Take Five Interview with Rachel Baum
Rachel Baum is President and CEO of the New Jersey Family Planning League, a member of the Quality Institute’s Association Council. As the new CEO of the New Jersey Family Planning League, can you tell us about the organization? The New Jersey Family Planning League has been around for over 45 years. We work…Read More…
The Post-Pandemic Budget We Need Right Now
Budgets, like tax codes, are not just fiscal documents with numbers. A budget reflects who has power, whose voice is heard, what needs are met. After the traumatic year we’ve been through, it’s good to see that we have money to spend to begin healing our State. When it comes to health care spending, it…Read More…
NJ spending billions on health care. Is it enough to deal with the next pandemic?
Michael L. Diamond, Asbury Park Press New Jersey’s budget includes $450 million for three hospitals to strengthen emergency preparedness. It includes $20 million to expand health insurance coverage for children. There’s $5.5 million for the state’s public health response to COVID. Local health departments, however, say lawmakers missed a chance to provide a steady source of…Read More…
Woodbridge Bike Share: What You Need To Know
20 white bikes have been installed at three Woodbridge parks: Ferry Street Park in Sewaren, Tanzman Park and E. William Street in Fords. Carly Baldwin, Patch Staff Posted Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 9:17 pm ET|Updated Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 10:23 am ETThe bikes at E. William Street. (Provided by Woodbridge Twp.) The bikes at Tanzman. (Provided by Woodbridge…Read More…
Reports Highlight Strengthening Primary Care After the Pandemic
Linda Schwimmer, JD, president and CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, discusses 2 reports on strengthening primary care after the COVID-19 pandemic: one from her own organization and the other from the National Academy of Medicine. The COVID-19 pandemic shined a light on the shortcomings of the US health care system, but…Read More…
Supreme Court upholds Obamacare, sparing nearly 1M N.J. residents from losing coverage
By Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The U.S. Supreme Court, siding with New Jersey and 15 other states, on Thursday rejected a third Republican attempt to overturn the Affordable Care Act. Seven of the nine justices said 18 Republican-controlled states, led by Texas, did not suffer the…Read More…
Take Five Interview with John Pepen, MPP, MD
John Pepen, MPP, MD, is a surgeon at Atlantic Health System’s Overlook Medical Center and a Senior Fellow of the Quality Institute. Dr. Pepen brings his clinical expertise and direct patient experience to support the Mayors Wellness Campaign and the development of programs that address social drivers of health. As a general surgeon focused…Read More…
Bringing About the Action Plan for a Healthier State
We released our Emerging from COVID-19 Action Plan for a Healthier State in early May. Since then, many of you have reached out to discuss next steps. The Action Plan forms the strategic focus of our work at the Quality Institute, and we will continue sharing our efforts to further these far-reaching consensus recommendations. In…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Shabnam Salih
Shabnam Salih is the Director of the New Jersey Governor’s Office of Health Care Affordability and Transparency. How did you first become involved in health policy work? Like all of us, I’m very much shaped by my personal experiences. I’m proud to be the daughter of immigrants. My older sister has a disability and…Read More…