Health Care & Health Insurance Key Contacts
Staff Contact: Lev Ginsburg
NYS Senate Health Committee - Majority
420 State Capitol Building
Albany, New York 12247
| Contact | Title | Phone No. |
|---|---|---|
| Senator Kemp Hannon | Chairman | 518.455.2200 |
| Kristin Sinclair | Director of Health Committee | 518.455.2541 |
NYS Senate Health Committee - Minority
Legislative Office Building
Albany, New York 12247
| Contact | Title |
Phone No. |
|---|---|---|
| Senator J. Gustavo Rivera | Ranking Member | 518.455.3395 |
NYS Assembly Health Committee - Majority
822 Legislative Office Building
Albany, New York 12248
| Contact | Title | Phone No. |
|---|---|---|
| Assemblyman Richard Gottfried | Chairman | 518.455.4941 |
| Richard Conti | Executive Director of Health Committee | 518.455.4941 |
Department of Health
Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237
| Contact | Title | Phone No. |
|---|---|---|
| Howard Zucker, M.D. | Commissioner | 518.474.2011 |
| Sally Dreslin | Executive Deputy Commissioner | 518.474.2011 |
| Jacqueline Silvia | Executive Assistant to the Commissioner | 518.474.2011 |
Office of Governmental & External Affairs
| Contact | Title | Phone No. |
|---|---|---|
| Esti Alonso | Assistant Commissioner | 518.473.1124 |
Office of Health Emergency Preparedness
| Contact | Title | Phone No. |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Burhans | Director | 518.408.5163 |
Office of Health Information Technology Transformation
| Contact | Title | Phone No. |
|---|---|---|
| Rachel Block | Deputy Commissioner | 518.474.5423 |
Office of Health Insurance Programs & Medicaid Director
| Contact | Title | Phone No. |
|---|---|---|
| Donna Frescatore | Deputy Commissioner | 518.474.3018 |
Division of Legal Affairs
| Contact | Title | Phone No. |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Zahnleuter | General Counsel | 518.474.7553 |
Office of Long Term Care
| Contact | Title | Phone No. |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Kissinger | Deputy Commissioner | 518.402.5673 |
Office of Public Health
| Contact | Title | Phone No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Guthrie Birkhead | Deputy Commissioner | 518.474.5073 |
Office of the Medicaid Inspector General
Riverview Center
150 Broadway
Albany, New York 12204
| Contact | Title | Phone No. |
|---|---|---|
| James Cox | Medicaid Inspector General | 518.473.3782 |
Key Government Contacts