Legistation Aims to Improve, Update Medicaid’s Eligibility Process
Published by NJ Spotlight New Jersey lawmakers are pushing the state to modernize and improve its system for determining who is eligible to receive Medicaid and getting people enrolled, a process that has undergone some upgrades but is still criticized as burdensome and inefficient for both patients and administrators. The Senate Budget Committee will review…Read More…
What do You Want to Know About Medicaid in NJ? New Website Has Answers
Published by NJ Spotlight Data Dashboard, open to all, is aimed at making information more accessible and should help with decisions about allocating funds medicaid patients Healthcare advocates, policy organizations, government officials, and curious patients can better explore public data related to New Jersey’s Medicaid program, thanks to a website the state has established to…Read More…
Advanced care planning programs set by SCLSNJ and NJ Health Care Quality Institute
Published by My Central Jersey According to a survey by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (NJHCQI), 38 percent of adult New Jersey residents have not had conversations about advanced care planning. In response to this community need, the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) has partnered with the institute to host a…Read More…
N.J. makes a brilliant save on Obamacare
Published by NJ.com President Trump’s sabotage of the Affordable Care Act was wreaking havoc, causing insurers in New Jersey to hike premiums by double digits for the first time this year. They would have spiked even higher next year, had our state not done more than any other to protect consumers. We’ve become accustomed to…Read More…
New Jersey Expands Medicaid Coverage for End-of-Life Planning
Published by NJ Spotlight Changes will help ensure clients’ final wishes are heeded and should save costs on unwanted, unnecessary medical care Hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents could benefit from healthcare that better aligns with their final wishes — and help to curb growing medical costs over time — thanks to changes officials…Read More…
Aunt Bertha’ Search Tool Begins Helping New Jersey Communities Easily Access Social Services to Promote Wellness
Quality Institute’s Mayors Wellness Campaign, supported by United Health Foundation, working to list all services in one place online Published by Campbell Health Media A community’s resources — from food banks to job training to low-cost housing — have little value if people don’t know about them. That’s why the New Jersey Health Care Quality…Read More…
Huge deal with hospitals could put Rutgers in ‘big 10’ for medical research
Published by Susan K. Livio on NJ.com WEST ORANGE — New Jersey’s largest hospital chain intends to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to help catapult Rutgers University’s medical schools into the “big 10” of research and educational institutions in the nation, NJ Advance Media has learned. The “unique partnership” between RWJ Barnabas Health, the Rutgers Robert…Read More…
NJ Businesses Sustain Widespread Health Coverage, Despite Rising Costs
Workers are paying for larger share of medical expenses, through higher contributions and deductibles, reduced benefits. Published in NJ Spotlight by Lilo H. Stainton The vast majority of New Jersey businesses continue to provide health insurance for their workforce, but as the cost of care continues to rise by double digits, employees are paying a…Read More…
As insurance companies bolt from Obamacare, lawmaker prescribes a fix for N.J.
Published on NJ.com by Susan K. Livio TRENTON — With insurance companies in New Jersey fleeing the health exchange created by the Affordable Care Act, a state lawmaker has introduced a bill to create a government-operated plan that he said will stabilize the volatile market. The “New Jersey Public Option Health Care Act” would require the…Read More…