CHCANYS President & CEO Elizabeth Swain was invited by Philanthropy NY to lead a panel discussion on opportunities for FQHC expansion with a particular focus on NYC and the Caring Neighborhoods initiative announced by the de Blasio administration in October. During the well-attended, invite-only event, which also featured speakers Dr. Ram Raju (NYC HHC), Sarah Samis (Senior Policy Advisor to Mayor de Blasio) and Shahriar Khan (NYC EDC), Ms. Swain highlighted CHCANYS’ recent health planning work, the continued need for primary care expansion, and ways in which philanthropists could support FQHC efforts to provide more primary care access.