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Single-payer national health insurance is a system in which a single public or quasi-public agency organizes health care financing, but the delivery of care remains largely in private hands.
Over $500 billion in administrative savings would be realized by replacing today's inefficient, profit-oriented, multiple insurance payers with a single streamlined, nonprofit, public payer. Our Healthcare & Wellness committee presents Realities Of Single Payer - Implications For New York. This discussion will focus solely on what the realities would mean for New York state. Our panel is experts will share critical information that from various prospectives. Please click the link to register and join the conversation.
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Speakers
Bill Hammond
Director of Health Policy at Empire CenterBill Hammond is director of health policy at the Empire Center, an Albany-based think tank focused on New York State.
Bill tracks developments in New York’s health care industry with a focus on how decisions made in Albany and Washington affect the well-being of patients, providers, taxpayers and the state’s economy.
Bill has authored reports critiquing a proposed state-run single-payer health care system, documenting Albany’s excessive reliance on health insurance taxes, analyzing the pros and cons of “block-granting” Medicaid, and examining the regulatory missteps surrounding the collapse of Health Republic Insurance, among many other topics.
Before joining the Empire Center in 2016, Bill spent almost three decades in newspaper journalism, most recently as a columnist and editorial board member at the New York Daily News from 2005 to 2015.
Before joining the Daily News, Hammond wrote for The New York Sun, The Daily Gazette of Schenectady and The Post-Star of Glens Falls. His work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Politico New York, the New York Post, City & State, the Albany Times Union, The Buffalo News and The 74.
Mark Jarrett, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer at Northwell HealthAs chief quality officer for Northwell Health, Mark P. Jarrett, MD, MBA, is responsible for system-wide initiatives in quality and
safety.
Dr. Jarrett is also Northwell’s associate chief medical officer and a professor of medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker
School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
He previously served as chief medical officer and DIO at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH). Prior to that appointment,
Dr. Jarrett was director of Rheumatology at SIUH from 1982-1999. Dr. Jarrett has extensive research experience, and has been
published on the subject of the immune response in systemic lupus erythematosus, quality and cybersecurity in health care.
Dr. Jarrett is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and
the American College of Rheumatology, and past president of the Richmond County Medical Society.
Dr. Jarrett earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal
medicine at Montefiore Medical Center, and a fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Dr. Jarrett also holds an MBA from Wagner College and an MS in Medical Informatics from Northwestern University. He is also
a certified Healthcare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP).
Eric Linzer
President & CEO of New York Health Plan AssociationIn January 2018, Eric Linzer became president and CEO of the New York Health Plan Association (HPA), an Albany-based organization that represents 30 health plans in New York State. These plans provide comprehensive health care coverage to more than eight million New Yorkers.
As the chief executive of HPA, Eric is responsible for development of policy positions for the organization, advocacy with the executive and legislative branches of government, and serves as lead spokesperson to the media and the public on issues relating to the managed care industry.
Eric came to HPA from the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans (MAHP) where he spent 15 years, most recently serving as executive vice president, where his responsibilities encompassed overseeing a wide range of operational activities as well as legislative and regulatory issues, outreach to business groups and brokers, and media relations and communications.
Prior to joining MAHP in 2002, Eric was an account supervisor in the public relations division of Arnold Worldwide and worked in the public affairs department of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. He holds a JD from Suffolk University Law School, a Master’s degree in Political Science from Suffolk University and earned his Bachelor’s degree from Boston College.
In 2019, Eric was named to City & State's inaugural Health Power 50, listing the 50 most influential leaders in the health sector, as well as City & State's Albany Power 100, recognizing the 100 most powerful people in Albany. He is also a past recipient of the Massachusetts Medical Law Report’s Leader in Quality – Rx for Excellence Award.
Eric and his wife, Pamela, have three teenage children, Hayes, Abigail and Megan, and a German Shepherd mix named Sarah.
Speakers
Bill Hammond
Director of Health Policy at Empire Center
Bill Hammond is director of health policy at the Empire Center, an Albany-based think tank focused on New York State.
Bill tracks developments in New York’s health care industry with a focus on how decisions made in Albany and Washington affect the well-being of patients, providers, taxpayers and the state’s economy.
Bill has authored reports critiquing a proposed state-run single-payer health care system, documenting Albany’s excessive reliance on health insurance taxes, analyzing the pros and cons of “block-granting” Medicaid, and examining the regulatory missteps surrounding the collapse of Health Republic Insurance, among many other topics.
Before joining the Empire Center in 2016, Bill spent almost three decades in newspaper journalism, most recently as a columnist and editorial board member at the New York Daily News from 2005 to 2015.
Before joining the Daily News, Hammond wrote for The New York Sun, The Daily Gazette of Schenectady and The Post-Star of Glens Falls. His work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Politico New York, the New York Post, City & State, the Albany Times Union, The Buffalo News and The 74.
Mark
Jarrett, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer at Northwell Health
As chief quality officer for Northwell Health, Mark P. Jarrett, MD, MBA, is responsible for system-wide initiatives in quality and
safety.
Dr. Jarrett is also Northwell’s associate chief medical officer and a professor of medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker
School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
He previously served as chief medical officer and DIO at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH). Prior to that appointment,
Dr. Jarrett was director of Rheumatology at SIUH from 1982-1999. Dr. Jarrett has extensive research experience, and has been
published on the subject of the immune response in systemic lupus erythematosus, quality and cybersecurity in health care.
Dr. Jarrett is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and
the American College of Rheumatology, and past president of the Richmond County Medical Society.
Dr. Jarrett earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal
medicine at Montefiore Medical Center, and a fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Dr. Jarrett also holds an MBA from Wagner College and an MS in Medical Informatics from Northwestern University. He is also
a certified Healthcare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP).
Eric Linzer
President & CEO of New York Health Plan Association
In January 2018, Eric Linzer became president and CEO of the New York Health Plan Association (HPA), an Albany-based organization that represents 30 health plans in New York State. These plans provide comprehensive health care coverage to more than eight million New Yorkers.
As the chief executive of HPA, Eric is responsible for development of policy positions for the organization, advocacy with the executive and legislative branches of government, and serves as lead spokesperson to the media and the public on issues relating to the managed care industry.
Eric came to HPA from the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans (MAHP) where he spent 15 years, most recently serving as executive vice president, where his responsibilities encompassed overseeing a wide range of operational activities as well as legislative and regulatory issues, outreach to business groups and brokers, and media relations and communications.
Prior to joining MAHP in 2002, Eric was an account supervisor in the public relations division of Arnold Worldwide and worked in the public affairs department of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. He holds a JD from Suffolk University Law School, a Master’s degree in Political Science from Suffolk University and earned his Bachelor’s degree from Boston College.
In 2019, Eric was named to City & State's inaugural Health Power 50, listing the 50 most influential leaders in the health sector, as well as City & State's Albany Power 100, recognizing the 100 most powerful people in Albany. He is also a past recipient of the Massachusetts Medical Law Report’s Leader in Quality – Rx for Excellence Award.
Eric and his wife, Pamela, have three teenage children, Hayes, Abigail and Megan, and a German Shepherd mix named Sarah.