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New Jersey State Policy Lab
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New Jersey Policy Lab conducts rigorous evidence-based research to raise the quality of data used by state policymakers to address the needs of NJ communities.
https://policylab.rutgers.edu/
🩺⚕️Researchers with #Rutgers #NJ Medical School, in collaboration with the NJSPL, have developed a report which is intended to serve as the first comprehensive state-by-state guide of health insurance literacy educational resources and/or interventions available across the U.S.:

#healthinsurance
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), as of August 2024, more than 42,600 New Jerseyans—approximately 0.5% of the population—were being served by 346 Medicare-certified nursing homes: policylab.rutgers.edu/publication/...
October 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In #NJ, there are typically over 200,000 traffic crashes per year, but only crashes resulting in fatalities are reported to the national Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) database:
policylab.rutgers.edu/publication/...
#traffic #trafficsafety #AcademicSky #Rutgers @bloustein.rutgers.edu
September 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🍎 📚 In 2022, #NJ removed edTPA, as a statewide requirement for #teacher certification. Under this new policy, each educator preparation program was responsible for designing and/or selecting a performance-based assessment to evaluate their own teacher candidates policylab.rutgers.edu/publication/...
September 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
💌 #Donate today 📣 the #Rutgers New Jersey State Policy Lab Fund supports the development of critical, nonpartisan, evidence-based #policy #research for the Garden State: give.rutgersfoundation.org/nj-state-pol...
August 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🏠🧓 In #NJ, there are currently less than 25 eligible properties being served by an Assisted Living Program, but #Rutgers researchers have identified more than 300 subsidized #housing properties that could be served by an ALP in the Garden State: policylab.rutgers.edu/publication/...
August 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM