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Rutgers Center for State Health Policy informs, supports, and stimulates sound and creative state health policy in New Jersey and around the nation. Visit us at cshp.rutgers.edu!
This week’s #WednesdayWisdom comes from Dr. Eddy Bresnitz, public health expert and adjunct professor of epidemiology at @rutgerssph.bsky.social.

He writes in @njspotlightnews.org about sustaining the progress #NewJersey has made in developing its #publichealth system: go.rutgers.edu/2t9850w5
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This week, we’re sharing an additional insight from a #research article co-authored by CSHP and @rwjms.bsky.social Instructor Dan Treglia.

The article explores the age distribution of the single older adult #homeless population in the US: go.rutgers.edu/4s0g1yub
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This week’s #WednesdayWisdom comes from an op-ed in @njspotlightnews.org authored by Cathleen Bennett, president and CEO of the New Jersey Hospital Association.

She highlights the need for the state to help residents navigate barriers to accessing #healthinsurance coverage: go.rutgers.edu/jo1jv5ls
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Today’s #FindingsFriday insight comes from a #research article in @epilepsiajournal.bsky.social co-authored by CSHP Director Joel Cantor.

It identifies #inequities contributing to frequent emergency department visits for some experiencing #seizures: go.rutgers.edu/f9olgcj1
October 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This week’s #WednesdayWisdom comes from CSHP & @rutgerssph.bsky.social Instructor @marasheftel.bsky.social, who recently co-authored a piece for the #GenerationsJournal about the need to protect #workers from #extremeheat on the job: go.rutgers.edu/w62pyx6m
October 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@stateofnewjersey.bsky.social is joining other states to form a new #publichealth alliance to facilitate cross-state collaboration on matters of #healthpolicy.

Member states hope to regularize guidance for residents amid conflicting information from the federal government: go.rutgers.edu/sfvj0nah
October 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
#NEW: A study published in #Demography, co-authored by CSHP and @rutgerssph.bsky.social Instructor @marasheftel.bsky.social, found that the undocumented #immigrant population has aged dramatically over the last two decades.

Learn more: go.rutgers.edu/39epmekz
October 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
#NEW in Generations Journal: CSHP and @rutgerssph.bsky.social Instructor @marasheftel.bsky.social joins colleagues in exploring policy solutions for mitigating the growing impact of #extremeheat on U.S. #workers.

Read it here: go.rutgers.edu/w62pyx6m
Burn Out Reimagined: Extreme Heat, Work Disability, and Sociodemographic Disparities in America - ASA Generations
As temperatures rise and our labor force ages, protecting workers from extreme heat on the job becomes crucial.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This article from the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social features CSHP Associate Research Professor @annnguyen4.bsky.social, whose #research sheds light on the importance of #Medicaid coverage for #cancer care and screening and the potential negative impact of federal cuts: go.rutgers.edu/6bxn0eoq
October 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
For #FindingsFriday, we’re sharing an additional insight from a #research article co-authored by @lehighu.bsky.social's Michael Gusmano and CSHP’s Frank Thompson.

They explore the #unwinding of #Medicaid continuous coverage through the lens of #federalism: go.rutgers.edu/je2nljdo
October 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This week’s #WednesdayWisdom comes from a @jama.com editorial co-authored by CSHP Assistant Professor @ericaeliason.bsky.social and Aditi Vasan with @policylabchop.bsky.social.

They discuss the need to reform children’s #healthinsurance structures to prevent coverage loss: go.rutgers.edu/ztu2lpti
October 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It’s #FindingsFriday and today’s insight comes from a new article led by Michael Enich and co-authored by @emmytiderington.bsky.social and CSHP Director Joel Cantor.

It explores #physicians’ understanding of how #Zcodes reflect #homelessness: go.rutgers.edu/2k89tvn7
October 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Today’s bit of #WednesdayWisdom comes from CSHP/ @rutgersifh.bsky.social Associate Research Professor @annnguyen4.bsky.social.

She spoke with #TheDailyTargum about her #research examining trends and gaps in #cancer screening practices for #Medicaid enrollees in #NewJersey: go.rutgers.edu/cf1ksuku
October 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Today’s #FindingsFriday insight comes from a study co-authored by CSHP’s @annnguyen4.bsky.social, Jose Nova, and Joel Cantor.

They identify provider and organizational factors associated with increased #cancer screening before and during the #pandemic: go.rutgers.edu/wdxjvp5c
October 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This week we’re sharing some #WednesdayWisdom from Dr. Anita Kinney, associate director at @rutgerscancer.bsky.social and director of #ScreenNJ.

She co-authored a trio of papers exploring #cancerscreening trends and best practices for #Medicaid enrollees in #NewJersey: go.rutgers.edu/h62mg4my
October 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Reposted by Rutgers CSHP
“Although [children’s continuous coverage] may incur short-term costs, [it] leads to improved health, educational, and economic outcomes into adulthood.”

Drs. Aditi Vasan & Erica Eliason frame new research on churn in a fragmented insurance landscape in @jama.com. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Reforming Children’s Health Care Coverage
Children need adequate and continuous access to health care to grow, develop, thrive, and ultimately become healthy adults. Losing health insurance coverage, even temporarily, can have devastating…
jamanetwork.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#NEW: A journal article co-authored by CSHP Director Joel Cantor and retired Senior Medical Sociologist Michael Yedidia analyzes the challenges and strategies reported by #healthcare and #housing organizations in implementing cross-sector #collaboration: go.rutgers.edu/zfmwduat
September 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This week’s #WednesdayWisdom comes from a new @milbankfund.bsky.social blog post co-authored by CSHP Assistant Research Professor @aspishakthomas.com and Research Coordinator Allison Oh.

The full #blog post is available here: go.rutgers.edu/lo7kicw4
September 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This week’s #FindingsFriday insight comes from a paper co-authored by CSHP’s Joel Cantor and Michael Yedidia with #RutgersSSW colleagues @emmytiderington.bsky.social and Nora Sullivan.

The paper draws on the experiences of #unhoused people with complex #health needs: go.rutgers.edu/n2p0u9x
September 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
NEW: CSHP's @annnguyen4.bsky.social and Anita Kinney, associate director at @rutgerscancer.bsky.social and director of #ScreenNJ , sat down with #RutgersToday to discuss trends and best practices in #cancer screening for #Medicaid enrollees: go.rutgers.edu/h62mg4my
September 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
CSHP/ @rutgersifh.bsky.social Assistant Research Professor @aspishakthomas.com and Research Coordinator Allison Oh co-authored a NEW blog post for the @milbankfund.bsky.social.

Learn how some states provide #healthinsurance to #children regardless of #immigration status: go.rutgers.edu/lo7kicw4
September 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
For #FindingsFriday, we’re sharing an additional insight from CSHP Assistant Professor @ericaeliason.bsky.social's study of how continuous eligibility and CHIP policies impacted #insurance coverage loss for #children during the #Medicaid “unwinding”: go.rutgers.edu/3q6z78ux
September 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
@stateofnewjersey.bsky.social state employees will no longer see a substantial rise in #healthinsurance premiums in 2026.

A new deal with labor leaders also directs the state to identify and utlimately address the main drivers of rising #medicalcosts in the future: go.rutgers.edu/8f720txx
September 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This week we’re sharing a #FindingsFriday insight from a journal article co-authored by CSHP Assistant Professor @ericaeliason.bsky.social.

The study examines how #rural nonprofit #hospitals report their #community benefits to maintain their tax-exempt status: go.rutgers.edu/clnn8xu0
August 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
With changes to federal support for state #Medicaid programs and #SNAP food assistance, some students in #NewJersey may now lose access to free #school lunches.

Research has shown that these meals support both individual #health and academic progress: go.rutgers.edu/3g5wnj3c
August 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM