He entered politics as a Democrat. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1975 to 1993, sitting in the 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th and 190th New York State Legislatures. He was Majority Leader from 1987[1] to 1993, and was Acting Speaker for 3 days in 1991 after Mel Miller lost his seat upon a felony conviction until the election of Saul Weprin.[2] He was Chairman of the Assembly's Health Committee from 1979 to 1987, and spearheaded efforts to reform the Medicaid program while expanding eligibility for pregnant women and children.
In 1993, he joined the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, and served as Chairman of the Kaiser Commission on the Future of Medicaid and is a member of the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. He also serves as Secretary for the Alpha Center and for the Association for Health Services Research, and is on the boards of the Alliance for Health Reform, The Commonwealth Fund, and the New York Academy of Medicine. He recently concluded a three-year term as a member of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission (ProPAC), and has held visiting lecturer appointments at the Columbia University and Harvard University Schools of Public Health.[3]
He is Chairman of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Mr. Tallon is President of the United Hospital Fund of New York, the nation's oldest federated charity. The Fund addresses critical issues affecting hospitals and health care in New York City through health services research and policy analysis, education and information activities, and grantmaking and volunteerism.
In 2007, Tallon was elected Chairman of the Commonwealth Fund after serving as director for over a decade.[4]
james, tallon, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, tal. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources James R Tallon news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message James R Tallon Jr born 1941 is an American politician and health care expert James R TallonActing Speaker of the New York State AssemblyIn office December 13 1991 December 15 1991GovernorMario CuomoLieutenant GovernorStan LundinePreceded byMel MillerSucceeded bySaul WeprinMember of the New York State Assembly from the 124th districtIn office January 1 1975 September 8 1993Preceded byFrancis J Boland Jr Succeeded byRobert J WarnerPersonal detailsBorn1941 age 81 82 Political partyDemocratic Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Sources 4 ReferencesEducation editHe received a B A cum laude in political science from Syracuse University and an M A in international relations from Boston University He has done additional graduate work at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University In 1995 he was awarded honorary doctorates of humane letters from the College of Medicine and School of Graduate Studies of the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn and from New York Medical College Career editHe entered politics as a Democrat He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1975 to 1993 sitting in the 181st 182nd 183rd 184th 185th 186th 187th 188th 189th and 190th New York State Legislatures He was Majority Leader from 1987 1 to 1993 and was Acting Speaker for 3 days in 1991 after Mel Miller lost his seat upon a felony conviction until the election of Saul Weprin 2 He was Chairman of the Assembly s Health Committee from 1979 to 1987 and spearheaded efforts to reform the Medicaid program while expanding eligibility for pregnant women and children In 1993 he joined the Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation and served as Chairman of the Kaiser Commission on the Future of Medicaid and is a member of the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations He also serves as Secretary for the Alpha Center and for the Association for Health Services Research and is on the boards of the Alliance for Health Reform The Commonwealth Fund and the New York Academy of Medicine He recently concluded a three year term as a member of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission ProPAC and has held visiting lecturer appointments at the Columbia University and Harvard University Schools of Public Health 3 He is Chairman of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured Mr Tallon is President of the United Hospital Fund of New York the nation s oldest federated charity The Fund addresses critical issues affecting hospitals and health care in New York City through health services research and policy analysis education and information activities and grantmaking and volunteerism In 2007 Tallon was elected Chairman of the Commonwealth Fund after serving as director for over a decade 4 Sources edit 1 Bio at the Kaiser Family Foundation 2 Bio at United Hospital Fund 3 Bio at The Commonwealth FundReferences edit New Majority Leader For Assembly Named in the New York Times on April 29 1987 SAM HOWE VERHOVEK December 15 1991 Conviction Adds New Troubles for Cuomo and the Budget The New York Times Retrieved 22 May 2012 Mary Mahoon April 26 2007 James R Tallon Jr Elected Chairman of The Commonwealth Fund The Commonwealth Fund Retrieved 22 May 2012 Mary Mahoon April 26 2007 James R Tallon Jr Elected Chairman of The Commonwealth Fund The Commonwealth Fund Retrieved 22 May 2012 New York State AssemblyPreceded byFrancis J Boland Jr New York State Assembly 124th District1975 1993 Succeeded byRobert J WarnerPolitical officesPreceded byDaniel B Walsh Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly1987 1993 Succeeded byMichael J BragmanPreceded byMel Miller Speaker of the New York State Assembly Acting1991 Succeeded bySaul Weprin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James R Tallon amp oldid 1181411423, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
