NASSAU SUFFOLK HOSPITAL COUNCIL INC
1383 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY NO 26, HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788 www.nshc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: & PART III, LINE 1: THE MISSION OF THE NASSAU-SUFFOLK HOSPITAL COUNCIL, INC. (NSHC) IS TO:- PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY,- IDENTIFY KEY POLICY ISSUES CONFRONTING THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY AND PROVIDE ANALYSIS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THOSE ISSUES CONSISTENT WITH THE COLLECTIVE INTEREST OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND THE PUBLIC,- SUPPORT THE MEMBERS' MISSIONS BY DISSEMINATING INFORMATION AND DATA TO ASSIST MEMBERS IN MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THEIR FINANCIAL RESOURCES,- ASSIST IN PLANNING FOR THE EFFICIENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES LOCATED IN AND SERVING NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES,- IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS WHICH WILL LEAD TO BETTER HEALTHCARE POLICY AND DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES.

STATE: NSHC AND ITS MEMBER HOSPITALS WORKED WITH THE HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE AND NEW YORK'S ALLIED REGIONAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONS EARLY IN 2019 TO ENSURE PASSAGE OF A FAVORABLE STATE BUDGET. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, NSHC AND ITS PARTNERS WERE SUCCESSFUL IN AVERTING A $550 MILLION CUT TO MEDICAID, HARMFUL CHANGES TO THE INDIGENT CARE POOL, AND THE ENACTMENT OF A SINGLEPAYER HEALTH SYSTEM AND NURSING STAFFING RATIO BILLS. THE HOSPITAL COUNCIL'S EFFORTS HELPED SECURE THE OUTCOME OF A SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE INDEPENDENT DISPUTE RESOLUTION LEGISLATION, WHICH RELATED TO THE ISSUE OF SURPRISE BILLING. NSHC CONTINUED TO WORK DILIGENTLY THROUGHOUT ALL OF 2019 TO HELP MEMBERS FURTHER UNDERSTAND THE STATE'S DELIVERY SYSTEM REFORM INCENTIVE PAYMENT (DSRIP) PROGRAM - THE PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH THE STATE WILL DISTRIBUTE MEDICAID SAVINGS ACCRUED AS A RESULT OF REFORMS. THE PROGRAM ENDS IN MARCH 2020. DSRIP NAMED TWO PERFORMING PROVIDER SYSTEMS ON LONG ISLAND - ONE FOR EACH COUNTY - AND NSHC CONTINUED TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THEM THROUGH ITS POPULATION HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (PHIP) GRANT FROM THE STATE. THAT STATE GRANT OVERSEES POPULATION HEALTH ACTIVITIES FOR THE REGION. FUNDING FOR THE PHIP PROGRAM WAS SLATED FOR ELIMINATION BY THE GOVERNOR, BUT THE STATE LEGISLATURE RESTORED FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM'S FIFTH AND FINAL YEAR. NSHC WORKED WITH ITS STATEWIDE PHIP PARTNERS TO SECURE THIS FUNDING. NSHC AND ITS PARTNERS CONTINUED THEIR ADVOCACY AGAINST THE ADOPTION OF ANY NURSE STAFFING RATIO BILLS, A SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH SYSTEM BILL, AND FOUGHT FOR ADDITIONAL MANAGED CARE REFORMS AND REFORMS RELATED TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE. ENROLLMENT ACTIVITIES UNDER THE NYSDOH AGED, BLIND AND DISABLED GRANT ACCELERATED THROUGHOUT 2019, AS SPECIALLY TRAINED ENROLLERS SERVICED THIS HIGH-NEEDS GROUP.

FEDERAL: NSHC AND ITS MEMBER HOSPITALS, ALONG WITH THE HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE AND NEW YORK'S ALLIED REGIONAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONS AND THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE SCHEDULED MEDICAID DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE CUTS DELAYED UNTIL MAY 2020, AVOIDED DAMAGING SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLING LEGISLATION, SECURED A WIN REGARDING THE ISSUE OF SITE-NEUTRAL CUTS, AND OBTAINED CHANGES TO THE MEDICARE WAGE INDEX RULE THAT SIGNIFICANTLY LESSENED THE PROPOSED CUTS TO THE REGION'S HOSPITALS. NSHC WAS ALSO VERY ACTIVE IN THE CHALLENGES TO THE SITE-NEUTRAL RULE. A FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERED THE CENTERS FOR MEDICAID AND MEDICARE (CMS) TO REPAY THE NATION'S HOSPITALS FOR THE PAYMENTS WITHHELD IN 2019 UNDER THE SITE-NEUTRAL RULE. NSHC WORKED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ADVOCATING AGAINST OTHER PROPOSED RULES AND LEGISLATION SUCH AS PUBLIC POSTING OF HOSPITALS' NEGOTIATED PRICES, MEDICARE FOR ALL, AND ANOTHER CHALLENGE TO THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA).

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