2021 CONVENTION RECORDINGS AND POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS:
Day #1, October 12, 2021
- Welcome Messages – U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
- The Future of Aging and Health – Kathleen Otte, Regional Administrator, CMS; Rhonda Schwartz, Regional Administrator, ACL (Powerpoint: CMS Updates; ACL Overview)
- Executive Director Report – Maria Alvarez, StateWide; Stefania Buta and Melissa Kinney, CNY Health Task Force; Neighbors Helping Neighbors – Michael Burgess, Kim Swire, Nina Lynch (Powerpoint: CTAP; Burgess/Villages)
- The Future of Social Security and Medicare – Dan Adcock, National Committee to Protect Social Security and Medicare (Powerpoint: Update on 117th Congress Legislative Priorities)
Day #2, October 13, 2021
- Fight Fraud Panel – Gary Brown, Statewide Elder Abuse Coordinator; Rebecca Kinney, Director, OHIC; Beth Nelson, SMP Director (Powerpoint: SMP: Lookout for Enrollment Fraud)
- Medicare Benefits Update – Eric Hausman, StateWide Consultant (Powerpoint: Medicare Update)
- The Future of Hospital and Nursing Home Care – Amanda Dunker, Community Services Society; Cynthia Rudder, PhD, StateWide Consultant; Lois Uttley, Women’s Health Program; Sarina Nicola, StateWide Virtual Resident Family Action Council (Powerpoint: Ending Medical Debt in New York (Dunker); Future of Nursing Home Care (Rudder); Protecting our Communities from Rampant Health Industry Consolidation (Uttley)
Day #3, October 14, 2021
- Introduction to Advocacy – Barb McBurnie, Mary Pritchard, Bob Sinacore, StateWide Public Policy Committee members (Powerpoint: Introduction to Advocacy (McBurnie)
- Emerging Public Policy Issues – Randy McCullough, NYS Funeral Directors; Lara Kassel, Medicaid Matters; Sarah Ludwig, New Economy Project; Blair Horner, NYPIRG (Powerpoint: NYS Next of Kin/Final Disposition Priority List (McCullough); Medicaid in NY (Kassel); Emerging Public Policy Issues (Ludwig); Environmental Program Up for a Vote by New Yorkers (Horner)
- Legislator Panel – Assemblymember Gottfried, Senator May, Senator Rivera
- Taking it Home – Gail Myers, StateWide