2026 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing - Health/ Medicaid
February 10, 2026
9:30AM
Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, Albany
Transcript Pending
Testimony
Commissioner
New York State Department of Health
Amir Bassiri (Testimony Pending)
Medicaid Director
New York State Department of Health
Acting Superintendent
New York State Department of Financial Services
President
Healthcare Association of NYS (HANYS)
Executive Vice President of Health Economics & Finance
Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA)
Political Director
1199SEIU
Assistant Director of Policy
32BJ Benefit Funds
Director of Public Policy
New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)
Director of Policy
Primary Care Development Corporation
Director of Health Policy
Health Care For All New York
President & CEO
New York Health Plan Association
Coalition Coordinator
Medicaid Matters New York
NYS Director of Government Relations
Alzheimer’s Association
Senior Fellow
Empire Center for Public Policy
President & CEO
LeadingAge New York
President
NYS Association of County Health Officials
President & CEO
New York Health Foundation
President & CEO
Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS)
President
Medical Society of the State of New York
President & CEO 2
Associated Medical Schools of New York
NYS Chair and Leader
American Academy of Pediatrics
Medical Indemnity Fund Parent
Medical Indemnity Fund Parent
BCBA LBA
Council of Autism Service Providers
Executive Director
The Alliance of TBI & NHTD Waiver Providers, Inc.
Senior Director
NYS Health Facilities Association (NYSHFA)
Legislative Coordinator
Empire State Association of Assisted Living
Director
New York Caring Majority
President & CEO
Home Care Association of New York State
Executive Director
The Alliance for a Hunger Free New York
Executive Director
Feeding New York State
Director, Policy & Government Relations
City Harvest
Senior Government Relations Director
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)
President & CEO
Hospice and Palliative Care Association of NYS
Co-Founder & Senior Advisor, Policy & Research
Housing Works
President
Community Pharmacy Association of NYS
Assistant Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Associate Professor of Law
New York University School of Law
New York Chapter Leader 4
T1International #insulin4all
Written Testimony