On the Legislature, Nate sponsored resolution after resolution pushing for real, substantial health care reform.  His professional background in health care has given him the perspective and experience  to help make reform a reality.

In addition to serving as a County Legislator, Nate is currently an Administrative Director at Robert Packer Hospital, part of the Guthrie Healthcare System. He also holds a Masters in Health Administration from the Sloan Program in Health Administration from Cornell University. Nate has used these experiences to not only push for legislative reform, but also to improve health care delivery and lower costs locally. Nate is also a frequent guest on local news programs, forums, panels, and other events related to health care reform.

Health Care for Working Families

Nate was given the 2006 Friend of Labor award by the Central New York Labor Council for his work mobilizing community and legislative support for programs like Fair Share Health Care and Universal Health Care to assist working families facing daily health care crises. That year, Nate sponsored a resolution that, if enacted statewide, would have required large employers to provide for, or contribute to, health care insurance for their employees.

Forming the Tompkins County Health Benefits Consortium

Spearheaded by Tompkins County Administration and the Tompkins County Council of Governments, Nate played a critical legislature role in the establishment of the Tompkins County Health Benefits Consortium. The Consortium pools together the health insurance needs of more than a dozen municipalities in Tompkins County to negotiate for lower prices and better health care coverage. When running, the Consortium will save millions of dollars for Tompkins County residents. See the press release below of the County’s joining of the Consortium:

Keeping Lakeside Nursing Home Open

In 2007, as Chair of the Health & Human Services Committee, Nate formed a work group of County Legislators and staff to organize a response against the Berger Commission’s recommendation to shut down Lakeside Nursing Home. Without Lakeside, many elderly residents requiring skilled-nursing and on Medicaid  would have had to be taken care of far away from their friends and families. Working alongside other County Legislators and Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, Lakeside Nursing Home was not shut down.

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