After several weeks of negotiations, Governor Cuomo signed into law New York’s 2018-19 state budget late last week. CHCANYS is very pleased that the $168B budget deal includes several items of importance to primary care, including the following:
Patient-Centered Medical Home Incentive Payment Program The final budget restores the full $20M cut to the
Health care never stops, even in the face of devastating natural disasters. Asociación de Salud Primaria de Puerto Rico and community health centers in Puerto Rico continue to serve patients on the island even in the hardest of circumstances with the support of stateside colleagues and organizations like Urban Health Plan, Callen-Lorde Community
Dr. Neil Calman, MD, a pioneer in the creation and growth of community-based health centers in New York, has been elected Board Chair for the statewide association representing the Empire State’s nearly 70 federally qualified health centers.
Dr. Calman has served as president and CEO of the Institute for Family Health, one of the largest networks of
CHCANYS President & CEO Rose Duhan testified at a joint Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Legislative Hearing on the health and Medicaid sections of the FY 2018-19 New York State Executive Budget on Monday, February 12. A copy of her testimony is available here. Access video of the hearing here (Ms. Duhan’s testimony begins near the
During a press conference held at Syracuse Community Health Center this past Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer promised to use “every ounce” of his clout in Washington to ensure that the next piece of legislation to be signed into law by Congress includes a long-term renewal of health center funding. The CHCANYS Policy and Advocacy
CHCANYS applauds Governor Cuomo for his proactive leadership in protecting the rights of recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. With his offer to extend state-funded Medicaid coverage to New York’s Dreamers in the event that DACA is not continued, the Governor is ensuring that they will continue to have uninterrupted
On December 21, Congress passed a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government operating through January 19th that includes “patch” funding for community health centers ($550M), the National Health Service Corps ($65M), and Teaching Health Centers ($15M). While it’s not the long-term solution we have been advocating for,
CHCANYS condemns the Trump Administration’s directive to restrict use of certain words by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and promote a political agenda over the health of the nation. This action undermines public health, censors science, and disenfranchises vulnerable populations. If our government turns away from public health, all
