State Agency Wants Federal Okay to Continue with NJ’s Medicaid Reforms
Published by Lilo H. Stainton on NJ Spotlight Officials say recent ‘patient-centric’ changes to the program are working and provide national models. New Jersey wants federal permission to build on regulatory reforms that have helped individuals with disabilities remain at home, improved coordination of behavioral health services, and made it easier for vulnerable residents to…Read More…
Bergenfield Mayor Does Zumba, Inspires Others To Exercise
Published by Cinday Capitani and Lorraine Ash in the Bergenfield Daily Voice BERGENFIELD, N.J. — The Mayor of Bergenfield took home the state wellness prize, thanks to his entry at a municipal conference that gave the town a shot at a health grant. The 2016 Mayors Wellness Campaign Wellness Grant was awarded to Bergenfield for…Read More…
Doctors and Healthcare Execs in NJ to Work on Their Leadership Skills
End-of-life care is first focus for new academy that aims to get different groups to collaborate Published by Lilo H. Stainton on NJ Spotlight Three of New Jersey’s most powerful healthcare advocacy groups — organizations that frequently find themselves on different sides of controversial policy issues — have joined forces to build leadership skills and…Read More…
What’s behind N.J.’s high rate of C-sections?
Many N.J. babies are born by a procedure that is often medically unnecessary and carries risks for mother and child. Published by Lindy Washburn on NorthJersey.com By most measures, New Jersey’s mothers-to-be are the same as those around the country. The state’s obstetricians, likewise, are as dedicated and competent as their peers around the country….Read More…
NJ Poised to Benefit from Major Federal Funding for Healthcare Innovation
Published on NJ Spotlight by Lilo H. Stainton Garden State could tap into billions of dollars in new investment for research, drug reviews, mental health, and more A new federal program pledges to invest more than $6 billion to promote cutting-edge healthcare initiatives, including research on cancer and brain disorders, and improve access to treatments…Read More…
N.J. leads nation with innovative health care support system
Published on NJ.com by Jeffrey Brenner, Gregory Paulson and Stephen Schneider Most people have received fragmented, disjointed care at some point in their health care experience. For some, this lack of coordination may not only be costly but dangerous as well. Take for example, Jane (a real case here in New Jersey), a middle-income woman…Read More…
Hackensack Meridian opening Rite Aid clinics
Published by Michael L. Diamond in The Asbury Park Press RED BANK – Hackensack Meridian Health is opening clinics in 10 Rite Aid stores in New Jersey as part of a strategy to free up primary-care doctors, ease traffic in emergency rooms and convince consumers to join its system. The clinics are geared for consumers…Read More…
The Evolving Role of Telemedicine (Video)
Watch this video report from Virtua’s recent conference on the Evolving Role of Telemedicine. Health experts show how innovations can drive quality, access and cost savings. Quality Institute CEO Linda Schwimmer says telemedicine offers opportunities for better health care. Click here to view videoRead More…
N.J. health care community reacts to Trump election, future of Obamacare
Published by Anjalee Khemlani in NJBIZ Donald Trump and his fellow 2016 Republican candidates ran on the platform of repealing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and replacing it with cross-state-border health insurance options (rather than strictly state-by-state market exchanges), as well as increasing tax-deductible premiums and health savings accounts. However, many experts…Read More…
How President Trump will alter New Jersey’s policies and programs
It may be too early to get a sense of the specifics, but it is incontrovertible: Change is coming to the Garden State Published by Lee Keough on NJ Spotlight The election of Donald Trump to the presidency, together with a Republican-led Congress, will impact many of the programs New Jerseyans have either come to…Read More…