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Healthy NY Summit
 

As the pandemic tapers off, people are back at work, at school and living their lives. Unfortunately this doesn't mean that healthcare is thriving in New York but there is much to be positive about. City & State’s 2023 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. Ashwin Vasan
 

Ashwin Vasan
Commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

 

Panelists & Sponsored Speakers


Maryanne Schretzman
 

Maryanne Schretzman
Executive Director, New York City Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence

Ann Marie Sullivan
 

Ann Marie T. Sullivan
Commissioner, New York State Office of Mental Health

Lorraine Cortes Vasquez
 

Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
Commissioner, New York City Department for the Aging

Christina Curry
 

Christina Curry
Commissioner, New York City Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities

Max Hadler
 

Max W. Hadler
Director of Policy and Immigrant Initiatives, Health Care Access and Policy Unit, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Jonathan Jimenez, MD
 

Jonathan Jimenez, MD, MPH
Executive Director, NYC Care

Dr. Talya Schwartz
 

Dr. Talya Schwartz
President & CEO, MetroPlusHealth

 

Marco Damiani
Chief Executive Officer, AHRC NYC

 

Dr. Rosa Gil
Founder, President and CEO, Comunilife, Inc.

 

Dr. Ruth Gerson
Senior Vice President of Mental Health Services, The New York Foundling

Sherry Tucker
 

Sherry Tucker
CEO, WellLife Network

 

Fabienne Laraque
Medical Director, New York City Department of Homeless Services

Imran Cronk
 

Imran Cronk
Founder, Director & Chief Strategy Officer, Ride Health

Louise Cohen
 

Louise Cohen
CEO, Primary Care Development Corporation

 

Sheryl Huggins Salomon
Director of Strategic Communications, NYU Silver School of Social Work & Chair, City & State Advisory Board

 

Amanda Eisenberg
Founding Editor, Healthcare Brew

Meggan Schilkie
 

Meggan Schilkie
Vice President, Strategic Focus Area, Health Management Associates

 

Robert Myers
Senior Deputy Commissioner, Community Program Management and Managed Care, New York State Office of Mental Health

Anniem McDonough
 

Annie McDonough
Deputy City Hall Reporter, City & State NY

 

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

 

Dr. Jill Pettinger

Deputy Commissioner of Statewide Services, Office for People with Developmental Disabilities

 

Kimberly A. Williams

President & CEO, Vibrant Emotional Health

 

Tim Johnson

National Director, IoT Solutions and Connected Communities, T-Mobile

 

Jim Kirkwood

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

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Details

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Thursday, April 20, 2023 from 9:00 AM-3:30 PM

Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Pl, New York, NY 10280

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Agenda

 

9:00 AM

Registration & Networking Breakfast

10:00 AM

Welcome Remarks by Emcee Skye Ostreicher, Political Personalities Host, City & State

10:10 AM

Keynote Speaker Ashwin Vasan, Commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

10:30 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. As we continue into the next phase fighting COVID-19, making sure every New Yorker has 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?

  • Meggan Schilkie, Vice President, Strategic Focus Areas, Health Management Associates (Moderator)
  • Lynn Schulman, Chair, Health Committee, New York City Council
  • Lev Ginsburg, Partner, Hinman Straub & Executive Director, The New York State Conference of Plans (NYSCOP)
  • Max W. Hadler, Director of Policy and Immigrant Initiatives, Health Care Access and Policy Unit, Bureau of Equitable Health Systems, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  • Jonathan Jimenez, Executive Director, NYC Care
  • Dr. Talya Schwartz, President & CEO, MetroPlusHealth
  • Louise Cohen, CEO, Primary Care Development Corporation

11:30 AM

Innovative Health in New York

NY Innovation is the newest ideas, whether it be groundbreaking technology; telehealth, telemedicine, electronic processing, shared data, etc., to revolutionary solutions which all end up saving lives and make daily activities easier. 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.

  • Annie McDonough, Deputy City Hall Reporter, City & State New York (Moderator)
  • Maryanne Schretzman, Executive Director, New York City Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence
  • Jim Kirkwood, Director, Division of Healthcare Innovation, New York State Department of Health
  • Kimberly A. Williams, President and CEO, Vibrant Emotional Health
  • Tim Johnson, National Director, IoT Solutions and Connected Communities, T-Mobile

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM   

Mental Health Care & Safety in New York

As we can see on our streets, transit, hospitals, homes, schools, etc., there is no way to deny that mental health affects many New Yorkers on a daily basis. In the city, Mayor Adams has been taking controversial steps to ensure that those on our streets and subways get the help they need. New York comes together in times of need, and there are many great programs that help New Yorker's 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.

  • Sheryl Huggins Salomon, Director of Strategic Communications, NYU Silver School of Social Work & Chair, City & State Advisory Board (Moderator)
  • Ann Marie Sullivan, Commissioner, New York State Office of Mental Health
  • Dr. Jill Pettinger, Deputy Commissioner of Statewide Services, New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
  • Fabienne Laraque, Medical Director, New York City Department of Homeless Services
  • Dr. Ruth Gerson, Senior Vice President for Mental Health Services, The New York Foundling
  • Rosa M. Gil, DSW, Founder, President and CEO, Comunilife, Inc.
  • Sherry Tucker, CEO, WellLife Network

2:30 PM

Community Engagement with Aging and Vulnerable Populations

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 including the economically, homeless, and mentally challenged, as well as the disabled, youth and elderly-  among others. 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?

  • Amanda Eisenberg, Founding Editor, Healthcare Brew (Moderator)
  • Meghan Shineman, Senior Director, Research and Development, New York City Department for the Aging
  • Christina Curry, Commissioner, New York City Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities
  • Robert Myers, Senior Deputy Commissioner, Community Program Management and Managed Care, New York State Office of Mental Health
  • Marco Damiani, Chief Executive Officer, AHRC NYC
  • Imran Cronk, Founder, Director and Chief Strategy Officer, Ride Health

3:30 PM

Sessions Conclude

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