The GNYHA Foundation and the United Hospital Fund, in collaboration with major health services research centers and foundations, sponsored the Nineteenth Annual Symposium on Health Care Services in New York: Research and Practice on November 19, 2008. The Symposium was held at the CUNY Graduate School University Center, at 365 Fifth Avenue (between 34th and 35th Streets), in New York City and attracted approximately 250 researchers, policymakers, clinicians, and administrators.
The keynote speaker, Len Nichols, PhD, Director of Health Policy Programs for the New America Foundation, discussed Medicare reform opportunities within the context of health system reform.The Symposium also included morning sessions that focused on the return on investment for preventive care and issues with obesity. The afternoon roundtable sessions focused on the proposed Federal methodology for underserved areas and managing HIV care.