Lilo Stainton

Healthcare Reporter at NJ Spotlight News

Healthcare Reporter at NJTV

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Methadone treatment innovation is ‘game-changer’ for patients

2 weeks ago | njspotlightnews.org | Lilo Stainton

For most people, getting prescription medication means a trip to a nearby drugstore and a pill they take in the privacy of their homes. Many even have medications mailed to them. Not when the prescription calls for methadone. People on methadone — a medication used for some 60 years to treat opioid use disorder — must usually travel every day to a special program where they can consume their daily dose in front of clinic staff.
Advocates underline how NJ should spend opioid settlement funds

3 weeks ago | njspotlightnews.org | Lilo Stainton

Safe housing, as a foundation for a healthier life. Transportation to substance use treatment, support and job programs. Support for families who have lost loved ones to the opioid epidemic. Funding for grassroots programs proven to save lives. Sustainable employment for people in recovery.
How the GOP bill would hit Medicaid users in New Jersey

3 weeks ago | newjerseyhills.com | Lilo Stainton

What Republicans approved in a politically divided U.S. House of Representatives before dawn on Thursday, May 22 outlines massive spending cuts to the nation’s safety net of health and food aid systems. The bill, which must now clear the Senate, also calls for tax cuts for wealthy residents and corporations and would drive up the national deficit.
What GOP’s Medicaid cuts could cost New Jersey

1 month ago | njspotlightnews.org | Lilo Stainton

New Jersey stands to lose $3.6 billion — nearly a quarter of the federal funding it expected to collect — for its Medicaid program in the new budget year under legislation now advancing in Congress, according to an analysis by state officials.
Half a million in N.J. at risk of losing affordable health coverage

1 month ago | nj.com | Lilo Stainton

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by NJ Spotlight News and shared as part of a content-sharing agreement between Mosaic.NJ.com and NJ Spotlight News. You can follow them on FacebookandTwitter (or X).
NJ residents face giant increases health insurance premiums

1 month ago | njspotlightnews.org | Lilo Stainton

A family of four in Ocean County earning less than $131,400 annually would see their health insurance costs rise by nearly $20,200 a year – 239% increase – if the federal government doesn’t reinstate tax credits for plans purchased through publicly run insurance marketplaces like Get Covered New Jersey.
N.J. residents face giant health insurance premium increases

1 month ago | newjerseyhills.com | Lilo Stainton

A family of four in Ocean County earning less than $131,400 annually would see their health insurance costs rise by nearly $20,200 a year – a 239 percent increase – if the federal government doesn’t reinstate tax credits for plans purchased through publicly run insurance marketplaces like Get Covered New Jersey.
How federal funding cuts could jeopardize New Jersey's welfare system

1 month ago | newjerseyhills.com | Lilo Stainton

New Jersey has made significant progress over the last two decades when it comes to child welfare, evolving from an overburdened system that required federal oversight to a national leader in keeping families together. That progress is now threatened by potential federal funding cuts that could cost New Jersey’s Department of Children and Families more than $100 million, Commissioner Christine Norbut Beyer recently told state lawmakers. kAmp C65F4E:@?
Federal funding cuts threaten N.J.’s child welfare system

1 month ago | nj.com | Lilo Stainton

Editor’s note: This story was shared as part of a content-sharing agreement between Mosaic.NJ.com and NJ Spotlight News. You can follow them on Facebook and Twitter (or X). New Jersey has made significant progress over the last two decades when it comes to child welfare, evolving from an overburdened system that required federal oversight to a national leader in keeping families together.
Murphy budget plan threatens cancer screening

2 months ago | newjerseyhills.com | Lilo Stainton

New Jersey has its own nationally designated cancer center — and proximity to highly rated treatment programs in New York City and Philadelphia. Clinical data shows it is also home to the seventh-highest cancer incidence rate in the U.S.To help address this, the state created Screen NJ, a partnership involving Rutgers University, the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the state Department of Health that has provided free cancer tests to some 110,000 people since 2018.