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New Jersey Bill Aims to Protect Medicaid Patients' Care

11/13/2025

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New Jersey's Assembly is considering a bill to shield Medicaid patients with disabilities from losing nursing care during transition to adult services.
Introduced February 2024, the bill would keep nursing hours unless medical evaluation shows reduced need.
Advocates say managed-care profits drive denials, with appeals taking months.
In Ohio, a separate bill would allow health care sharing ministries to deduct contributions from taxes, while critics warn they lack traditional protections.

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Story summary

New Jersey's Assembly is considering a bill to shield Medicaid patients with disabilities from losing nursing care during transition to adult services.
Introduced February 2024, the bill would keep nursing hours unless medical evaluation shows reduced need.
Advocates say managed-care profits drive denials, with appeals taking months.
In Ohio, a separate bill would allow health care sharing ministries to deduct contributions from taxes, while critics warn they lack traditional protections.