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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…
The Impact of Medicaid 2.0: A Blueprint for the Future
Published on AJMC. Linda Schwimmer, president and CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (NJHCQI), discusses the impact of the group’s report, Medicaid 2.0, which outlined how the state can bring healthcare transformation principles to a program that consumes a fifth of the state budget. New Jersey elects a new governor in November,…Read More…
Listen In: Linda Schwimmer on what’s happening in New Jersey
Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) Program Director, Andrea Caballero, dials up Linda Schwimmer, to hear about the challenges and successes of the health care marketplace in the Garden State, and to discuss CPR’s Payment Reform Scorecard 2.0 pilot initiative. Listen in here! And click here to learn more about CPR’s Scorecard 2.0!Read More…
Princeton Councilwoman Named To Murphy’s Transition Team
Published by Anthony Bellano on the Princeton Patch. PRINCETON, NJ — Princeton Councilwoman Heather Howard has been named to New Jersey Governor-Elect Phil Murphy’s transition team. Howard, a former state Commissioner of Health and Senior Services and current Princeton University lecturer, has been named to Murphy’s healthcare committee. “Health care coverage touches every New Jerseyan,”…Read More…
Gov.-elect Phil Murphy just named his transition team. Here’s the full list.
Published by Claude Brodesser-Akner on NJ.com. Gov.-elect Phil Murphy on Monday announced a transition team that shows his push to represent women and minorities and culls some experts from Gov. Chris Christie‘s administration after criticizing the governor during the campaign. “I pledged to build my administration to mirror the diversity, talent, and potential of New Jersey, and my transition will…Read More…
N.J.’s Hospitals Climb Safety Rankings, Leapfrog Says
By Anjalee Khemlani October 31, 2017 at 12:54 pm View the full article here! N.J.’s hospitals climb safety rankings, Leapfrog says Forty-four percent of New Jersey’s hospitals were awarded “A” grades for safety by The Leapfrog Group, a Washington, D.C-based organization, which released its much-anticipated Fall 2017 rankings Tuesday morning. As a result, New Jersey’s…Read More…
What are New Jersey’s safest hospitals? Here’s how they all fared in new national survey.
What are New Jersey’s safest hospitals? Here’s how they all fared in new national survey. Posted October 31, 2017 at 07:15 AM | Updated October 31, 2017 at 07:45 AM By Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com View the full article here! Nearly half of New Jersey’s hospitals earned an “A” in…Read More…