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May 12, 2025 | Volume 10, Issue No. 18
NYS Budget 2025 Update: What You Need To Know
The following preliminary overview of the budget bills provides a high-level view of where those priority issues landed; HCANYS is finalizing its comprehensive memo, which will be issued in the next day or two as further details are sorted.
Managed Care Policy and Planning Updates – May 2025
Some of the important issues discussed in the meeting included Behavioral Health updates, MCO Pregnancy Notifications, fiscal oversight, Social Adult Day Care, and the New York Independent Assessor Program.
HCANYS Commemorates Maternal Sepsis Awareness Week
Join HCANYS in recognizing the annual Maternal Sepsis Week, May 11th-17th, to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of sepsis in mothers, recognize the 5.7 million mothers who develop sepsis each year worldwide, and honor those who have passed.
DOH Issues Reminder On Dually Certified Aide Certificates
The Department of Health recently issued a reminder for providers of expectations for home care aides who are dually certified as Home Health Aides (HHA) and Personal Care Aides (PCA) listed in the Home Care Registry (HCR).
DOH Lunch and Learn Series Posted to NY Learns Public Health, Learning Management System
HCANYS encourages members to take advantage of these offerings on compliance, surveys and a host of topics.
Al On The Radio
HCANYS President and CEO Al Cardillo was recently a guest on Life Happens Radio's show on "Smarter Aging Starts Now: Budget Impacts and Breakthroughs in Care."
DOH Posts CY 2023 Medicaid FFS Nursing Supervision and Nursing Assessment Rates for LHCSA Personal Care Providers
The updated rates will take effect in eMedNY in Medicaid Cycle 2492, with a check release date of June 11, 2025. DOH developed the CY 2023 FFS Nursing Supervision and Nursing Assessment rates based on the data submitted in the 2021 Medicaid cost reports.
DOH to Host NY Nursing Summit
HCANYS strongly encourages our members to send key members of your team to this free event. It presents a unique opportunity to bring visibility to the key roles that nurses play in the home health and hospice setting that are often unseen.
Measles Training
The American Medical Association and CDC partners are offering a learning opportunity to ensure healthcare professionals are updated on the current measles outbreak and prepared to respond.
Arthritis Foundation Hosts Annual Walk to Cure Arthritis – NYC
With patients with arthritis or those in the at-risk categories, it’s important to know their limitations and abilities to best serve them to meet their needs.
Now Available! Zone Tools and Patient Resources in Several Languages
A new course is now available on HCA E&R’s Learning containing several resources and zone tools in multiple languages.
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