Kennedy testified before the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee about health spending cuts and health agency mergers.

Prior authorization varies by plan but often requires patients or their providers to get permission (also called ...

Staff and budget cuts will result in fewer services for people fighting mental illness and addiction, including Narcan ...

Millions of prior authorization denials are made annually, leaving many patients stuck in a convoluted appeals process. For ...

Congress is rushing to slash $723 billion in federal Medicaid funds over 10 years in an attempt to help pay for tax breaks. If pushed through, these cuts will have far-reaching and potentially ...

Earlier this year, New Jersey congressman Jefferson Van Drew, a Republican, introduced a bill that would eliminate prior ...

Proposed cuts to federal Medicaid funding could total $723 billion over 10 years. Nearly 2 million New Jersey residents rely on Medicaid and/or CHIP, including vulnerable populations like children ...

New Jersey Democrats, meanwhile, were unanimously and stridently opposed to the One Big Beautiful Bill. Every House Democrat, including the caucus’s nine New Jerseyans, voted against it – even Rep.

Stanford said that she spoke with Oz about the Riverview Wellness Village, the Parker administration-funded recovery housing complex where she manages the medical suite. Most residents at the facility ...

Democrats warn cuts to Medicaid could impact access to addiction recovery resources BY Cassie Semyon Washington, D.C. PUBLISHED 10:49 AM ET May 14, 2025 PUBLISHED 10:49 AM EDT May 14, 2025 ...

Medicaid pays for 57% of New Jersey's nursing home residents. The state is estimated to have 3 million residents over the age of 60 by the end of the decade — an increase of one million from 2020.