Other NJDOH initiatives seek to make it easier for individuals to access routine and preventive healthcare and chronic disease management, which reduces the likelihood of costly health crises that often lead to medical debt.
The State is leveraging Rural Health Transformation Program funds to advance healthcare access and affordability in rural New Jersey, with Year One grants announced this summer. [...] "I'm grateful for the state of New Jersey’s partnership, which has now erased an additional $90 million in medical debt for more than 20,000 New Jersey residents," said Allison Sesso, President and CEO of Undue Medical Debt. "I'm also grateful to Governor Sherrill for her continued commitment to healthcare affordability and removing barriers to care for burdened patients while empowering providers to keep families healthy. No one chooses to get sick, be in an accident or have a chronic [...] TRENTON, NJ — The Office of Healthcare Affordability and Transparency (OHCAT), part of the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH), today announced that in partnership with national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt (Undue), the State is delivering a ninth and final round of medical debt relief, impacting nearly 20,000 New Jersey residents who owed a combined $90 million in medical bills. Throughout this partnership and as part of the State’s overall efforts to make healthcare more affordable, the
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