Hep Free NYC Meeting Highlights | 10-30-2024

A Joint Hep B Coalition & Hep C Task Force Meeting

October 30, 2024 (2 – 4 PM)

AttendanceSee below

Presentations

Troubleshooting Health Insurance Problems
Ayaz Ahmed, MPA, Health Initiatives Program Manager, Community Service Society of New York – aahmed@cssny.org

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  • A one-stop program for health care consumer in NY to receive free assistance in:
    • Understanding, Using and Getting Coverage, Accessing Care, Medical Bills and Claim Denials or Appeals
  • Questions? Email cha@cssny.org or call 888-614-5400

Promoting Health Insurance for All New Yorkers
Fatema Lovely, MPH, Program Initiatives Coordinator, NYC Health Department Office of Health Insurance Services – flovely@health.nyc.gov
Rachel Schwartz, MPA, Policy Manager, NYC Health Department Health Care Access & Policy – rschwartz2@health.nyc.gov

New York Equity Reform 115 Waiver
Jordan Lowmark, MPH, Consultant, Sachs Policy Group – jlowmark@sachspolicy.com

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  • The NYHER 1115 Waiver Demonstration Amendment includes $7.5 billion in new federal and state funding to establish a healthcare delivery system by creating Social Care Networks (SCN), and delivering health-related social needs (HRSN) services.
    • Any CBO providing management, referral services, social work support and access to social service can be part of the SCN can be reimbursed for their services

Attendance:

  1. Abigail Hunter, Clinical Program Manager, Vocal-NY, abigail@vocal-ny.org
  2. Adeeba Khan, Program Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, akhan8@health.nyc.gov
  3. Adeyanju Royer, Patient Navigator, NYC Health + Hospitals – Coney Island Hospital, royera@nychhc.org
  4. Ajya Sah, Public Health Advisor II, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, asah@health.nyc.gov
  5. Alejandra Poma, Program Manager, BMS Family Health and Wellness Centers, apoma@bmsfhc.org
  6. Alma Chaves, Program Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, achaves@health.nyc.gov
  7. Ana Vivar, Nurse, North Jersey Community Research Initiative, a.vivar@njcri.org
  8. Anne Clark, DIS, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, clarka57@michigan.gov
  9. Assita Belemkoabga, Associate Researcher, Mount Sinai Health System, assita.belemkoabga@mssm.edu
  10. Benjamin Juul, Urban Health Policy Fellow, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, benjamin.juul@phila.gov
  11. Bola Omotosho, Senior Advisor for Community Partnerships, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, bomotosho@health.nyc.gov
  12. Brett Lown, MSL, Dynavax Technologies, blown@dynavax.com
  13. Brian Hennessey, Director of PrEP and Hepatitis C Initiatives, Bailey House, b.hennessey@housingworks.org
  14. Carl Tyler, HCV Peer Educator, Sun River Health, ctyler@sunriver.org
  15. Christina Hwang, Project Director, Data Management, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, chwang@health.nyc.gov
  16. Christina Boynes, Patient Navigator, BronxCare Health System, cboynes@bronxleb.org
  17. Corrinne Green, Hepatitis Data and Evaluation Manager, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, cgreen8@health.nyc.gov
  18. Cristhofer Castro, Alliance for Positive Health, cristhofer@alliance.nyc
  19. Cynthia Ortigoza, Hepatitis/HIV Surveillance Analyst, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, cortigoza@health.nyc.gov
  20. Daemena Leocadio, Patient Navigator, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,    daemena.leocadio@mssm.edu
  21. Daryin Hummel, LEAP Care Coordinator, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, daryin.hummel@mssm.edu
  22. Destini McMillan-Foster, Program Assistant, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, dmcmillanfoster@health.nyc.gov
  23. Diana Diaz Munoz, Director, Capacity Building – Viral Hepatitis Program, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ddiazmunoz@health.nyc.gov
  24. Ellie Goldfarb, Project Coordinator, Housing Works, e.goldfarb@housingworks.org
  25. Emily He, Viral Hepatitis CUNY Intern, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ehe@health.nyc.gov
  26. Epy Ruiz, Viral Hepatitis Community Partner, eruiz@addabbo.org
  27. Erica Finfer, Project Manager – Perinatal HCV, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, efinfer@health.nyc.gov
  28. Erin Swepston, Clinical Advisor/VHP Program Director, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, eswepston@health.nyc.gov
  29. Farah Riazi, Health Care Practice Facilitation Project Director, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, friazi@health.nyc.gov
  30. Farma Pene, Program Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, fpene@health.nyc.gov
  31. Fatema Lovely, Program Initiatives Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, flovely@health.nyc.gov
  32. Fernando Valerio, Patient Navigator, Community Healthcare Network, fvalerio@chnnyc.org
  33. Francina Collado, Hep C Care Coordinator, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, francina.collado@mssm.edu
  34. Frank Hood, Associate Director of Policy and Partnerships, Hep B Foundation, frank.hood@hepb.org
  35. Frank Winter, External Affairs, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, frank.winter@cms.hhs.gov
  36. Ganiat Disu, CEO, African health coalition Inc, gsarumi@gmail.com
  37. Haley McKee, Wyoming Department of Health, haley.mckee@wyo.gov
  38. Hannah Painter, Health Program Specialist, Arkansas Department of Health, hannah.painter@arkansas.gov
  39. Heather Richmond, Dynavax Technologies, hrichmond@dynavax.com
  40. Holly Anger, Senior Surveillance and Research Scientist, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, hanger@health.nyc.gov
  41. Jackilyn Rivera, Community Project Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, jrivera20@health.nyc.gov
  42. Jamaal A. Clue, Senior Medical Scientist – HIV Prevention, Gilead Science, jamaal.clue@gilead.com
  43. Jeannine Garriga, Patient Navigator, BOOM!Health, jgarriga@boomhealth.org
  44. Joelle Bodeta, Hepatitis Patient Navigator, NYC Health + Hospitals – Elmhurst Hospital Center, bodetaj@nychhc.org
  45. Jordan Lowmark, Sachs Policy Group, jlowmark@sachspolicy.com
  46. Joy Cambe, Program Coordinator, Empire Liver Foundation, joycambe@empireliverfoundation.org
  47. Jules Levin, Executive Director, National Association on Drug Abuse Problems (New York State), Inc, jules@natap.org
  48. Julie Yoshimachi, Hep B Medical Director, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, jyoshimachi@cbwchc.org
  49. Kara Burke, Program Manager, NYS Department of Health – The AIDS Institute
  50. Leandra Ureña, Hep C Community Navigation Program Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, lurea@health.nyc.gov
  51. Liam Vallely, Program Administrative Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, lvallely@health.nyc.gov
  52. Lidia Funes, Mount Sinai Health System, lidia.funes@mssm.edu
  53. Lisa Helburn, Executive Director of Health Insurance Services, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, lhelburn@health.nyc.gov
  54. Lismeiry Paulino, Patient Navigator, Mount Sinai Health System, lismeiry.paulino@mountsinai.org
  55. Liz Tang, Project Director of Telenavigation, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ltang@health.nyc.gov
  56. Luis Worrell, Advocacy Project Manager, The Alliance for Positive Change, luis@alliance.nyc
  57. Luis Mares, Hep/HIV Coordinator, Latino Commission on AIDS, lmares@latinoaids.org
  58. Makenna Koger, Health Educator, God’s Love We Deliver, mkoger@glwd.org
  59. Marguerite LeLaurin, HIV PrEP Program Manager, New York City Health & Hospitals Corp, lelaurim@nychhc.org
  60. Mariana Martinez, Hep C Patient Coordinator, After Hours Project, mmartinez@afterhoursproject.org
  61. Marie Bresnahan, Director Training, Policy and Administration, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, mbresnahan@health.nyc.gov
  62. Mariela Lazo, Community Engagement Intern, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, mlazo@health.nyc.gov
  63. Mary Chiang, Patient Navigator, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, mchiang@cbwchc.org
  64. Mary Nagy, Viral Hepatitis Health Educator, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, nagym@michigan.gov
  65. Meaghan Grignon, New York State Health Department, meaghan.grignon@health.ny.gov
  66. Medesa Garrett, HCV Program Coordinator, Sun River Health, mgarrett@sunriver.org
  67. Mira Batra, Community Medicine Program, NYU Langone – Family Health Centers, mirabai.batra@nyulangone.org
  68. Monique Welbeck, Management, Community Health Center of Richmond, mwelbeck@chcrichmond.org
  69. Olivia Adjekum, RN,BSN, Washington County Health Department, olivia.adjekum@maryland.gov
  70. Parizod Kamilova, RN, St. Louis County Department of Health, pkamilova@stlouiscountymo.gov
  71. Paul Santos, Hep C Community Navigation Project Director, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, psantos@health.nyc.gov
  72. Paula Wong, Educational Outreach Director, H+EAL, paula.w.wong@gmail.com
  73. Perla Romero, Assistant Director of Outreach, Education, & Linkage to Care, The Alliance for Positive Change, perla@alliance.nyc
  74. Rachel Schwartz, Policy Manager, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, rschwartz2@health.nyc.gov
  75. Rahel Yosief, Program Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ryosief@health.nyc.gov
  76. Raquel Cruz, Hep C Patient Navigator, BMS Family Health and Wellness Centers, rcruz@bmsfhc.org
  77. Reed Vreeland, Viral Hepatitis Research Analyst, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, rvreeland@health.nyc.gov
  78. Renee Frink-Boyd, Hepatitis C Outreach Specialist, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, renee.boyd@phila.gov
  79. Robert Sanchez, LGBTQ Network, rsanchez@lgbtnetwork.org
  80. Roxann Stubbs, NP, AbbVie, roxann.stubbs@abbvie.com
  81. Samantha Carpen, Enhanced Surveillance Investigator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, scarpen1@health.nyc.gov
  82. Sarah Ahmed, Social Marketing Project Director, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, sahmed10@health.nyc.gov
  83. Sarah Weihl, Health Care Access Specialist, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, sweihl@health.nyc.gov
  84. Shamar Smalls, Project Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ssmalls1@health.nyc.gov
  85. Shantal Munoz, Health Educator, Mount Sinai Health System, shantal.munoz@mountsinai.org
  86. Sharon Pitter, Viral Hepatitis Community Partner, sharonp@africanservices.org
  87. Sheana Ewers, Housing Works, s.ewers@housingworks.org
  88. Stefan Beck, National Account Director, Gilead Science, stefan.beck2@gilead.com
  89. Tasnim Bhuiyan, Ms, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, tasnim.bhuiyan@mssm.edu
  90. Teresa Juridico, VHPC, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, wongt@michigan.gov
  91. Theresa Willis, RN, Epidemiologist, Orange County Health Services, twillis@co.orange.tx.us
  92. Umaima Khatun, Program Manager, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ukhatun@health.nyc.gov
  93. Valerie Reyes-Jimenez, Associate for NYC Community Mobilization, Housing Works, reyes-jimenez@housingworks.org
  94. Versalle Shelton, Clinical Practice Facilitator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, vshelton@health.nyc.gov
  95. Yisha Johnson, Hep C Patient Navigator, Interfaith Medical Center, yisha.johnson@obhny.org
  96. Yudelka Rodriguez, Hep C Coordinator, St. John’s Riverside Hospital, yrodriguez@riversidehealth.org

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