President-elect Trump Selects Dr. Oz to Run Medicare and Medicaid
November 25, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday his picks for
the agency that oversees health insurance for millions of
Americans and his pick for the Secretary of Education. Dr. Mehmet
Oz, who is a former television talk show host and a heart
surgeon. will be th...
Medicare Premiums Increase; Open Enrollment Runs through Dec. 7th
November 14, 2024
An article published in Kiplinger's on Nov. 10th reports
that several Medicare premiums have gone up, specifically
"Medicare premiums for 2025, and the cost of Medicare Part A,
Medicare Part B and Part D premiums and deductibles." To
determine whether or not next yea...
Advocate for Increased Funding during DHS Budget Listening Session Nov. 19th
The New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) will hold a
virtual budget listening session on November 19, 2024 beginning
at noon.
NJAMHAA urges everyone to deliver verbal testimony to inform the
DHS budget for 2025-26. To accommodate as many speakers as
possible, testimony is lim...
NJ U.S. Senator Helmy Co-Sponsors Health Equity Innovation Act
October 15, 2024
U.S. Senator George Helmy (D-NJ) is co-sponsoring the
Health Equity Innovation Act of 2024, "a bill that would
establish a grant program that would provide federal
funding to faith- and community-based organization...
SAMHSA Announces $65.7M in Funding for Prevention, Treatment, Workforce
August 29, 2024
On Monday, August 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced
more than $65 million in grant awards and...
New Resource: Early Recognition and Effective Treatment of Early Serious Mental Illness
August 20, 2024
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) has shared a new resource, a
brochure titled, Early Recognition and Effective
Treatment of Early Serious Mental Illness: Finding and
T...
ANCHOR Applications Filed Automatically for 1.5 Million New Jerseyans
August 15, 2024
On August 13, 2024, the New Jersey Department of the Treasury
announced that next week, the Division of Taxation will begin
mailing letters to about 1.5 million New Jerseyans to confirm
their automatic eligibility for this season's Affordable New
Jersey Communities for...
U.S. Spending on Behavioral Health Topped $280 Billion in 2020
August 8, 2024
In 2009, the United States as a whole spent $172 billion on
behavioral health care, with $148 billion of that going towards
substance use treatment and support, and $24 billion going toward
mental health treatment and support. In the decade that followed,
spending on be...
KFF Shares How Much and Why ACA Marketplace Premiums Are Going Up in 2025
August 6, 2024
Health insurers submit rate filings annually to state
regulators, detailing expectations and rate changes for
Affordable Care Act (ACA)-regulated health plans for the
coming year. A relatively small, but growing, sha...
Study Finds New Jersey Has Least At-Risk Youth in the Nation
August 1, 2024
According to a study by WalletHub, New Jersey was ranked
as having the least at-risk youth in the nation in 2024.
The study looked at rates of poverty, early pregnancy,
violence, and other harmful experiences.
...
CMS Releases Final Part Two Guidance for the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan
July 22, 2024
On July 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS), released the
Final Part Two Guidance regarding plan
outreach and educa...
