New Jersey Health Care Profile
New Jersey Health Care Profile allows visitors to search for any physician or optometrist practicing in the state of New Jersey. The website provides information…New… The post New Jersey Health Care...
View ArticleNJ Passes Healthcare Price Transparency Law to Prevent Surprise Bills
RevCycle Intelligence writes: New Jersey policymakers are increasing healthcare price transparency in the state by enacting a new law intended to protect consumers from surprise… The post NJ Passes...
View ArticleNJ DOH to Develop NJ Report Card of Hospital Maternity Care
USA Today writes Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed a bill to create a report card that is designed to give New Jersey’s expectant parents… The post NJ DOH to Develop NJ Report Card of Hospital...
View ArticleNJ – Same Procedure, Hospital, Dramatically Different Prices
The Inquirer (Philly.com) writes of two echocardiograms, same hospital, but drastically different prices: $339 and $3,484. The authors write of prices for even basic medical… The post NJ – Same...
View ArticleCatalyst for Payment Reform and the Quality Institute Release Scorecard 2.0
Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) and the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute released the New Jersey Scorecard 2.0. CPR developed New Jersey’s Scorecard 2.0,… The post Catalyst for Payment Reform...
View ArticleNJ Hospital Admissions Decline But Costs Rise
NJ.com writes: Hospital admissions in New Jersey declined nearly 20 percent between from 2012 to 2016, a trend that should have made the overall cost… The post NJ Hospital Admissions Decline But Costs...
View ArticleNew NJ Bill to Address Confusion Over Surprise Medical Billing
A new bill, expected to be introduced this month by Sens. Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus) and Vin Gopal (D-Ocean Township) is set correct some unintended consequences… The post New NJ Bill to Address...
View ArticleState Efforts to Protect Consumers from Surprise Balance Billing
Only nine states — California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Oregon — have comprehensive protections for surprise bills. The… The post State Efforts...
View ArticleNJ Hospital CEO Calls for Greater Price Transparency
Very interesting article in Healthcare Dive, writing of the efforts of a longtime hospital CEO in New Jersey calling for price transparency — even advocating… The post NJ Hospital CEO Calls for Greater...
View ArticleNJ DOH Releases Report Card of Hospital Maternity Care in New Jersey
The New Jersey Department of Health released the first New Jersey Report Card of Hospital Maternity Care that includes interactive data on hospital-specific and statewide… The post NJ DOH Releases...
View ArticleNew Jersey Consumer Healthcare Experience State Survey
Altarum Healthcare Value Hub released results from a new survey that looks specifically at how affordability concerns and ideas for action play out in New…
View ArticleStudy Examines Arbitration Decisions over Out-of-Network Medical Bills Based...
A study published in this month’s edition of Health Affairs examined arbitration decisions over out-of-network medical bills based on the experiences from New Jersey arbitration…
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