Correction: we should have identified that March 1 is a Thursday. Thanksto several of you for pointing this out. Harvey
NYAPRS Note: The NYAPRS Board and staff are pleased to announce program
details of our upcoming annual March 1st Albany member briefing and
meeting. This meeting is distinct from our March 28-9 Executive Seminar
which is open to all.
NYAPRS Member Special Briefing: The Inside Scoop
NYS Budget, Health Homes, Managed Care and Olmstead
Thursday March 1, 2012
10:00am-4:00pm
Holiday Inn Wolf Road Albany, NY
10:00am Welcoming Remarks, Introductions NYAPRS
President Doug Hovey
10:05am Update, Environmental Scan
Harvey Rosenthal
Review of NYAPRS initiatives
Edye Schwartz, Chacku Mathai, Tanya Stevens
Assessing NYAPRS member priorities Attendees
11:00am Review of Medicaid Redesign Team, Health Home Initiatives
Greg Allen, Director, Program Development and Management, Office of
Health Insurance, Office of Health Insurance Programs, NYS Department of
Health
11:30am Review of OMH Budget, BHO, Care Management Initiatives
Robert Myers, Senior Deputy Commissioner, NYS
Office of Mental Health
12:30pm Questions and Discussion
12:30pm Lunch provided courtesy of NYAPRS
1:00pm Rights Protections, Addressing Abuse Protections,
Protection and Advocacy Programs, Olmstead Connection
Roger Bearden, Chairman, NYS Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy
for People with Disabilities
2:00pm Next Steps: NYAPRS Advocacy and Member Services
3:00pm Adjournment for the Day
This timely, informative day is free of charge to all NYAPRS members
Please contact Mary McLaughlin at mary at nyaprs.org
<mailto:mary at nyaprs.org> to make your reservation.
Join or renew your NYAPRS membership at http://www.nyaprs.org/join-us/