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Ridgewood Was Just Named One of NJ’s Healthiest Places to Live

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Is Your Town on the List? Ridgewood Named a 2025 “Healthy Town” Winner!

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The results are in, and the Village of Ridgewood has officially been crowned a 2025 Healthy Town!

Ridgewood NJ, Last week, the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute released its annual rankings for the Mayors Wellness Campaign (MWC), recognizing a record-breaking number of New Jersey communities committed to better living. Ridgewood stands out among 45 elite municipalities honored for their tireless work in improving the quality of life for their residents.

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Ridgewood Named Healthy Town to Watch

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PRINCETON NJ, The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute has issued its annual New Jersey “Healthy Town” designation to eight communities participating in the Mayors Wellness Campaign (MWC), a program of the Quality Institute, in partnership with the New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Another seven towns were designated as 2018 Healthy Towns to Watch and three were designated as 2018 Healthy Town in the Making.

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MEDICAID 2.0 PROVIDES BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTHCARE REFORM IN GARDEN STATE

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LILO H. STAINTON | MARCH 7, 2017

New Jersey’s Medicaid program serves almost 2 million clients; increased cost efficiencies and enhanced responsiveness are a must — especially with ACA under fire

New Jersey’s Medicaid program, the health insurance plan that covers nearly one in every five residents, is in desperate need of modernization to better serve patients and provide them higher-quality care while remaining financially sustainable in the years to come.

That’s the assessment of a diverse group of healthcare stakeholders convened more than a year ago by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute to review the massive program, explore successful efforts in other states, and recommend reforms to improve the delivery of Medicaid in the Garden State. Representatives of the group, whose work was funded by the Nicholson Foundation, unveiled on Monday the results of their work: the Medicaid 2.0 Blueprint, a detailed plan with 24 specific recommendations designed to make the system more efficient, better integrated, and more responsive to patient needs.

https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/17/03/06/medicaid-2-0-provides-blueprint-for-healthcare-reform-in-garden-state/?utm_campaign=new-jersey-politics&utm_content=2017-08-03-9074583&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=New%20Jersey%20Politics