Medicaid Policy Center
N.J. health experts build blueprint to improve Medicaid reform
Published by Nicole Leonard in Press of Atlantic City Now that House Speaker Paul Ryan and his fellow Republicans’ first proposed health care bill has failed, New Jersey health industry experts may have a better chance of implementing their own changes to the state’s Medicaid program. The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, a nonpartisan…Read More…
Redesigning New Jersey’s Medicaid Program: Philanthropy Steps Up
Published by Joan Randell and Rachel Cahill on Health Affairs. In early March 2017, the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (NJHCQI), a nonprofit quality improvement group, released Medicaid 2.0: Blueprint for the Future, a landmark plan to redesign and modernize New Jersey’s Medicaid program. A year in the making, the Blueprint resulted from a…Read More…
Modernize Medicaid for the Future
Earlier this week, in a crowded room in the New Jersey State House, we unveiled Medicaid 2.0: A Blueprint for the Future. The Blueprint is the culmination of a year of work that took us around New Jersey — and also to several other states — as we explored ways to make the program more efficient and…Read More…
Report offers ways N.J. could cope with potential increase in Medicaid burden
By Anjalee Khemlani, March 7, 2017 at 12:00 PM Health care officials and state legislators were anticipating the possible end to Medicaid that was highlighted in the Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act on Monday. It’s why Linda Schwimmer, CEO and president of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, and state Sen….Read More…
N.J.’s $15B Medicaid program is headed for trouble, experts say
Published by Susan K. Livio on NJ.com TRENTON — New Jersey’s Medicaid program consumes one of every five dollars in the state budget and insures one-fifth of the state’s residents, yet “too often it has failed to meet the basic” physical and mental health needs of its members, according to a report released on Monday. All…Read More…
MEDICAID 2.0 PROVIDES BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTHCARE REFORM IN GARDEN STATE
Published by Lilo Stainton on NJSpotlight.com New Jersey’s Medicaid program serves almost 2 million clients; increased cost efficiencies and enhanced responsiveness are a must — especially with ACA under fire New Jersey’s Medicaid program, the health insurance plan that covers nearly one in every five residents, is in desperate need of modernization to better serve…Read More…
A blueprint for modernizing Medicaid care in N.J.
First published by Lindy Washburn on www.courierpostonline.com Medicaid, the taxpayer-funded insurance program that covers one in five New Jersey residents, should be modernized and streamlined to deliver better care more efficiently, according to a non-profit group that released 24 recommendations for improvement Monday at a State House news conference. With future federal funding for the program uncertain, it’s…Read More…
Audit: State needs to better monitor Medicaid provider directories
Published by Katie Jennings on www.politicopro.com. A state audit released earlier this week found issues with the provider directories of insurers that offer coverage to low-income New Jerseyans through the Medicaid managed care program. The Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services within the state Department of Human Services is supposed to monitor the provider…Read More…
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…
Take Five with Matt D’Oria, Chief Transformation Officer leading the Quality Institute’s Medicaid 2.0 Initiative
Medicaid 2.0 is nearly three-quarters of the way through the first phase. How far along is the work of this important initiative? We are now 75% through the initial grant, which we received through generous support from The Nicholson Foundation. The Transformation Teams are about to wrap up their deliberations and will be delivering their recommendations…Read More…