At the Quality Institute, three new policy staff members with impressive real-world experience have joined our mission to drive health care quality, access, and  affordability. Their backgrounds in government, administration, hospitals, and finance will strengthen our impact in New Jersey. I’m excited to introduce them to you. First, let me tell you about Amanda R. Burd,…Read More…

At the Quality Institute, I work to encourage change that makes health care safer, more accessible and more coordinated.  Often the changes in policy I explore do not affect the real-world practice of medicine until years later. So I am always excited when I see real investments in health care policy and infrastructure play out…Read More…

The cost of health insurance is rising. Again. High premiums, co-pays and cost sharing are hurting businesses and their employees. Insurers are pulling out of the ACA health insurance market in New Jersey and around the nation. U.S. health care spending, meanwhile, has reached $3.0 trillion, taking money away from housing, education, social services and…Read More…