New Jersey Hospital System Mobilizes to Retain 500,000 Medicaid Patients Facing Disenrollment
Hackensack Meridian Health is launching an outreach campaign to educate approximately 500,000 New Jersey Medicaid beneficiaries at risk of losing coverage, with $3.5 billion in reimbursement at stake for the 18-hospital system. The health system president cited concerns about increased emergency department utilization if patients lose coverage and delay care. The disenrollment threat appears connected to federal legislation referenced as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Hackensack Meridian is working to help eligible patients maintain enrollment through education and assistance with renewal processes.
Large-scale Medicaid disenrollment in New Jersey would trigger significant membership loss for managed care organizations, reduce capitation revenue, and shift care delivery patterns toward higher-cost emergency department settings as uninsured patients delay preventive and primary care.
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