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NJ's Medicaid’s standards for out-of-state pediatric care are set to expand, delighting parents and advocates. Insurance providers not happy.

Downey Introduces Legislation to Establish a Home Repair and Modification for Aging Parents Program  May 10, 2021, 10:32 am | in Downey Introduces Legislation to Establish a Home Repair and Modification for Aging Parents Program    (TRENTON) – To ensure the 1.1 million home caregivers in New Jersey are receiving the benefits and assistance they need to provide for their loved ones, Assemblywoman Joann Downey (D-Monmouth) introduced a measure that would establish a home repair assistance program for homeowners to accommodate their aging parents. “As Chair of the ...

State May Require Cameras In Group Homes by Susan K. Livio, NJ.com/TNS | December 15, 2020 EDISON, N.J. — William Cray was found dead on the floor of his bedroom closet in a group home in Somers Point three years ago. His mother said she’ll never know what happened to her son, a 33-year-old man with developmental disabilities. The autopsy said he died of natural causes. The operators of the state-licensed group home, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, didn’t say much, although she had been at odds with them in recent months over Billy’s unexplained bruises and other injuries.