New Jersey Department of Health
New Jersey's fiscal 2027 budget holds $39 million for FQHC uncompensated care
The New Jersey Department of Health said the fiscal 2027 budget includes $39 million for the Uncompensated Care Fund.
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Issues active in New Jersey
Tracked issues with at least one New Jersey record since Apr 27, 2026.
- Medicaid financing and eligibility operations10 records
- Medicaid work-requirement implementation8 records
- Immigration enforcement, public charge and immigrant eligibility4 records
- The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program4 records
- Safety-net workforce and capacity shifts3 records
- ACA marketplace coverage and uninsured demand2 records
New Jersey Department of Human Services
New Jersey urges 10,399 noncitizens cut from NJ FamilyCare to answer notices
NJ Human Services said 10,399 noncitizens lost NJ FamilyCare on October 1 because the state had not received their information. It wrote to 23,633 people in July. Many may still qualify if they respond.
New Jersey Department of Human Services
New Jersey funds integrated care at St. James Health and Zufall Health
New Jersey Human Services awarded integrated care contracts of $391,275 to St. James Health and $274,653 to Zufall Health. The programs bring primary care, mental health treatment and addiction treatment together in one location.
New Jersey Department of Health
New Jersey issues vaccine directives and a pharmacy standing order
New Jersey's health department recommended COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and older and let pharmacists vaccinate anyone 3 and up without a prescription.
NJ Department of Human Services
NJ FamilyCare's work-requirement guide asks providers to code accurately so claims data can flag medically frail adults
On Sept. 10, 2026, New Jersey's Medicaid division (DMAHS) updated its guide for partners on the Jan. 1, 2027 changes.
Jersey Vindicator
New NJ law (A3883) expands volunteer options so NJ FamilyCare and SNAP members can meet 80-hour work rules
Governor Sherrill signed A3883, as the Jersey Vindicator reported on Sept. 10, 2026. The Legislature passed it on June 30.
New Jersey Monitor
About 25,000 lawfully present immigrants in New Jersey could lose NJ FamilyCare on Oct. 1
State officials estimate that as many as 25,000 noncitizens could lose NJ FamilyCare coverage on Oct. 1, 2026, under H.R. 1's new immigrant-eligibility limits.
Hudson County View
North Hudson Community Action Corporation opens a Weehawken Health Center at Tower Plaza
On Sept. 18, 2026, North Hudson Community Action Corporation (NHCAC), a federally qualified health center, opened its Weehawken Health Center at Tower Plaza, 4100 Park Ave. It is open Monday through Friday…
Analysis · FQHC Talent
Your diagnosis codes now help decide who is exempt from work requirements
CMS told states on September 8 to check medical frailty against claims from the prior 12 months, encounter data and health information exchange feeds before asking the person.
New Jersey Department of Human Services
New Jersey tells CMS that more than 540,000 expansion adults face work requirements in January, and asks it to drop the documentation burden
The New Jersey Department of Human Services submitted formal comments on the federal interim final rule implementing H.R. 1's community engagement requirements…
New Jersey Department of Health
New Jersey opens Year Two of its Rural Health Transformation program
New Jersey launched a dedicated Rural Health Transformation website and held a Year Two Outlook webinar on August 24.
New Jersey Department of Health
New Jersey breaks with a federal executive order narrowing childhood vaccine recommendations, creating a live federal-state schedule divergence
Responding to a federal executive order signed August 10, 2026 that recommends fewer routine childhood vaccines, the New Jersey Department of Health stated that the order does not affect New Jersey law and that the schedule families and providers rely on…
Office of the Governor of New Jersey / NJ Department of Health
New Jersey awards its first $83M Rural Health Transformation round, Zufall Health is the only named Section 330 FQHC, with $754K across two awards in a hospital- and EMS-led list
Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced $83 million across 103 projects on July 31 — the first distribution from New Jersey's $147M+ year-one federal Rural Health Transformation award.
RWJBarnabas Health
RWJBarnabas Health discloses a cumulative $49.35M investment in eight independent New Jersey FQHCs
In an Aug. 12 post timed to National Health Center Week, the 14-hospital RWJBarnabas Health system reported "a total $49,353,421 investment in eight independent FQHCs" across five counties since 2024: Saint James Health…
Analysis · FQHC Talent
The first rural health award lists name one health center
New Jersey's first $83 million Rural Health Transformation round names one Section 330 health center, Zufall Health, with $754K across two awards. Coverage of Wyoming's $205 million allocation names none, though the full award list is not published.
New Jersey Department of Human Services
New Jersey's notice schedules a July 22 public forum on its NJ FamilyCare 1115 demonstration
New Jersey's Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services scheduled a July 22 post-award public forum to seek input on the progress of the NJ FamilyCare 1115 Comprehensive Demonstration.
Camcare Health Corporation
CAMcare posts same- or next-day adult appointments and evening and Saturday hours at Gateway Health Center
Directory-listed CAMcare Health Corporation’s current adult-health page includes same-day or next-day appointments among its internal-medicine services.
CHEMED Health Center
CHEMED opens Jackson specialty site tied in the FQHC directory to Lakewood Resource & Referral Center
CHEMED marked the May 12, 2025 grand opening of its specialty-care site at 275 S. Hope Chapel Road in Jackson.
Community Health Care Inc.
Community Health Care Inc.’s CompleteCare Williamstown site combines primary, mental-health and addiction care
CompleteCare Health Network’s March 16, 2026 operating profile identifies its Williamstown center at 711 Marsha Avenue as providing family practice, internal medicine, men’s health, well visits, immunizations, mental-health care and addiction services.
Henry J. Austin Health Center
Henry J. Austin launches paid $23/hour healthcare career-pathways pilot for Trenton high-school students
Henry J. Austin Health Center, Inc. Announced its Henry J. Austin Career Pathways pilot for students from Trenton Central High School and affiliated charter high schools.
Ocean Health Initiatives
OHI's 2026 schedule lists $25–$40 medical charges and $45–$60 dental charges through 200% FPL
Ocean Health Initiatives' revised schedule based on the 2026 federal poverty guidelines lists charges for services other than dental and chiropractic of $25 at or below 100% FPL, $30 from 101% through 133%, $35 from 134% through 150%…
Saint James Health Inc.
Saint James accepts walk-ins and routes established patients’ after-hours concerns to an on-call provider
Directory-listed Saint James Health’s current office policy says walk-ins are accepted, while warning that walk-in waits may be longer.
VNACJ Community Health Center
VNACJ and Brookdale link student primary care with experiential healthcare training and employee tuition discounts
VNACJ Community Health Center announced a partnership with VNA Health Group and Brookdale Community College that gives Brookdale students access to primary and preventive care at VNACJ locations, including the Caroline Huber Holistic Wellness Center.
Zufall Health
Zufall maps 15 participating pharmacies and an 11-county Goodale delivery footprint
Zufall Health's July 9 pharmacy page says the health center owns and operates Goodale Pharmacy in Dover, lists Goodale plus 14 Walgreens locations as participating pharmacies, and offers weekday delivery across Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex…
New Jersey Legislature
Enacted NJ FY2026 law directs $32M from hospital surcharges to FQHCs
New Jersey's enacted FY2026 Appropriations Act directs $32 million from surcharges on general hospitals and specialty heart hospitals to fund federally qualified health centers and also makes prior-year Health Care Subsidy Fund balances available for FQHC…
New Jersey Department of Human Services
Cover All Kids makes immigration status irrelevant for income-eligible children under 19
NJ Human Services says Cover All Kids gives NJ FamilyCare coverage to all income-eligible New Jersey children under 19 regardless of immigration status.
New Jersey Department of Human Services
NJ models 165,000-330,000 coverage losses and up to $3.7B in annual fiscal impact by SFY2030
NJ Human Services' May 2026 fact sheet says about 540,000 ACA expansion members will be subject to new work requirements and that more than 300,000 NJ FamilyCare participants could lose coverage.
Office of the Governor of New Jersey
Sherrill's March proposal set a $60.7B FY2027 baseline and nearly halved the structural deficit
The Governor's March 10 release describes an inaugural FY2027 proposal totaling $60.7 billion, with a proposed $5.4 billion surplus, nearly $2 billion in cost reductions, a 1.6% increase over the adjusted FY2026 appropriation…
New Jersey Department of Human Services
NJ DHS budgets $34.6M for emergency-care cost shifts and $10M+ for enrollment systems
Human Services Commissioner Stephen Cha testified on May 6 that more than 300,000 people could lose NJ FamilyCare under current modeling, with a lower estimate of 165,000 or fewer if state and county systems perform exceptionally well.
Office of the Governor of New Jersey
S2996/A4052 makes independent primary and behavioral APN practice permanent
Governor Sherrill's March 30 release says S2996/A4052 permanently preserves independent practice authority for certain advanced practice nurses providing primary or behavioral health care and allows qualifying APNs to prescribe without a joint protocol with a…
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS awards New Jersey $147,250,806 for the first year of Rural Health Transformation
CMS's award table gives New Jersey an FY2026 first-year Rural Health Transformation amount of $147,250,806, the low end of a national range from $147 million to $281 million.
New Jersey Monitor
NJHA commentary connects coverage losses, hospital cuts, provider-tax limits, and uncompensated care
Cathy Bennett's New Jersey Monitor commentary argues that the coverage shock and institutional funding shock are one system problem.
New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance
Get Covered NJ loses 68,830 enrollees by April 15 as premiums rise
NJ DOBI reports that Get Covered New Jersey enrollment fell from 509,192 at the January 31 close of open enrollment to 440,362 on April 15, a net loss of 68,830 people, or nearly 14%.
New Jersey Monitor
NJ hospital association leader warns of a $3.6B annual Medicaid loss and a 350,000-person coverage shock
In a May 20 commentary, New Jersey Hospital Association president and CEO Cathy Bennett describes an estimated $3.6 billion annual reduction in federal Medicaid funding, roughly 350,000 people losing Medicaid…
Federal Register / CMS
CMS community-engagement rule takes effect July 31; states must implement by January 1, 2027
CMS-2454-IFC is an interim final rule with comment period, published in the Federal Register on June 3 and effective July 31, 2026.
New Jersey Legislature
Final NJ A5324_R1 sets $325-$725 employer Medicaid fees; worker exclusions begin July 1, 2027
The final first reprint uses Medicaid-covered employees—not dependents—to determine the employer's band: 50-249 covered employees triggers $325, 250-499 triggers $525, and 500 or more triggers $725.
Office of the Governor of New Jersey
Final NJ FY2027 budget is $60.7B with $6.9B in state funding for NJ FamilyCare
Governor Sherrill's official June 30 release confirms that she signed the $60.7 billion FY2027 Appropriations Act.
NJ Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
NJ DMAHS publishes the member-facing October 2026 and January 2027 eligibility calendar
NJ DMAHS's member page, updated June 22, says some non-citizens may lose NJ FamilyCare eligibility beginning October 1, 2026.
New Jersey Monitor
NJ proposes $10.5M for Medicaid enrollment systems before six-month renewals begin
New Jersey Monitor reported on March 30 that the proposed FY2027 budget included $10.5 million to strengthen Medicaid enrollment technology and vendor coordination before federal activity rules and six-month renewals begin.