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New Jersey Health Plans and Policies
New Jersey is a state like any other with regard to the subject of health care in that there are things which can and should be done to improve health care in the state. This is one state which is taking the necessary steps to identify and remedy situations which pose risk to the overall health care status of New Jersey residents.
Per a report released in January of 2008, there are a few different health care issues which have been identified and need to be resolved in order to better the health care in New Jersey.
What New Jersey is Doing in Health Care
The Governor’s Commission on Rationalizing Health Care Resources (The Commission) performed a study on various health care issues which was released to the public on January 24, 2008. The study results showed six areas which were in dire need of governmental attention and pertained to the betterment of health care for individuals in the state.
These six issues included lack of universal health care coverage, low hospital reimbursement rates, differences between hospitals and doctors way of thinking, lack of hospital reporting and measuring of performance, lackadaisical hospital boards and geographic proximity issues for hospitals.
The Commission found that there were a large number of uninsured New Jersey residents due to lack of universal health care coverage. In addition, hospitals are not paid enough by public insurers and therefore face financial trouble.
Finances are also an issue for hospitals due to some hospital boards not doing their job correctly.Also, there needs to be better communication and agreement between hospitals and doctors as well as bigger spacing between hospitals in a close proximity to one another. With regard to these issues the Commission recommended adequate oversight, proper hospital board governance and transparency, funding and regulations to aid in providing better health care to New Jersey residents as a whole.
