February 13

• Fortune - Millennials and Generation Z Have a Big Problem With Traditional Health Care in the U.S.
  http://fortune.com/2019/02/13/millennials-healthcare/
• NJ Spotlight - State to launch local needle exchanges, enhance services at current sites
  https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/19/02/12/state-to-launch-local-needle-exchanges-enhance-services-at-current-sites/
• NorthJersey.com - After 49 years, North Jersey's mental health leader says: 'The job's not done.'
  https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/columnists/christopher-maag/2019/02/13/half-century-he-north-jerseys-leader-mental-health/2646458002/
• Philly.com - Marijuana use may increase teens' risk of depression and suicide, research review suggests
  https://www.philly.com/health/marijuana-cannabis-depression-anxiety-suicide-mental-health-20190213.html

February 12

• NJBIZ - Atlantic Health System hospitals recognized by Healthgrades
  https://njbiz.com/atlantic-health-system-hospitals-recognized-healthgrades/
• NJ Spotlight - Lawmakers seek to close gap in mail-order vape sales
  https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/19/02/11/lawmakers-seek-to-close-gap-in-mail-order-vape-sales/
• Modern Healthcare - Employer-sponsored healthcare spending reaches record high
  https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20190212/NEWS/190219994
• CNBnews.net - CDC Report on Youth E Cigarette and Tobacco Use Rising
  https://www.gloucestercitynews.net/clearysnotebook/2019/02/cdc-report-on-youth-e-cigarette-and-tobacco-use-rising.html

February 11

• NJBIZ - Autism law introduced in House of Representatives
  https://njbiz.com/autism-law-introduced-house-representatives/
• NJ Spotlight - Big push to make Medicaid in New Jersey more effective and efficient
  https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/19/02/10/big-push-to-make-medicaid-in-new-jersey-more-effective-and-efficient/

February 10

• NJ 101.5 - NJ may let terminally ill patients end their lives
  http://nj1015.com/should-nj-allow-terminally-ill-patients-to-end-their-lives/
• NJ 101.5 - Camden's 7-day pledge is cutting hospital re-admissions
  http://nj1015.com/camdens-7-day-pledge-is-cutting-hospital-re-admissions/

February 8

• NJ Spotlight - Aid-in-dying legislation advances after passionate testimony pro and con
  https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/19/02/07/aid-in-dying-legislation-advances-following-passionate-testimony-pro-and-con/

February 7

• NJ.com - N.J. just moved a step closer to letting terminally ill people end their lives
  https://www.nj.com/news/2019/02/nj-just-moved-a-step-closer-to-letting-terminally-ill-people-end-their-lives.html
• Kean/Vitale Bill to Help NJ Moms, Address Maternal & Infant Mortality Rates Advances
  https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/kean-vitale-bill-help-nj-moms-address-maternal-infant-mortality-rates-advances/
• Singer Bill Package to Improve Maternity Care Advances
  https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/singer-bill-package-improve-maternity-care-advances/

February 6

• 92.7 WOBM - ER patients with chronic conditions, usually poor, cost NJ hospitals $1B
  http://wobm.com/er-patients-with-chronic-conditions-usually-poor-cost-nj-hospitals-1b/

February 5

• New Jersey Herald - NY to invest $204M on 95 health care projects
  https://www.njherald.com/article/20190205/AP/302059980
• NJ Spotlight - Camden program to cut hospital readmissions gains national attention
  https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/19/02/04/camden-program-to-cut-hospital-readmissions-gains-national-attention/
• NJBIZ - Sweeney blocks bill to lower public worker health care costs, boost benefits
  https://njbiz.com/sweeney-blocks-bill-lower-public-worker-health-care-costs-boost-benefits/
• Insider NJ - Governor approves Rooney bill expanding the pool of certified nurse aides
  https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/governor-approves-rooney-bill-expanding-pool-certified-nurse-aides/

February 4

• CBS Philly - New Report Finds Increasing Cancer Risk for Obese Millennials
  https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/02/04/new-american-cancer-society-report-finds-increasing-cancer-risk-for-obese-millennials/
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• Patient Engagement Hit - Primary Care Access Key to Reduce Chronic Illness ED Utilization
  https://patientengagementhit.com/news/primary-care-access-key-to-reduce-chronic-illness-ed-utilization
• News 12 New Jersey - Presidential candidate Sen. Booker wants to keep private health insurance
  http://newjersey.news12.com/story/39900115/presidential-candidate-sen-booker-wants-to-keep-private-health-insurance

February 1

• NJBIZ - Englewood Health increases minimum wage to $15 an hour
  https://njbiz.com/englewood-health-increases-minimum-wage-15-hour/
• NJBIZ - State assembly votes to make meningitis B vaccine mandatory for students
  https://njbiz.com/state-assembly-votes-make-meningitis-b-vaccine-mandatory-students/
• Philly Inquirer - Medicare chief tells Philly conference: Patients must be part of controlling health care costs
  http://www.philly.com/health/cms-health-care-price-transparency-seema-verma-wharton-20190201.html
• Pensions&Investments - N.J. Gov. Murphy vetoes bill that would 'jeopardize' state pension fund health
  https://www.pionline.com/article/20190201/ONLINE/190209985/nj-gov-murphy-vetoes-bill-that-would-jeopardize-state-pension-fund-health
• NJ Spotlight - For donor-conceived people, data about biological parents can be critical

  https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/19/01/30/for-donor-conceived-people-data-about-biological-parents-can-be-critical/

January 31

• NJ.com - Murphy torpedoes homeless aid, and top Democrat calls it 'a cold act on the coldest day of the year'
  https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/01/murphy-torpedoes-homeless-aid-and-top-democrat-calls-it-a-cold-act-on-the-coldest-day-of-the-year.html
• NJBIZ - Murphy celebrates reinstatement of funding for women's health, family planning services
  https://njbiz.com/murphy-restores-funding-womens-health-family-planning-services/
• Insider NJ - Sweeney/Diegnan/Ruiz Bill to Expand NJ's Paid Family Leave Wins Senate Approval
  https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/sweeney-diegnan-ruiz-bill-expand-njs-paid-family-leave-wins-senate-approval/
• CBS Philly - 121 Million US Adults Have Some Type Of Cardiovascular Disease, Study Finds
  https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/01/31/121-million-us-adults-have-some-type-of-cardiovascular-disease-study-finds/
• NJ Spotlight - Campaign expands to curb sugar-sweetened beverages
  https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/19/01/30/campaign-expands-to-curb-sugar-sweetened-beverages/

January 30

• NJBIZ - Bills designed to create greater transparency among business and health entities
  https://njbiz.com/bills-designed-create-greater-transparency-among-business-health-care-entities/
• NJBIZ - Report: NJ must do more to end e-cigarette epidemic, reduce tobacco use
  https://njbiz.com/report-nj-must-end-e-cigarette-epidemic-reduce-tobacco-use/
• ROI-NJ - Report: Chornic conditions take big toll in N.J.'s poorest counties
  http://www.roi-nj.com/2019/01/30/healthcare/report-chronic-conditions-take-big-toll-in-n-j-s-poorest-counties/

January 29

• NJ.com - Struggling hospital gets new name, new future after state OK's $3M sale to non-profit
  https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/01/gov-mcgreevey-people-are-dying-every-day-from-opioids-here-are-5-things-we-could-now.html
• NJ.com - N.J. among states getting hit hardest by flu this season. So when will it end?
  https://www.nj.com/expo/news/g66l-2019/01/1c63c356075187/nj-among-states-getting-hit-hardest-by-flu-this-season-so-when-will-it-end.html

January 28

• NJ 101.5 - More Jersey teens using e-cigarettes, thinking they're safe
  http://nj1015.com/more-jersey-teens-using-e-cigarettes-thinking-theyre-safe/
• ROI-NJ - 'Hardest and best job I've had': Health Commissioner Elnahal talks Year One and beyond
  http://www.roi-nj.com/2019/01/28/healthcare/qa-health-commissioner-elnahal-talks-year-one-and-beyond/

January 27

• NJ 101.5 - How minimum wage hike could drive up NJ's medicare spending
  http://nj1015.com/how-minimum-wage-hike-could-drive-up-njs-medicare-spending/
• Press of Atlantic City - South Jersey experts weigh in on cannabis use for opioid addiction
  https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/south-jersey-experts-weigh-in-on-cannabis-use-for-opioid/article_3ab98267-d737-5766-80a1-69a929bea50e.html

January 25

• Becker's Hospital Review - Primary care visits within 7 days of discharge linked to fewer readmissions
  https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/primary-care-visits-within-7-days-of-discharge-linked-to-fewer-readmissions.html
• NJTV - Legislative leaders sound alarms about state's fiscal health at town hall
  https://www.njtvonline.org/news/video/legislative-leaders-sound-alarms-about-states-fiscal-health-at-town-hall/
• NJ Spotlight - Critics urge NJ to pump brakes on increasing access to marijuana
  https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/19/01/24/critics-urge-nj-to-pump-brakes-on-increasing-access-to-marijuana/

January 24

• NJ Spotlight - Murphy outlines expanded, multiagency approach to opioid addiction
  https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/19/01/23/murphy-outlines-expanded-multiagency-approach-to-opioid-addiction/
• NJ.com - Here's what First Lady Tammy Murphy wants to do about the 'alarming' number of women who die giving birth
  https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/01/heres-what-first-lady-tammy-murphy-wants-to-do-about-the-alarming-number-of-women-who-die-giving-birth.html
• NJBIZ - Hackensack Meridian Health announces formation of maternal health task force
  https://njbiz.com/hackensack-meridian-health-announces-formation-maternal-health-task-force/
• SNJ Today - AtlanticCare Plans for New Multi-Million Dollar Facility in Atlantic City
  http://www.snjtoday.com/story/39848861/atlanticare-plans-for-new-multimillion-dollar-facility-in-atlantic-city
• NJBIZ - FDA approves Sanofi's flu vaccine in children as young as 6 months
  https://njbiz.com/fda-approves-sanofis-flu-vaccine-children-young-6-months/