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Oct 2026 Rally Nearly 200 Health Home Care Managers and CEOs traveled to the Governor's front door at Albany's Capitol on Wednesday (10/7) to make their voices heard regarding the need for an immediate and overdue rate increase and investment in the functioning and successful Care Management program. Our HH Care Managers—forgotten for the past 8 years—must be included in Governor Hochul's 2027–28 Executive Budget! The event, jointly coordinated by iHealth, the NYS Care Manage

1115 Waiver (NYHER) Social Care Networks Formally Announced On August 7, 2024, Governor Hochul announced $500 Million for the New Social Care Networks (SCNs) to deliver social services and improve health outcomes for millions of low-income New Yorkers. The program will address health disparities in low-income communities by leveraging federal funding to facilitate Medicaid members access to nutritional meals, housing supports, transportation and other social services that can

We are pleased to share that the Coalition of New York State Health Homes has formally submitted comments to the New York State Department of Health regarding the federal CMS Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program. This is a critical opportunity to ensure that rural communities across New York benefit from sustainable, high-quality, and coordinated healthcare delivery. For more than a decade, Health Homes have been at the center of Complex Care Management for New York’s hi

Across New York State, Health Home Care Management (HHCM) is quietly but powerfully changing lives—by walking alongside individuals and families with the most complex health, behavioral health, and social needs. At Blythedale Children’s Hospital, Health Home Care Management is more than a program—it is a lifeline for families who would otherwise struggle to navigate multiple, complex systems on their own. In partnership with their lead Health Home, Skyward Health, Blythedale

When iHealth first took root in 2013, it was more than a response to sweeping healthcare reforms—it was a movement. A small but determined network of former case management programs came together to navigate a changing system and advocate for the chronically ill patients they served. Over a decade later, that movement has grown into a dynamic statewide collaborative of community-based organizations (CBOs), each united by a shared mission: to represent, support, and strengthen