The number of New Jerseyans enrolled in individual plans in the first quarter of 2019 was 315,359 in 2019 compared to 328,761 in 2018.

Under the measure, pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesale distributors would have to report annually on certain information concerning the prescription of opioid drugs, medication-assisted treatment drugs, and opioid antidote drugs.

The report from the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute outlines a Hub model embracing the successful elements of ACOs: bringing together competing interests, analyzing patient-level data to inform care, and serving as a center for community organizations and health care providers to collaborate on achieving the state's population health goals.

The measure - introduced in response to an Adenovirus 7 outbreak at Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in the fall of 2018 during which 11 children passed away, and dozens more were infected - would require long-term care facilities to develop outbreak response plans within 180 days of the effective date of the bill.

The Human Dimension course from the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University provides insight and skills for future health care providers to deliver care to the neighborhoods they'll one day serve. In the presentations, students reported on areas including Nutley, Clifton, Paterson, Hackensack and Passaic County.

The measure would require health insurers to cover screenings for major depressive disorder in adolescents, so long as they continue to receive an “A” or “B” rating from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force.

Getting old in New Jersey is becoming more expensive. Ten thousand Americans are turning 65 every day and data from the Administration for Community Living, a part of the Department of Health and Human Services, estimates about seven in 10 people turning 65 will need some type of long-term care services either at home, in their community or in a facility.

In the wake of recent security breaches involving Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp, cybersecurity experts are urging health care entities including laboratories, hospitals and physician practices to take extra precautions when it comes to protecting valuable and sensitive patient information.

According to a 2016 New Jersey Policy Perspective report, some 168,000 patients in the state received an unexpected statement from an out-of-network provider costing them a combined $420 million a year.