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- Physical Therapists Win Latest Battle in Turf War with Acupuncturists
- Although acupuncturists are vehemently opposed, a measure allowing certain PTs to use “dry needling” to help relieve pain has advanced in the state Assembly
- Healthcare Costs Continue to Rise in NJ, Outpacing National Increase
- Although record numbers of New Jerseyans now have insurance coverage, the price of healthcare remains a major difficulty for families and small businesses
- Rutgers Scientists Help to Identify New Way to Test for Lyme Disease
- More work to be done for federal approval but new technique promises earlier detection and, therefore, better chance of avoiding serious long-term effects
- Fierce Competition for State’s New Medical Marijuana Licenses
- Department of Health is expected to name new dispensary operators within weeks
- Extra Federal Funding Boosts Care for Vulnerable Patients in NJ
- A pilot program to give integrated healthcare and support services to thousands dealing with behavioral health challenges gets a financial lifeline
- No Agreement on How to Keep Lid on Health Insurance Costs in NJ
- More people in Garden State have access to insurance because of Affordable Care Act but there’s no consensus on how to protect the benefits
- NJ Gets Report Card ‘F’ for Lack of Parity in Insurance Coverage of Mental Health
- Advocates give New Jersey — and more than half of other states — a poor grade for failing to support and enforce federal law
- New State Funding for Autism Center to Boost Research and Treatment
- Aim is also to improve services for the thousands of New Jersey residents who have some form of the disorder
- NJ Lawmakers Seek More Control Over Price of Prescriptions
- Taking a page out of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ book, state Sen. Troy Singleton wants to peg cost of drugs here to what drug companies charge in some industrialized countries
- Latest Opioid Data: Good and Bad News for New Jersey
- Fewer prescriptions are being written in the Garden State but overdose deaths show no sign of abating
- Integration, Continuity of Care Key to Treating Opioid Addiction, Report Says
- New Jersey Reentry Corp. urges state to institute an ‘addiction treatment infrastructure’
- State Taps National Expert to Monitor Troubled Bellwether Homes
- Experienced ombudsman hired at provider’s expense to review care, services, staffing, and accountability — among other issues
- New Federal and State Funds to Help Anti-Addiction Fight in Garden State
- The money will go for prevention and treatment of opioid addiction. More than 2,000 New Jersey residents have died this year of drug-related causes
- Sarlo Announces Money-Saving Reforms of Public-Employee Medical Claims
- Move, coming hot on the heels of governor’s benefit reform plan, is held out as potentially saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars
- Federal Grant Helps Rutgers Assess Truth in Advertising for Tobacco Products
- University and academic partners will share $18 million grant to study impact of cigarette advertising, packaging, labeling, and more
- Atlantic Health Expands Pioneering Form of Medical Education
- In contrast with traditional programs, students will follow a select group of patients, tracking their care in hospitals and community-based facilities
- Lawmakers Move to Restore Mental-Health Hotline for Firefighters, EMS
- Specially trained operators would help emergency responders deal with the traumas that can come with their stressful line of work
- Experts Call for More Providers, Better Access to Meds to Combat Opioid Crisis
- State Human Services Commissioner among those who agree that, while progress has been made, New Jersey has significant gaps in treatment and recovery services
- Push to Improve Insurance Coverage of Mental Health for New Jerseyans
- Legislators advance measure seeking to ensure same level of benefits as for medical issues. It could ease financial burden on families
- Legislation Aims to Improve, Update Medicaid’s Eligibility Process
- Lawmakers, healthcare advocates push to update application process and more
- What Do You Want to Know about Medicaid in NJ? New Website Has Answers
- Data Dashboard, open to all, is aimed at making information more accessible and should help with decisions about allocating funds
- New Federal Guidelines Seek to Limit CT Scans on Kids
- Similar protocols have already been adopted by some New Jersey hospitals and healthcare providers to help keep children from possible harm
- Cost of Health Insurance on Individual Market in NJ to Drop Significantly in 2019
- Governor heralds new state law and federal approval of another New Jersey program as main factors in curbing prices
- State Hospital Group Launches Data Analysis Initiative
- The New Jersey Hospital Association’s CHART program will harness predictive computer modeling, data mining to focus on NJ’s healthcare challenges
- NJ Legislators Offer Plan to Reduce Impact of Medical Debt
- Measure would require providers to work out payment plans before turning bills over to collection agencies, better protect disabled patients
- Can New Jersey Save Its Long-Neglected Psychiatric Hospitals?
- The state DOH says it’s already acting on a multifaceted plan commissioned by Christie administration but only recently delivered
- Murphy Boosts Medical Education Funding, Tweaks Plan for Hospital Aid
- Governor signs bill that could add $24 million to funds for graduate medical studies, CVs measure increasing Medicaid to charity-care facilities
- In NJ, Incidence of STDs Increases While People Are Having Less Sex
- Double-digit growth of sexually transmitted diseases in Garden State tracks national trends
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