NASW-NYC COMMITTEE ON HEALTHCARE

INVITES:

LEONARD S. RODBERG, PHD

Executive Committee, PNHP-Metro 1.

Research Director

Professor, Dr. Rodberg, an expert on the New York Health Act, will be at our meeting to discuss the items on the agenda.Dr. Rodberg is the co-author of the proposal to include long-term plan in the New York Health Act, showing that New York State could afford it (the Rand study of 8/2018 came to the same conclusion).

Dr. Rodberg will address:

THE NEW YORK HEALTH ACT

Everything you wanted to know

· Impact of mid-term elections in Albany

· Differences between the Friedman (2015) and the Rand (2018) studies of the NYHA

· Main arguments of opposition

· Preparing for the New York City Council meeting onthe New York Health Act (December 6 at 1pm)

· Actions social workers can take in support of NYHA

Physicians for a National Health Program – NYC chapter