The Empire Center hosted a forum on the future of the state’s healthcare system examining both the pending expiration of New York’s Health Care Reform Act and the looming repeal of Obamacare.
Panel One: Putting ‘Reform’ Back in the Health Care Reform Act
- Bea Grause, President, Healthcare Association of NYS
- Bill Hammond, Health Policy Director, Empire Center
- Bob Hinckley, Senior Vice President, CDPHP
- Kathleen Preston, Vice President, NY Health Plan Association
- Elisabeth Wynn, Senior Vice President, Greater NY Hospital Association
- Moderator: Casey Seiler, State Editor, Times Union
Panel Two: Managing New York Healthcare Under President Trump
- Hon. Richard Gottfried, Chairman, Assembly Health Committee
- Jason Helgerson, Medicaid Director, NYS Health Department
- Thomas Wickham, Program Director, Senate Majority Counsel’s Office
- Moderator: David Sandman, President, NYS Health Foundation
Bill Hammond’s presentation
Panelist remarks (HCRA)
Panel discussion and Q&A (HCRA)
Panelist remarks (Managing New York Healthcare Under President Trump)
Panel discussion and Q&A (Managing New York Healthcare Under President Trump)
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