Poll finds many in N.J. support state, federal funding for women’s health care
Originally published on NewsWorks.org: http://bit.ly/2snZZeX Many in New Jersey want to maintain federal and state funding for women’s reproductive health services for lower-income women, according to to a new poll of registered voters. A majority of those polled also support the American Care Act requirements related to such services, found the New Jersey Health Care…Read More…
Poll: Most NJ Voters Favor Funding Planned Parenthood
Published on The Observer by Alyana Alfaro. Most New Jersey voters support federal and state funding to low-cost women’s health centers including Planned Parenthood, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released Wednesday. Nearly 78 percent of voters surveyed said they support health care funding for lower-income women, 84 percent said Medicaid should continue funding Planned Parenthood…Read More…
New Jersey Voters Support Federal and State Funding for Low-Income Women’s Health, Insurance Coverage For Women’s Reproductive Health Services
Voters largely positive about Planned Parenthood, aware of its services PRINCETON, N.J. — As officials consider changes to Medicaid funding at the state and federal levels, and as Congress weighs health insurance reform, large majorities of New Jersey registered voters want to maintain federal and state funding for women’s reproductive health services for lower-income women, as…Read More…
Report finds fewer hospital patients are harmed by bedsores and injuries, but work is needed
No one who enters a hospital for care expects to be harmed or sickened accidentally. Unfortunately, preventable errors and mishaps are all too common, occurring during one in six hospital admissions and killing at least 500 people a day in the U.S. The Leapfrog Group released today the first-ever analysis of the 2016 Leapfrog Hospital…Read More…
Dear Next Governor …
Dear Lt. Governor Guadagno and Ambassador Murphy: This November, the people of New Jersey will likely elect one of you to lead our state. You will face both great opportunities and great challenges. I write to ask that you pay close attention to health care, which affects all of our citizens — and accounts for over…Read More…
Meet the Doers: Interviews with HealthDoers Network Participants
Interview Topic: Enhancing Care Delivery by Deepening Patient-Provider Relationships and Developing Community Partnerships Michael Ruiz de Somocurcio Vice President Payer and Provider Collaboration at Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC Greater New York City Area In an environment where providers are paid based on schedules packed with short appointments, how do you develop the relationship that is so important to…Read More…
HealthDoers Monthly Newletter
Originally published by HealthDoers May 2017: Enhancing Care Delivery by Deepening Patient-Provider Relationships and Developing Community Partnerships HealthDoers Is Improving the Way We Share News and Updates We’ve heard you! The sheer volume of communications you are receiving is challenging, and we want to help cut down on the noise. In an effort to better inform you about events, information, and…Read More…
Renewed Push to Tackle and Tame Out-of-Network Medical Bills
Published by Lilo H. Stainton on NJ Spotlight. Patient, business advocates call for ‘two-pronged approach’ that melds transparency and mechanism to resolve disputes over surprise charges Hoping to jump-start what they consider a comprehensive reform, a diverse group of healthcare and business advocates have called on Democratic leaders to vote this week on a long-debated…Read More…
Five Fast Facts
Despite the law taking effect on January 1, many clinicians and physician office managers still don’t know all they need to about MACRA – the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. Here are five fast facts anyone working in health care needs to know about MACRA: MACRA, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, is federal…Read More…
End Secret Safety Reports Now
At the Quality Institute, transparency is critical to our mission to promote quality and safety. We know that giving consumers easy-to-understand data drives better decision-making and therefore better care. Private, national accrediting companies — such as The Joint Commission — assess the safety of health care facilities. But their reports are kept from the public. A private…Read More…