Public Hearing – October 30, 2007
Location
New Yorker HotelGrand Ballroom
481 8th Avenue (corner of 34th and 8th)
New York, NY
Agenda
Welcome
- Joseph Baker
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Services
New York State Executive Chamber
Opening Remarks
- Richard Daines, M.D.
Commissioner of Health - Eric Dinallo
Superintendent of Insurance
Testimony
| Order | Name | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Gottfried | New York State Assembly |
| 2 | Velmanette Montgomery | New York State Senate |
| 3 | Kenneth Raske | Greater New York Hospital Association |
| George Gresham | 1199/SEIU | |
| 4 | Mark Wagar | Empire Blue Cross and Shield |
| 5 | Margaret Lewin, M.D. | New York County Medical Society |
| Zebulon Taintor, M.D. | ||
| 6 | Mark Hannay | Healthcare for All Campaign |
| 7 | Judy Wessler | Commission on the Public Health System |
| 8 | Jennifer Marino Rojas | Children's Defense Fund |
| 9 | Raymond Sweeney | HANYS |
| Kevin Dahill | Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council | |
| 10 | James Knickman | New York State Health Foundation |
| 11 | Andrea Cohen | New York State Coalition of Prepaid Health Service Plans |
| Georganne Chapin | Hudson Health Plan | |
| 12 | Ralph Paladino | Local 1549, DC37 |
| 13 | Linda Ostreicher | New Yorkers for Accessible Health Care |
| Deborah Moore | ||
| 14 | Alice Berger | Planned Parenthood of New York City |
| 15 | Linda Prine, M.D. | Academy of Family Physicians |
| Anthony Grieco, M.D. | American College of Physicians | |
| 16 | Arthur Springer | Lay advocate |
| 17 | Robert Padgug | Rekindling Reform |
| 18 | Kevin Rocap | |
| 19 | Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D. | Latinos for National Health Insurance |
| 20 | Len Thaler | New York State Podiatric Medical Association |
| 21 | Henry Schaeffer, M.D. | American Academy of Pediatrics |
| 22 | Michael Kink | Housing Works |
| 23 | April LaRow | |
| 24 | Karen Ballard | New York State Nurses Association |
| Anne Bove | New York Counties Nurses Association | |
| Patricia Kane | ||
| Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez | NYSNA/Montefiore/Moses bargaining unit | |
| 25 | Margaret Lettieri | Uninsured |
| 26 | Lois Uttley | Merger Watch Project |
| 27 | Jenny Rejeski | Immigration Coalition |
| 28 | Arne Gundersen | Actors Equity Association |
| Adam Huttler | Fractured Atlas | |
| 29 | Ajamu Sankofa | National Conference of Black Lawyers |
| 30 | Shari Foster | |
| 31 | Elizabeth Swain | Community Health Care Association of NYS |
| 32 | Gloria Mattera | Green Party of New York |
| 33 | Konstantina Katehis | |
| 34 | Bob Cohen | |
| 35 | Pamela Bennett | Citizen Action of New York |
| 36 | Annette Choofian | Women's City Club of New York |
| 37 | Joyce Brown | Healthcare Activist |
| 38 | Robert Hayes | Business and Labor Coalition of New York |
| 39 | Matthew Shotkin | |
| 40 | Merlyn Joseph | Friends and Family 1199 |
| 41 | Sheila Spiezio | Citizen's Budget Commission |
| 42 | Richard Schoetz | |
| 43 | Martin Treat | |
| 44 | Kevin Hsu | The Opportunity Agenda |
| 45 | Raymond Zakhari |
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