After the ACA Expanded Health Care Access, 2024 Elections May See Voters Demand Affordability
May 15, 2024 Christina Mattina At the spring conference of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, speakers discussed how health policy, affordability, and transparency may play a role in voters’ decisions. Rutgers-Eagleton Poll Results Provide NJ Perspective While the speakers focused on health policy and affordability at the national level, the Quality Institute simultaneously…Read More…
Majority of New Jerseyans Worried About Medical and Health Care Costs
Large disparities in how much residents worry about health care costs by race, ethnicity, income, and education. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (May 14, 2024) – Three-quarters of New Jerseyans say they are either “somewhat” or “very” worried about the cost of health care services and unexpected medical bills, while more than 6 in 10 are…Read More…
Three in 10 New Jerseyans Say Abortion Is Primary Factor in 2024 Vote Choice
View chart-friendly PDF: Rutgers-Eagleton Poll – NJHCQI Abortion – 05.08.24 – FINAL EMBARGOED_FINAL_vF Three-quarters say abortion should be legal in all or most cases; three-quarters are concerned bans would lead to unnecessary health issues. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (May 9, 2024) – As abortion reenters the spotlight on the national election stage, three in 10 New…Read More…
Health Matters Poll – Health Information Seeking and Trust
View or download the Quality Institute Health Information Seeking and Trust Report here.Read More…
Health Matters Poll: By Wide Margins, New Jerseyans Turn To and Trust Physicians and Nurses Most for Health-Related Information
Some seek information and trust family, friends, and websites; fewer trust traditional and social media. New Brunswick, N.J. – Though they’re able to seek healthcare information from more places than ever before, New Jersey residents still turn to — and trust —doctors and nurses more than any other source. Nine in ten report being likely to ask…Read More…
Only half of us talk to anyone about dying, a new poll finds. We must change the culture around death.
Posted Apr 16, 2019 A New Jersey Health Matters poll with Rutgers Eagleton released Tuesday found that only about half of the state’s residents have talked to anyone about their end-of-life care preferences. New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute urges New Jerseyans to have that conversation before they, or a loved one, becomes too ill….Read More…
MOST NEW JERSEYANS HAVE CONSIDERED BUT NOT PLANNED FOR END-OF-LIFE WISHES
Media Contacts: Carol Ann Campbell, cacampbell@njhcqi.org 973-567-1901 Ashley Koning, akoning@rutgers.edu, 848-932-8940 MOST NEW JERSEYANS HAVE CONSIDERED BUT NOT PLANNED FOR END-OF-LIFE WISHES One in 10 have talked to a doctor despite provider reimbursement New Brunswick, N.J. (April 16, 2019) – In advance of National Health Care Decisions Day on April 16, a new poll shows that six in 10 New…Read More…
New Jersey Today/Most NJ residents satisfied with healthcare plans, survey finds
Published on USA Local News Today NEW BRUNSWICK — While the majority of New Jersey residents feel the state’s healthcare system is on the wrong track, most are satisfied with their own current healthcare coverage as a whole. At 58 percent, monthly premium costs garnered the lowest satisfaction rate among residents.When surveyed in a poll…Read More…
NJ residents think health insurance is too expensive, according to study
Published By Vince Calio for NJBIZ A majority of New Jerseyans think they’re health insurance premiums are too high, but are overall satisfied with the quality of care they are receiving, according to a survey conducted by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute and the Rutgers-Eagleton Explore Health Insurance Choices, Information and Satisfaction institute. The “Health…Read More…
Most NJ residents satisfied with healthcare plans, survey finds
Published by Dino Flammia on New Jersey 101.5 NEW BRUNSWICK — While the majority of New Jersey residents feel the state’s healthcare system is on the wrong track, most are satisfied with their own current healthcare coverage as a whole. At 58 percent, monthly premium costs garnered the lowest satisfaction rate among residents.When surveyed…Read More…