The 2023 conference featured a keynote by Amir Bassiri, NYSDOH Medicaid Director. A recording of the conference sessions can be viewed here.

The conference agenda, speaker bios, and additional information are listed below.

2023 Conference Sponsors

Sponsor

The Commonwealth Fund
Unite Us

Partner

Acentra Health

Ally

findhelp
NYSTEC
Public Health Solutions

Friend

Big Apple Event AV
New York Academy of Medicine


2023 Agenda

Speaker Bios

Presentation Slides

8:30am     Networking Coffee Hour
In-person only 
Sponsored by Acentra Health

9:30am     Welcome
Welcoming Remarks
•    Oxiris Barbot, MD, President and CEO, United Hospital Fund
•    Melinda Abrams, MS, Executive Vice President for Programs, The Commonwealth Fund

9:45am     Morning Keynote
State of the State of New York Medicaid 
•    Amir Bassiri, MSW, Medicaid Director, New York State Department of Health

11:00am     Break

11:15am     Morning Panel
Strategies for Providing Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Care to Medicaid Members
•    Ken Shatzkes, PhD, Program Director, Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) | Moderator
•    Shonny Capodilupo, LCSW, Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services, Open Door Family Medical Center | Panelist
•    David Collymore, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Acacia Network | Panelist
•    Daniel Schatz, MD, MS, Medical Director for Substance Use Disorder Services, NYC Health + Hospitals | Panelist

12:30pm     Lunch

1:30pm     Afternoon Panel
Challenges in Providing Primary Care to Medicaid Members
•    Alex Brandes, JD, MPH, Director of Medicaid Institute, United Hospital Fund | Moderator
•    Adam Aponte, MD, MS, FAAP, Chief Medical Officer, Boriken Neighborhood Health Center | Panelist
•    Paulo Pina, MD, MPH, FAAP, Network Pediatric Medical Director, Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Health | Panelist
•    Stephanie Wang, MD, FACP, Senior Medical Director of Care Transitions & Population Health, Mount Sinai St Luke’s Hospital | Panelist

2:45pm     Afternoon Keynote
An Equitable Model to Integrate Care
•    Kathleen Noonan, JD, President and CEO, Camden Coalition

3:30pm     Closing
Closing Remarks
•    Oxiris Barbot, MD, President and CEO, United Hospital Fund
•    Dan Brillman, MBA, Co-Founder and CEO, Unite Us

Please note: The waiver discussed at the conference was subject to CMS negotiations, as noted in the presentation, and differs slightly from the final approved waiver, which can be found here:
https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/managed_care/appextension/docs/2024-01-09_cms_ltr.pdf