Health Policy

Assembly. Her many accomplishments include the successful introduction and passage of legislation, most notably on children’s healthcare (Kidcare and Husky), managed care reform, mental health reform, and opioid prevention law. Gerratana currently serves as co-chair of the Council of State Governments Eastern Region’s Health Policy Committee and has been a member of CSG East’s Executive Committee since 2015. In 2018 she was appointed as a senior advisor to the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy by Governor Ned Lamont. The mission of the Office of Health Policy is to implement comprehensive, data driven strategies that promote equal access to high quality health care, control costs, and ensure better health for the people of Connecticut.

residents to develop healthy behaviors and shape policies to reduce institutional barriers to adopting healthier lifestyles. Rivera’s passion to improve health and healthcare led to his appointment as chair of the Senate’s Health Committee. As chair, Senator Rivera collaborates with colleagues, stakeholders, and constituents to improve health outcomes, increase access to coverage, and ensure a financially viable system for the 20 million New Yorkers he serves. As a member of the Senate Health Committee, he passed laws to ban smoking around schools, afterschools, and libraries. As ranking member of the Senate’s Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee, he championed legislation to allow charitable organizations to post bail bonds for individuals who cannot afford to do so and facilitated development of a comprehensive reentry center. Senator Rivera champions and empowers Latino communities across the state and nation in a variety of ways, including service as a board member of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials and mentor for the Model State Senate program, “Somos El Futuro,” sponsored by CUNY, SUNY, the New York State Assembly, and the Puerto Rican Hispanic Task Force. Prior to becoming an elected representative, Senator Rivera worked as a community organizer for local, state, and national candidates. After graduating from the University of Puerto Rico, he moved to New York to pursue an advanced political science degree at the City University of New York.