Agenda
Feb. 23
Feb. 24 | Advocacy Day program
Empire State Plaza, Meeting Room 6
8:30 a.m.
Networking and breakfast
9 a.m.
Opening remarks and legislative leaders
Bea Grause, RN, JD, President, HANYS
Patrick O’Shaughnessy, DO, MBA, MS-POPH, FACEP, Board Chair, HANYS; President and Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Health (Long Island)
Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, New York State Senate
Speaker Carl E. Heastie, New York State Assembly
9:25 a.m.
Moderated panel discussion with Chairs of the Senate and Assembly Health Committees
Bea Grause, RN, JD (Moderator)
Senator Gustavo Rivera, Chair, Senate Health Committee
Assemblymember Amy Paulin, Chair, Assembly Health Committee
9:50 a.m.
Moderated panel discussion with Chairs of the Senate and Assembly Insurance Committees
Bea Grause, RN, JD (Moderator)
Senator Jamaal Bailey, Chair, Senate Insurance Committee
Assemblymember David Weprin, Chair, Assembly Insurance Committee
10:15 a.m.
Invited guests remarks
Commissioner James V. McDonald, MD, MPH, New York State Department of Health
10:35 a.m.
Closing remarks
Muhammed Javed, MD, Board Chair, HTNYS; Board Chair, Olean General Hospital; and Trustee, Kaleida Health
Bea Grause, RN, JD
Remainder of the day:
HANYS members are encouraged to meet with their elected leaders following the program.