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City & State’s Healthy New York Summit brought together health care decision makers and policy experts from all sectors to identify challenges and discuss solutions to improve our system. Attendees gained new insights and perspectives on the most critical issues and priorities in New York health care during and post the pandemic.

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Speakers

Keynote Speaker


 

Dr. James V. McDonald

Commissioner, NYS Department of Health

 

Dr. Ashwin Vasan

Commissioner, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

Panelists & Sponsored Speakers


 

Senator Cordell Cleare

Chair, Aging Committee

Chinazo Cunningham, MD, MS
 

Chinazo Cunningham, MD, MS

Commissioner of the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)

 

Christina Curry

Commissioner, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities

John Celock
 

John Celock

Special Projects Editor, City & State NY

David  Catzel
 

David  Catzel

Senior T-Mobile 5G Advanced Network Connectivity Specialist, T-Mobile for Government

 

Dr. Jacqueline Delmont

Somos Community Care Network Provider, Board Certified in Internal Medicine

 

John Dionisio

Chief Information Officer, Somos Community Care

Erin Drinkwater
 

Erin Drinkwater

Chief of Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships, MetroPlusHealth

Jessica Fear
 

Jessica Fear

Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health, VNS Health

Ethan Geringer-Sameth
 

Ethan Geringer-Sameth

Freelance Reporter, City & State NY

Dr. Rosa Gil
 

Dr. Rosa Gil

President Emeritus, Comunilife

 

Lev Ginsburg

Partner, Hinman Straub, Executive Director of The New York State Conference of Plans (NYSCOP)

Anastassia Gliadkovskaya
 

Anastassia Gliadkovskaya

Senior Writer | Fierce Healthcare, Questex LLC

 

Max W. Hadler

Director of Policy and Immigrant Initiatives, Health Care Access and Policy Unit, Bureau of Equitable Health Systems, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

 

Danielle Holahan

Executive Director, New York State of Health

Kristy-Lee Jean-Pierre, Ph.D.
 

Kristy-Lee Jean-Pierre, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President for Mental Health Services,  The New York Foundling

 

Jim Kirkwood

Director, Division of Healthcare Innovation at New York State Department of Health

Linda Lee
 

Council Member Linda Lee

Chair, Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction 

 

Sunaina Menawat, MS

Public Health Industry Lead, IBM Consulting

Alan Mitchell
 

Alan Mitchell

Executive Director, HealthEfficient

 

Greg Olsen

Acting Director, New York State Office for the Aging

Ann Marie Sullivan
 

Ann Marie Sullivan

Commissioner, NYS Office of Mental Health

 

Shaun Ruskin

Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, CenterLight Healthcare PACE

Dan Sheppard
 

Dan Sheppard

Senior Advisor, Brown & Weinraub

Brian W. Simon
 

Brian W. Simon

Founder & Managing Partner, Hollis Public Affairs, Inc.

Cynthia Summers
 

Cynthia Summers

DrPH, Managing Director, Strategy & Public Affairs, Primary Care Development Corporation

 

Dr. Ramon Tallaj

Founder and Chairman, Somos Community Care

 

Lidia Virgil

Chief Operating Officer, Somos Community Care

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Details

Thursday, April 18th, 2024

8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Museum of Jewish Heritage

36 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280

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Agenda

 
  

8:30 AM

Networking Breakfast and Registration

9:20 AM

Welcome and Introduction by Emcee Sheryl Huggins Salomon, Director of Strategic Communications for the NYU Silver School of Social Work and City & State Advisory Board Chair.

9:25 AM

Keynote Remarks by Dr. James V. McDonald, Commissioner, NYS Department of Health

9:45 AM

2nd Keynote Remarks by Dr. Ashwin Vasan, Commissioner, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

10:05 AM

Remarks on Health Care for All New Yorkers by Dr. Ramon Tallaj, Founder and Chairman of Somos Community Care

10:15 AM

Health Care for All New Yorkers

New York has done more than any state to expand access to healthcare and make it available to everyone. New York has always been a leader in providing access to quality, equitable and technologically advanced healthcare has become critical. High-profile measures have been taken on the state and city levels to make sure New Yorkers are able to attain and keep health insurance. Meanwhile, debate continues over whether single-payer insurance is right for New York. What does it mean for New York to tackle these issues, and how will it impact patients, primary care providers, insurers, and the overall healthcare marketplace? Where does equity come into play here as we know health disparities have come to light?

  • Dan Sheppard, Senior Advisor, Brown & Weinraub (Moderator)
  • Max W. Hadler, Director of Policy and Immigrant Initiatives, Health Care Access and Policy Unit, Bureau of Equitable Health Systems, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  • Danielle Holahan, Executive Director, New York State of Health
  • Cynthia Summers, DrPH, Managing Director, Strategy & Public Affairs, Primary Care Development Corporation
  • Lev Ginsburg, Partner, Hinman Straub, Executive Director of The New York State Conference of Plans (NYSCOP)
  • Erin Drinkwater, Chief of Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships, MetroPlusHealth

11:05 AM

Remarks on Mental Health, Lidia Virgil, Chief Operating Officer of Somos Community Care

11:10 AM

Promoting Mental Health, Care & Treatment

There is no way to deny that mental health affects New Yorkers on a daily basis as seen on our streets, transit, hospitals, homes, schools, etc. New York comes together in times of need, and there are many great programs that help New Yorkers of all ages, with various mental health needs including substance-use disorder programs. Since we know that economic status, physical environment, education level and more can impact people’s health and drug addiction, we need to work on the root as well as the issues once they arise. Advances are still needed. During this discussion, we will talk about all of these issues and ideas that are working and new ones that need to be put in place.

  • Ethan Geringer-Sameth, Freelance Reporter, City & State NY (Moderator)
  • Ann Marie Sullivan, Commissioner, NYS Office of Mental Health
  • Council Member Linda Lee, Chair, Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction 
  • Dr. Rosa Gil, President Emeritus, Comunilife
  • Kristy-Lee Jean-Pierre, Ph.D., Senior Vice President for Mental Health Services, The New York Foundling
  • Chinazo Cunningham, MD, MS, Commissioner of the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
  • Jessica Fear, Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health, VNS Health

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Introduction by David Catzel, Senior T-Mobile 5G Advanced Network Connectivity Specialist, T-Mobile for Government

1:10 PM

Technology & Digital Health In New York

Technology has become a huge factor in health care that can not be ignored. Whether we are talking about the newest tech that is saving lives and making daily activities easier, to telehealth and telemedicine, electronic processing, shared data, etc. This panel will discuss forward-looking measures that are happening right now and how we can use these to respond to future urgent health crises, best practices for data security, and so much more.

  • John Celock, Special Projects Editor, City & State NY (Moderator)
  • Jim Kirkwood, Director, Division of Healthcare Innovation at New York State Department of Health
  • Greg Olsen, Acting Director, New York State Office for the Aging
  • Alan Mitchell, Executive Director, HealthEfficient
  • Sunaina Menawat, Public Health Industry Lead, IBM Consulting
  • John Dionisio, Chief Information Officer, Somos Community Care

2:00 PM

Introductory Remark by Brian W. Simon, Founder & Managing Partner, Hollis Public Affairs, Inc.

2:05 PM

Best Practices for Community Engagement in NY

Community engagement from NY's advocacy organizations, schools, health care providers/systems, and many different types of companies, can help empower communities and improve quality of life. Partnerships have the organizational and technical resources to improve quality of life in all areas among the vulnerable and New York’s older adult populations. These include how NY's most vulnerable groups needs are met, economically challenged, homeless, disabled, youth and elderly as well. How is, and how can New York work with leaders to address the needs of community members who are in need? What are the resources we need to know exist and how can we use them to our advantage?

  • Anastassia Gliadkovskaya, Senior Writer | Fierce Healthcare, Questex LLC (Moderator)
  • Christina Curry, Commissioner, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities
  • Senator Cordell Cleare, Chair, Aging Committee
  • Dr. Jacqueline Delmont, Somos Community Care Network Provider, Board Certified in Internal Medicine
  • Shaun Ruskin, Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, CenterLight Healthcare PACE

2:55 PM

Sessions Conclude

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