Healthcare transition team calls for better integration, best practices
Published by Lilo H. Stainton on NJ Spotlight. Healthcare experts have urged the Murphy administration to prioritize efforts to grow and sustain insurance coverage, better integrate behavioral and physical care systems, improve end-of-life planning, and boost the use of data and other technologies. Those are among the recommendations outlined by the healthcare transition team for…Read More…
As NJ legislators try to fix out-of-network surprise charges, doctors not happy
Published by Lilo H. Stainton on NJ Spotlight. Lawmakers try to protect patients from unexpected healthcare charges but the partial fix they propose is opposed by physicians. Support from the new governor and Assembly leadership has jumpstarted a decade-old debate on how to reduce the impact of out-of-network medical bills on New Jersey residents, despite…Read More…
N.J. experts not shocked by trio’s health care plan
Published by Anjalee Khemlani on ROI New Jersey. Reports of a new nonprofit health care entity created by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase created a buzz among New Jersey’s business leaders this week. The response was a mix of skepticism (about what seems like a combination of existing ideas like self-insurance and preferred networks) and enthusiasm (for what the…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…
As Obamacare debate rages, most in N.J. say health insurance system “on wrong track”
Published by Susan K. Livio, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The Affordable Care Act helped dramatically reduce the number of people who lack health coverage in New Jersey, but those who signed up are least satisfied with their coverage because of cost, according to a poll released Monday. People who bought their coverage through the Obamacare…Read More…
Experts: Hospital mergers continue to make sense
Published in ROI New Jersey by Anjalee Khemlani. When JFK Health officially joined Hackensack Meridian Health earlier this week, it was just the latest of many hospital mergers to hit the state in recent years. The reason? They still appear to make sense. Linda Schwimmer, CEO and president of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, said the merger is…Read More…
How New Jersey Is Working to Lower C-Section Rates
Published on AJMC. Linda Schwimmer, president and CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, discussed the impact of data on lowering the state’s C-section rates, which are among the highest in the country. High C-section rates have been a problem in New Jersey. How are hospitals and physicians using payment reform to address…Read More…
CVS/Aetna merger raises questions about the future of health care
Published by Briana Vannozzi on NJTV News. Your local CVS store could look a lot different in a few years if the proposed plan to buy Aetna, the nation’s third largest health insurer, goes through. The $69 billion deal is expected to push the retailer further into health services. But what about affordability and the ways it could…Read More…