Access to quality and affordable health care was one of the top issues of the 2018 elections. An amended version of the NY Health Act — a single-payer proposal — was recently introduced in Albany, and that proposal continues to garner a lot of attention.

Another proposal offered at both the state and national levels would allow individuals to “buy in” to the large existing public programs of Medicaid and Medicare. The Rockefeller Institute of Government recently published a report identifying and describing the key issues that should be considered in evaluating a Medicaid buy-in proposal. Many of these considerations apply to Medicare and “single-payer” proposals as well. 

Join us for a vigorous health policy discussion with the authors of the Medicaid for More proposal: John Kaelin, visiting fellow at the Rockefeller Institute of Government, and Katherine Hempstead, senior policy adviser at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Their presentation will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session.

WHEN

February 25, 2019

1 – 2:30 p.m.

WHERE

Rockefeller Institute of Government
411 State Street

Albany, NY 12203

RSVP to Michele Charbonneau at [email protected]

Please join the Rockefeller Institute of Government and Alicia Barton, president and CEO of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), for a presentation about the state’s nation-leading advancement of offshore wind energy that will provide significant economic and environmental benefits to New York and beyond. 

Ms. Barton has held public and private sector leadership roles advancing clean energy projects and companies for over a decade. Immediately prior to her appointment at NYSERDA, Ms. Barton served as co-chair of the Energy and Cleantech Practice at Foley Hoag, LLP, a global law firm based in Boston, where her practice focused on representation of clean energy companies in emerging market areas such as offshore wind and energy storage. Ms. Barton’s other private sector work included serving as chief of operations of the Global Utility business unit at SunEdison where she led teams working on utility-scale wind and solar projects.

Prior to her work in the private sector, Barton served as chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), a publicly supported agency that funds and accelerates the development of the clean energy sector. As CEO, Ms. Barton led all of MassCEC’s investments, project finance, partnerships, and commercial operations across a range of clean energy technologies, and helped make the state a national leader in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and deployment of clean technologies.

Prior to serving as CEO of MassCEC, Ms. Barton was the Deputy
Commissioner for Policy and Planning for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP); Assistant Secretary for Environmental Review and Director of the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) office; and Deputy General Counsel at the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA). She began her career at Foley Hoag as an associate in the firm’s environmental practice.

Tuesday, March 5
9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Rockefeller Institute of Government
411 State Street
Albany, NY 12203

Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP to Michele Charbonneau at [email protected]

A Forum for Local Government Researchers, Practitioners, and Policymakers

Join the Rockefeller Institute of Government as it hosts researchers and policymakers from across New York State for a one-day conference examining innovation and best practices in local governance.

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Thursday, March 14, 2019
10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

The Rockefeller Institute of Government
State University of New York
411 State Street, Albany