AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMedicare Access: New Jersey is among six states in a federal pilot requiring advance approval for more than a dozen Medicare procedures. Private contractors can use AI to review requests and share in savings when claims go unpaid, raising concerns about delays and incentives to deny care. Local Care: Monmouth County opened a public health clinic in Freehold offering childhood immunizations, flu shots, tuberculosis services, lead screening and referrals for STI treatment. Safety Net: New Jersey advocates are urging the state to bolster mental health, housing, childcare and senior services as federal cuts threaten Medicaid coverage for up to 300,000 residents and food aid for 50,000. Food and Wellness: RWJBarnabas Health is investing $500,000 in the Puerto Rican Action Board to expand food assistance and bilingual health navigation in Middlesex County, and will move its Food Farmacy to PRAB’s New Brunswick site. Affordability and Accountability: Rising care costs are pushing some New Jersey patients to skip treatment. Quest Diagnostics has paid $13 million to settle allegations of false claims to Medicare and New Jersey and New York Medicaid programs.
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