Opinion: Rediscovering NJ's Tradition of Healthcare Innovation
Are we witnessing the resurgence of the Garden State's venerable history of healthcare reform?
By Joel C. Cantor [Joel C. Cantor is the director of the Center for State Health Policy and professor of public policy at Rutgers University. He has authored numerous studies of health insurance regulatory policy, healthcare delivery system performance, and access to care for low-income and minority populations. He serves frequently as an advisor on health policy matters to New Jersey state government. The views expressed in this essay are solely those of the author and are not endorsed by funders of the Center for State Health Policy.] Observers of healthcare in New Jersey can be forgiven for being a bit cynical about its future. Cynics would point to New Jersey’s poor performance on myriad measures of health system performance. (See, for…
Chris B
6:45 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
I am totally impressed by this argument...well most of it. There are obviously many well-informed people on both sides. There are also a few who rely on feelings and guesses rather than facts to form their opinion. Please keep one thing in mind. No matter who wins the election, Obamacare will not be repealed. Governor Romney has already indicated that he will keep most of the provisions. He also … more ›