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The following Program Meetings for members and the general public were held in 2007:
January 18, 2007: Attended by 52 persons from 34 organizations.
Practical Implementation of the Recent Changes in Medicaid and Implications for Long Term Care: Speakers: Gail Gordon, Director of Local District Support, NYS Office of Medicaid Management; Ms. Maria Ortiz-Quesada, Director of Eligibility Information Services for Medical Assistance Program; Medical Insurance & Community Services Administration of New York City (HRA)
What’s Driving Long Term Care Restructuring in Albany? Speaker: Judith Duhl, Director of Government Affairs, Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
April 11, 2007: Attended by 107 persons from 72 organizations.
Meet the new Director of the New York State Office for the Aging (SOFA): Speaker: Michael Burgess, Director of SOFA. An opportunity for the New York City area aging network to meet the new director, learn about his vision for aging services, and hear about how the FY 2008 New York State budget affects seniors.
November 2, 2007: Attended by 75 persons from 39 organizations.
Post Forum Update: Speaker: Jessica Walker, Policy Associate, New York Academy of Medicine. A report was given on the efforts of the Committee subsequent to the May 11th Forum on elder poverty.
Response to the Increasing Poverty Rate among NYC’s Elderly: Speakers: Jeffrey Dinowitz, Chair of the NYS Assembly Committee on Aging, Maria del Carmen Arroyo, Chair of the NYC Council Committee on Aging, and Martin J. Golden, Chair of the NYS Senate Committee on Aging.