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James Raymond Tallon Jr. (October 21, 1941 – July 9, 2024) was an American politician and health-care expert.
James R. Tallon | |
|---|---|
| Acting Speaker of the New York State Assembly | |
| In office December 13, 1991 – December 15, 1991 | |
| Governor | Mario Cuomo |
| Lieutenant Governor | Stan Lundine |
| Preceded by | Mel Miller |
| Succeeded by | Saul Weprin |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 124th district | |
| In office January 1, 1975 – September 8, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Francis J. Boland Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Robert J. Warner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 21, 1941 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 9, 2024 (aged 82) Endicott, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University Boston University |
Education
editTallon 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.[1]
Career
editTallon 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[2] 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.[3] 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 was a member of the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. He also served as Secretary for the Alpha Center and for the Association for Health Services Research, and was on the boards of the Alliance for Health Reform, The Commonwealth Fund, and the New York Academy of Medicine. He 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.[4]
He was Chairman of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Tallon was 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]
Tallon died from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Endicott, New York on July 9, 2024, at the age of 82.[1][5][6][7]
Sources
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Roberts, Sam (July 16, 2024). "James R. Tallon Jr., Who Steered Health Care Reforms, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ 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 May 22, 2012.
- ^ a b Mary Mahoon (April 26, 2007). "James R. Tallon Jr. Elected Chairman of The Commonwealth Fund". The Commonwealth Fund. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ Herbert, Geoff (July 10, 2024). "Former NYS Assembly Majority Leader dies; was Binghamton native". Syracuse.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Speaker Heastie Statement on the Passing of Former Assembly Majority Leader James Tallon". New York State Assembly. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "James R. Tallon, Jr". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Retrieved July 12, 2024.