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Dowling calls AHCA a ‘charade’ Northwell CEO slams health bill BY M A X Z A H N Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling will be a vocal critic of the Republican-proposed bill to replace the Aordable Care Act, which he called a “charadeâ€? last Friday, said Terry Lynam, the senior vice president and chief public relations oďŹƒcer at Northwell Health. “The underlying concern is that this legislation would strip health insurance from millions of Americans, weaken federal protections for those with preexisting conditions and reduce Medicaid spending by an estimated $840 billion, which would result in major reimbursement cuts to health-care providers,â€? Lynam said. The bill, called the American Health Care Act, passed the House of Representatives last Thursday. “I think there is hope that more rational minds will prevail in the Senate and will take steps to modify the health bill,â€? Lynam said. Continued on Page 88
PHOTO BY GREGORY GIACONELLI
Manhasset Indians senior midfielder Steven Schneider (no. 32) in a 12-2 victory over the Carey Seahawks last Tuesday. See story on page 92.
Voters to decide on school budget $93.8M in spending, school Trustee Aitken re-election on ballot on May 16 BY M A X Z A H N Voters in Manhasset will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide the fate of a re-election bid by Manhasset school board member Patricia Aitken and a proposed $93.8 million 2017-18
budget. Aitken, who has served for 12 years on the Manhasset Board of Education, is seeking a ďŹ fth three-year term. Her candidacy is unopposed. Voting will take place from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the Manhasset High School gymnasium. “This is about forming future young adults and future contributing citizens,â€? she said last month.
Before she joined the Board of Education in 2005, Aitken spent time on the district’s advisory committee for ďŹ nance, incorporating skills she developed in corporate banking and ďŹ nancial restructuring, she said. “The district was in a very dierent place at the time,â€? she said. “I started to become more involved when there were ďŹ nancial issues and concerns about spending.â€? Since her early days on the
board, she said, there “has been a real complete transformationâ€? in the district. “We didn’t have bylaws when I ďŹ rst came onto the board,â€? she said. “We are a governance board that oversees policy.â€? She said challenges faced by the board in coming years include the state mandated tax cap, which “doesn’t allow a lot of wiggle room.â€? Another issue for the district Continued on Page 28
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