September 4, 2026 News Headlines

Auburn Community Hospital and Upstate Medical University are collaborating to train the next generation of family medicine physicians to provide high-quality, patient-centered care where it's needed most. Learn more in our Member Spotlight.

HANYS sounded the alarm on the impact of the proposed CY 2027 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule and New York lawmakers responded, sending a letter to CMS urging reconsideration of cuts to Medicare reimbursement for 340B drugs in the rule. HANYS applauds Rep. Mike Lawler for leading his Republican colleagues in this effort and thanks Reps. Nick LaLota, Andrew Garbarino, Nicole Malliotakis, Nick Langworthy and Claudia Tenney for signing on in support. The House also passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 11, avoiding a government shutdown.

HANYS’ recent Member Updates include messaging on rules for ED opioid use care, DHS’ proposed H-1B visa fee and DataGen's CJR-X hospital-specific exposure analysis. See more updates on our website.

Patients have greater access to information, more provider choices and increasing influence over their care decisions. Read the latest edition of HTNYS' Trends to see how trustees and leaders can assess organizational readiness and adapt to these changing consumer expectations.

HANYS submitted comments to SED on supervision of physical therapy assistants, CMS on the proposed OPPS rule for CY 2027 and DOH on the extension of the NYS Medicaid Redesign Team 1115 Waiver.

Inside CMS’ new mandatory model: What the final rule means for joint replacement care
Sept. 10

Improving antibiotic prescribing and workflow using Epic EHR-based tools
Sept. 10

Epic EMR Workgroup
Sept. 10

Government relations update
Sept. 11

Sepsis in pregnancy: Winning the “Golden Hour”
Sept. 15

46th Annual Trustee Conference
Sept. 17-19

Stay ahead of healthcare enforcement and compliance risk, a four-part series
Sept. 22-April 20

Key CMS quality reporting requirements for FFY 2027
Sept. 24

Chief patient experience officers forum
Sept. 25