Announcing New Tobacco Free for a Healthy NJ Cessation Program (Updates):
INCLUDING:
-NEW NJQUITLINE WEBSITE AND CESSATION PORTAL
-NEW SMOKING CESSATION PROVIDER TOOLKIT
-QUIT FOR KIDS TEXTING SUPPORT PROGRAM
Adverse Childhood Experiences and How to Lessen their Impacts: NJ Spotlight Roundtable
We encourage you to take the time to listen to this informative and insightful podcast from NJ Spotlight. This episode is from September 27, 2019, and features the following panelists:
Dr. Kemi Alli, Chief Executive Officer, Henry J. Austin Health Center, Trenton
Christine Beyer, MSW, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Dr. Arturo Brito, MPH, Executive Director, The Nicholson Foundation
Tracy Parris-Benjamin, LMSW, FHELA, Director, Clinical Design Community Health, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Dr. Denise Rodgers, FAAFP, Vice Chancellor for Interprofessional Programs, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences; RBHS Chair in Interprofessional Education, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Moderator: Lilo H. Stainton, Healthcare Reporter, NJ Spotlight
TO: All providers, Health Maintenance Organizations – For Action
SUBJECT: NJ FamilyCare (NJFC) Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Products
EFFECTIVE: Claims with service dates on or after July 1, 2018
PURPOSE: To notify NJFC providers and managed Medicaid plans of a policy change by the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS) regarding coverage of tobacco cessation products by managed Medicaid plans.