Health Care Costs Continue to Rise in NJ, Outpacing National Increase
Published in NJ Spotlight. Although record numbers of New Jerseyans now have insurance coverage, the price of healthcare remains a major difficulty for families and small businesses Far fewer people are being admitted to New Jersey hospitals in recent years, with improvements in medical care and a growth in less-costly outpatient options. But, with the…Read More…
The Price of Health Care Really is More Expensive in N.J. Here’s the Proof
Published in NJ.com Hospital admissions in New Jersey declined nearly 20 percent between from 2012 to 2016, a trend that should have made the overall cost of health care cheaper. But instead, hospital costs rose 12 percent because the price of delivering that care soared by 38 percent, according to information released Thursday by the New…Read More…
New Study Shows Health Care Spending Up 18% in NJ
Published in NJBIZ. If you had any doubt about whether or not health care spending is increasing in the state, here’s some sobering statistics to digest. According to an exclusive analysis of New Jersey health costs from 2012-2016 conducted by the Health Care Cost Institute and commissioned by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, health care spending…Read More…
Health Care Costs in N.J. Rising Even Faster Than Nationwide Numbers
Published in ROI-NJ. The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute released a new study of health care costs — and their unyielding double-digit increase year-over-year — in a new report in collaboration with the national Health Care Cost Institute. The study covers data from 2012 to 2016 and includes employee-sponsored insurance from UnitedHealth Group, Aetna, Humana, and Kaiser Permanente. The results are…Read More…
No Agreement on How to Keep Lid on Health Insurance Costs in NJ
Published by NJ Spotlight. More people in Garden State have access to insurance because of Affordable Care Act but there’s no consensus on how to protect the benefits. New Jersey has made strides in expanding and strengthening health insurance coverage in recent years but protecting those gains and addressing the rising cost of care long-term…Read More…
ROI-NJ Reveals First-Ever Health Care Influencers List
Published by ROI-NJ on October 8th. It’s time for our first ROI Influencers Health Care list. It’s just like the old power list we used to put together … well, except that everything has changed. We’re at a new publication — and the health care world we cover appears to be changing just as dramatically. A new administration…Read More…
NJ Upends How Doctors Get Paid, So Why Do Vaccination, C-section Rates Lag?
Published on Asbury Park Press.com. New Jersey doctors and hospitals are increasingly paid based on quality, but patients aren’t getting the care they need to prevent illnesses and bigger bills down the road, a report released Tuesday said. Despite incentives to promote good health, the report by Catalyst for Payment Reform found New Jersey has fewer vaccinations, more C-section deliveries and…Read More…
Healthy People Need a Healthy Community
Published by U.S. 1 Princeton Info. Good doctors and hospitals alone are not what keep people well and help them recover when they are ill. “So much about health and what it takes to be healthy is more than the medical system and straight medical care,” says Linda Schwimmer, president and CEO of NJ Healthcare…Read More…
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…