New York State

Public Hearing – December 5, 2007

Location

SUNY College at Old Westbury
Recital Hall
Campus Center
Old Westbury, 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 Humayun Chaudry Suffolk County Department of Health
2 George Dunn, M.D. Academy of Family Physicians
3 Laurel Pickering New York Business Group on Health
4 Kevin Dahill Nassau/Suffolk Hospital Council
5 Chuck Bell Consumers Union
6 Mary Dewar Long Island Coalition for a National Health Plan
7 Arthur Gianelli Nassau University Medical Center
8 Carol Santangelo Legal Aid Society
Barbara Minch William F. Ryan Community Health Center
9 Dan Farcasiu  
10 Rev. Thomas Goodhue Ex. Director of Long Island Council of Churches
11 Paul Silva Chickering Group
12 Danielle Hollahan United Hospital Fund
Peter Newell United Hospital Fund
Cathy Schoen Commonwealth Fund
13 Elizabeth Rosenthal, M.D. Physicians for a National Health Plan
14 Elisabeth Benjamin Community Service Society
15 Jeff Gold JI Associates
16 Jeanette Doal  
17 Myra Bachelder NARAL Pro-Choice NY
18 Joanne Negro, M.D. Suffolk County Psychological Association
19 David Byrom, Ph.D. National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers
20 Katherine Galanek  
21 Vanessa Crilly Jobs with Justice, LI
22 Lois Uttley Raising Womens Voices for Healthcare We Need
23 Lynn Spivak NYS Speech, Language and Hearing Association
24 Joshua Gold Health Education Project
25 Donna Kass LI Health Access Monitoring Project
Rosemary Guercia, M.D.  
26 Denise Snow Nassau/Suffolk Law Services
27 Lisa Tyson Long Island Progressive Coalition
28 Annette Choofian Women's City Club of NY
29 Joyce Giordano