Saint Peter’s University Hospital, a member of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, has launched the Substance Abuse and Addiction Loss Support Group for families who are coping with loss due to addiction.
The free and confidential support group meets virtually on the second Thursday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m.
Inspired by Saint Peter’s Opioid Task Force, the Substance Abuse and Addiction Loss Support Group is for families and close loved ones of people who have passed away from addiction.
The social workers at Saint Peter’s realized that families in the Middlesex County area did not have a local support group that offered them the opportunity to talk through their feelings of loss due to addiction, according to information provided by Saint Peter’s.
St. Peter s Healthcare, Horizon BCBS of New Jersey settle contract dispute
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Saint Peter s Healthcare System and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey have settled a years-long contract dispute, the organizations announced Wednesday.
Effective May 1, New Brunswick, N.J.-based St. Peter s will become a Tier 1 facility in Horizon s OMNIA Health Plans, which means members pay the lowest level of cost-sharing for hospital and outpatient surgery services provided by the best doctors and hospitals in Horizon s managed care network. The undisclosed settlement resolves allegations that Saint Peter s University Hospital was illegally excluded from Horizon s top OMNIA plan.
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N.J. hospital ends 6-year legal fight with Horizon in deal that could save patients money
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Saint Peter’s University Hospital and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey ended a six-year legal battle and reached a settlement Wednesday that will give patients who use the New Brunswick facility access to less expensive care and gives the hospital preferred status as a top-tier provider.
Arguing it was wrongly excluded from what was then a new line of new discounted insurance plans called OMNIA, Saint Peter’s University Hospital filed a lawsuit in November 2015 to stop Horizon, the dominant insurance carrier in the state, from selling the policies without giving the hospital a chance to participate as a “tier 1″ provider.
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NEW BRUNSWICK – Saint Peter’s Healthcare System and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey announced they have ended a legal dispute over Horizon’s widely held Omnia plans.
The settlement, announced Wednesday, puts Saint Peter’s in Horizon’s Tier 1 network, joining its larger counterparts, Hackensack Meridian Health and RWJBarnabas Health, effective May 1.
The parties said in a joint statement they are pleased to have reached an agreement. Instead of continuing to focus on our differences, we look forward to working together to advance health care quality, affordability and the customer experience. Saint Peter’s and Horizon BCBSNJ will continue our long history of collaboration to further enhance this partnership to improve the health and well-being of those we serve, the statement said.