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Closing the Medicaid Coverage Gap

Access to health care is a civil and human right, and it is essential that no one is left behind. But the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted systemic pre-existing inequities in health care. The need for higher Medicaid reimbursement rates is especially urgent given the State’s worsening mental health crisis, as woefully inadequate Medicaid payments for mental health services have resulted in a severe shortage of inpatient psychiatric beds and mental health professionals. The Healthcare Education Project—a joint initiative of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA)—is calling on Albany to “Close the Medicaid Coverage Gap” by increasing chronically low Medicaid reimbursement rates that have disproportionately harmed New York’s most vulnerable communities.

Join us for our virtual event the morning of Friday, February 24, when we gather policymakers, advocates, community leaders, industry experts, academics, and the media to discuss these important issues.

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Speakers

Panelists & Sponsored Speakers


Jamila Michener
 

Jamila Michener, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Cornell Center for Health Equity

David Grabowski
 

David Grabowski, Ph.D.
Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School

 

Sabina Lim M.D., MPH
System VP for Behavioral Health Safety and Quality, Mount Sinai Healthcare System

 

Kenneth Raske
GNYHA President & CEO

 

Milly Silva
1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Secretary-Treasurer

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Details

Friday, February 24, 2023

10:00AM - 12:00PM EST

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Agenda

10:00 AM

Opening Remarks by City & State

10:05 AM

Welcome Remarks by Kenneth Raske, GNYHA President and CEO

10:15 AM

Remarks by Milly Silva, 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Secretary-Treasurer

10:25 AM

Panel: The Urgent Need for Mental Health Services and Higher Medicaid Reimbursement Rates

  • David Rich, Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, Communications, and Public Policy, GNYHA (Moderator)
  • Alison Burke, Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, GNYHA (Moderator)
  • Jamila Michener, Ph.D., Co-Director, Cornell Center for Health Equity
  • David Grabowski, Ph.D., Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School
  • Sabina Lim, M.D., MPH, System VP for Behavioral Health Safety and Quality, Mount Sinai Healthcare System
  • Lamont D. Williams, Program Manager, NYC Health & Hospitals Peer Academy

11:45 AM

Closing Remarks by City & State

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Sponsors

PLATINUM


Healthcare Education Project
1199SEIU
GNYHA

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