by Webmaster | Apr 2, 2024 | Alerts
Widespread Winter Weather Watches and Warnings On Monday, April 1, 2024, Governor Hochul issued a Press Release urging New Yorkers to prepare for a long-duration winter weather event expected to begin tonight, April 2, 2024, and continuing into late this week in some...
by Webmaster | Mar 19, 2024 | Alerts
DOH Survey on Change Healthcare Cyberattack The Department of Health (DOH/the Department) has released another provider survey to gauge the impact of the Change Healthcare cybersecurity incident. Survey notices went out to providers today, March 19, 2024. The updated...
by Webmaster | Mar 18, 2024 | Alerts
CMS Responds to Change Healthcare Cyberattack On March 15, 2024, The Center for Medicaid & CHIP Services (CMCS) issued a CMCS Informational Bulletin (CIB) to states in response to the Change Healthcare cybersecurity incident that began in late February 2024. In...
by Webmaster | Mar 14, 2024 | Press Releases
Contact: Caroline Casale 518.463.1118 ext. 824 casale@nyshcp.org Release Date: March 14, 2024 New York State Association of Health Care Providers Applauds Legislative Actions in Support of Home Care Industry Albany, NY – March 14, 2024 – The New York State...
by Webmaster | Mar 12, 2024 | Alerts
Legislature Releases Budget Proposals Budget negotiations are underway as both houses of the legislature have released their one-house budget bills. These documents delineate the Legislature’s position on Governor Kathy Hochul’s $233 billion budget...
by Webmaster | Mar 8, 2024 | Alerts
Change Health Cyberattack Update In late February, Change Healthcare, a unit of UnitedHealth Group (UHG), faced a significant cybersecurity incident, disrupting healthcare operations nationwide. The attack, attributed to the ransomware group BlackCat, rendered...
by Webmaster | Jan 9, 2024 | Alerts
Multi-Hazard Weather Event Governor Hochul has issued a weather warning Press Release urging New Yorkers to prepare for heavy rains, very strong winds, and possible flash flooding today through Wednesday, January 10, 2024. This storm system will likely cause flooding...
by Webmaster | Jan 9, 2024 | Alerts
DOH Recommends Masking for Health Care The Department of Health (DOH/the Department) released a Health Advisory on January 8, 2024, alerting health care providers to the recent increases in cases of influenza and COVID-19 throughout the state. Health care providers...
by Webmaster | Jan 5, 2024 | Alerts
Winter Storm Affecting All NYS Regions The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued Winter Storm Watches, Warnings, and Advisories for many regions of New York State as a major winter storm on January 6 and 7, 2024, will likely result in hazardous conditions for many...
by Webmaster | Dec 29, 2023 | Alerts
Minimum Wage and Salary Exemption Changes Effective Monday, January 1, 2024 Minimum Wage and Worker Wage Parity As a reminder to our provider members, the new home care worker minimum wage and Wage Parity obligations are effective January 1, 2024. These new wage...
