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New York State has announced the formation of a Medicaid Redesign Team Affordable Housing Work Group which will develop a statewide plan for increasing access to affordable housing so that New York State Medicaid beneficiaries are not forced into institutional settings because they cannot access affordable housing. The work group’s mission states that the plan should be multi-year, and the team should identify options for financing the construction. This work group will discuss and provide input regarding assisted living redesign. Their work is related to MRT recommendation #196 (Supportive Housing Initiative). The work group will consult with New York City and other governments.
The following members of the Affordable Housing work group were selected by co-chairs and MRT members James Introne, Deputy Secretary for Health and Director of Healthcare Redesign, and Ed Matthews, CEO of the United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, and President of the Interagency Council:
- Laray Brown, Senior Vice President, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation;
- Steve C. Bussey, CEO, Harlem United Community AIDS Center, Inc.;
- Donna Colonna, President, The Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies, Inc.;
- Rosanne Haggerty, President, Community Solutions;
- Tony Hannigan, Executive Director, Center for Urban Community Services;
- Tino Hernandez, Chief Executive Officer, Samaritan Village;
- Marjorie Hill, PhD, President & CEO, Gay Men's Health Crisis;
- Ted Houghton, Executive Director, Supportive Housing Network of New York;
- Adam Karpati, Executive Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene;
- Charles King, President & CEO, Housing Works;
- Antonia M. Lasicki, J.D., Executive Director, ACLAIMH/ACL;
- Ginger Lynch Landy, Co-Director, New York Chapter of the Assisted Living Federation of America;
- Jason Lippman, Senior Associate for Policy and Advocacy, The Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies, Inc.;
- Diane Louard-Michel, New York Director, Corporation for Supportive Housing;
- Lisa Newcomb, Executive Director, Empire State Association of Assisted Living;
- Deborah Damm O'Brien, Executive Director, DePaul Management Services;
- Harvey Rosenthal, Executive Director, NY Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services;
- Abby Jo Sigal, Vice President, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.;
- Connie Tempel, CEO, Corporation for Supportive Housing;
- Steve Volza, Senior Vice President for Housing, Loretto;
- Bobby Watts, Executive Director, Care for the Homeless;
- Elisabeth Wynn, Senior Vice President, Finance & Reimbursement, Greater NY Hospital Association.
Initial meetings for the group have been set for October 26th in New York City and November 10th at a time and location to be determined.
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