Acting Supreme Court Justice Kimberly O’Connor has granted a preliminary injunction halting a cut to Medicaid reimbursement rates that threatened the viability of nursing homes and patient care across New York.

The new e-prescribing blanket waiver supersedes the previous waiver and is effective from Nov. 1, 2019 through Oct. 31, 2020.

Final meeting of the group focuses on long term care financing options.

A coalition representing statewide and regional nursing home and continuing care providers have filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court (Albany County) charging New York Health officials and its Health Department with violating federal and state law; and various regulations stemming from actions taken in July that reduce Medicaid funding by more than $352 million.

DAL relates to requirement for nursing homes to provide information about HCBS and community transition programs to residents.

Regulations, effective Oct. 9^th, require nursing homes to provide information about HCBS and community transition programs to residents.

Discussion to focus on financing alternatives to public programs.

DOH now accepting applications to allow hemodialysis delivery in nursing homes.