Archive for January, 2017
End-of-life care industry faces issues of pay, skills and more
Published by Anjalee Khemlani on NJBIZ Chrissy Buteas knows New Jersey has long been ranked among the lowest nationwide for the way it cares for its elderly population. As the CEO and president of the Home Care & Hospice Association of New Jersey, she agrees with reports that show seniors and older adults face costly…Read More…
Sen. Booker: ‘Unacceptable’ Republicans Haven’t Told Americans Plan To Replace Obamacare
January 12, 2017 6:41 PM By Cleve Bryan on CBS Philly CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) — The Republican-controlled Congress took a major step towards delivering one of President-elect Donald Trump’s major campaign promises, but one Democratic senator from New Jersey doesn’t think his Republican colleagues have a better plan. They have kick-started efforts to repeal and…Read More…
Take Five with Charlene Holzbaur
Charlene Holzbaur, who recently stepped down as Director of the Office of Management and Budget for New Jersey, has joined the Quality Institute’s Board of Directors. You were the treasury department’s budget director for 16 years, making you the state’s longest-serving budget director, apparently going as far back as 1865. As someone with deep experience…Read More…
2017 Certain to Be Year of Change in Health Care
The year ahead will be one of great change. We will have a new president and will elect a new governor. The shifting political landscape will change the world of health care in ways that are still evolving. I believe our voices, as members of the Quality Institute, will be more critical than ever. Here’s…Read More…
State Agency Wants Federal Okay to Continue with NJ’s Medicaid Reforms
Published by Lilo H. Stainton on NJ Spotlight Officials say recent ‘patient-centric’ changes to the program are working and provide national models. New Jersey wants federal permission to build on regulatory reforms that have helped individuals with disabilities remain at home, improved coordination of behavioral health services, and made it easier for vulnerable residents to…Read More…