department emergency regulations requiring nursing homes to offer their employees and...more
On June 18, Governor Cuomo signed a bill passed by the Legislature in May mandating that nursing homes meet minimum clinical staffing levels in their facilities.
The new law specifically requires that the State Health...more
Governor Cuomo on June 18 signed a bill passed by the Legislature in May mandating that New York hospitals establish and maintain minimum clinical staffing levels in their facilities.
The new law requires that all...more
Recently, the New York State Legislature passed bills (pending Governor Cuomo’s signature) mandating that hospitals and nursing homes establish and maintain clinical staffing levels in their facilities. For hospitals, a...more
The New York State Legislature has passed a bill mandating that hospitals establish and maintain clinical staffing levels in their facilities. It has not yet been signed into law by Governor Cuomo.
The bill, A108B,...more
The New York State Legislature has passed a bill mandating that nursing homes meet clinical staffing levels in their facilities. It has not yet been signed into law by Governor Cuomo.
The bill, A7119, specifically...more
On April 6, Governor Cuomo signed into law Chapter 96 of the Laws of 2021, which completely repeals the health care facility and provider COVID-19 immunity from liability provisions adopted in April 2020 as part of the...more