Changes include the respecification of the Long Stay Antipsychotic Measure and a risk adjustor modification to the function measures based on the removal of item O0400 from the MDS version 1.20.1 and the SNF QM User’s Manual V7.0 effective beginning Oct. 1, 2025.

Wages increase by $0.55 per hour for home care aides upstate and downstate.

A coalition led by NYS Attorney General Letitia James is seeking a court order blocking the “administration’s cuts and illegal new conditions” on HUD's CoC program funding, which could cause more than 15,000 New Yorkers to lose their homes.

Declaration triggers certain actions for certain DOH-regulated entities.

The new model seeks to expand access to technology-supported care for chronic conditions through an outcome-based payment arrangement. Applications are due April 1^st. 

The final rule resulted in an 80% reduction in cuts compared to the proposed rule.