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New Jersey
Name of Medicaid Program(s) and number of people participating
The New Jersey program is known as New Jersey Medicaid or New Jersey Care. It is administered by the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services. Their website can be found here. As of June 1, 2018, there were 1,767,067 individuals enrolled in the New Jersey Medicaid program.1
Expanding Medicaid?
Yes.
Health Insurance Marketplace (if applicable)/ State based, Partnership or Federally Facilitated Exchange?
Federally facilitated Marketplace: www.healthcare.gov
Health Information Exchange (if applicable)
New Jersey has several operational HIEs in various stages of development. The most robust HIE is NJ-HITEC. Other HIEs in the state include Jersey Health Connect; Camden HIE; South Jersey HIE; and Health e-cITI-NJ.
APCD (if applicable)
There was originally strong interest in the creation of the APCD. A bill was introduced to establish an APCD in December 2012. However, the state decided against applying for a federal grant to set up the APCD because of concerns with long term costs to manage the database.
Featured Initiatives
Footnotes
- 1. New Jersey Medicaid Enrollment totals for 2018. Available at: https://www.kff.org/health-reform/state-indicator/total-monthly-medicaid-and-chip-enrollment/?state=NJ
Topics Comprehensively Reviewed
Care Coordination/Care Management
Health Information Technology
Medicaid/CHIP Data Requirements
Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access
Patient Engagement/Shared Decision-Making
Privacy and Confidentiality
Private Insurance Data Requirements
Public Health Data Collection and Reporting
Quality Measurement and Reporting
Research
Resource Use (Cost/Utilization) Measurement and Reporting
Topics Partially Reviewed
- No topics available
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