NJ Legislation Offers Comprehensive Plan to Address School and Community Violence
April 23, 2024
Saturday, April 20, 2024, marked the 25th anniversary of the
Columbine school shooting, which claimed the lives of 12 students
and one teacher. The day before, on Friday, April 19, 2024, a
vigil was held in the victim's honor, during which legislators,
family members of...
Everyone’s Advocacy Is Needed Now and until the FY25 State Budget Is Signed!
April 22, 2024
Reinforce the Fact that New Jerseyans Cannot Wait any
Longer for Life Saving Care!
Advocate for Significantly More Investment
in the FY2025 State Budget!
Debra L. Wentz, PhD, President and CEO of NJAMHAA, and leaders of
partner advocacy organizations recently held...
More Research Needed on Caring for Residents with Mental Health Needs in Long Term Care Facilities
April 8, 2024
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of
the Inspector General has published a new report, Nursing
Home Residents with Endangering Behaviors and Mental Health
Disorders May be Vulnerable to Facility-Initiated
Discharges, suggesting that more resea...
HHS Finalizes Policies to Make Marketplace Coverage More Accessible and Expand Health Benefits
April 4, 2024
On April 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services' (HHS') Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
announced policies for the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces that
make it easier for individuals with low income levels to enroll
in coverage; provi...
NJ Receives $25M for Construction of the Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Center
April 2, 2024
New Jersey's Maternal and Infant Health
Innovation Center (MIHIC), to be located in Trenton, NJ,
is part of First Lady Tammy Murphy's Nurture NJ Initiative. It is
intended to serve as an anchor for equitable provision of
maternal and infant healthcare services, social se...
Pres. Biden Signs Final FY24 Appropriations Package, Preventing Partial Government Shutdown
March 26, 2024
On Saturday, March 23, 2024, President Biden signed
HR2882, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2024, into law, providing funding for the remaining six regular
Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) appropriations bills through the end of
the fiscal year, until September 30,...
Debate on Border Security Threaten Federal Spending Bill, Risk of Partial Government Shutdown
March 19, 2024
The United States Congress and The White House have until
midnight this Friday, March 22, 2024, to pass a spending
bill for approximately 70% of the federal government, or
a partial government shutdown will be set to...
New Jersey Issues First-of-its-Kind Report on COVID-19 Response
March 14, 2024
On Monday, March 11, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy
released a more than 900-page independent report on the state's
COVID-19 response, the first such report of its kind released by
any state in the nation.
As reported on governing.com, the report found that
N...
NJAMHAA Delivers Testimony to Assembly Budget Committee
On March 11, 2024, Mary Abrams, MPP, NJAMHAA's Sr. Health Policy
Analyst, testified before the Assembly Budget Committee on the
FY2025 Budget. Abrams spoke of the severe strain on the
behavioral healthcare workforce as demand, acuity and waiting
lists continue to grow. She spoke of the li...
President Biden Delivers His 2024 State of the Union Address
March 11, 2024
President Joe Biden's recent State of the Union address lasted
just over an hour and packed in highlights of both his
Administration's achievements over the past three years and many
proposals and requests to Congress to pass legislation.
Importantly, after noting a han...
NJCCN Report: Increased Nursing Education and Funding to Counteract Statewide Shortage
The New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing (NJCCN) has
published its 2024 New Jersey Nursing Data &
Analysis report, which utilizes data from 2021 through 2023.
The report highlights that multiple reports have been released
nationally over the past two or three years, which sen...
New Jersey Senate and Assembly Announce Public Hearings for the FY2025 State Budget
February 29, 2024
Following the release of Governor Murphy's proposed Fiscal Year
(FY) 2025 State Budget, the New JerseySenate Budget and
Appropriations Committee and the Assembly Budget Committee have
announced they will be conducting their respective public
hearings on the FY2025 St...