Medicaid Cuts Impact to New Jersey

The NJ Department of Human Services has assessed how Congressional budget proposals could impact Medicaid provider pay, eligibility, and benefits—affecting thousands of children and families statewide.

Federal funds cover over half ($14B) of NJFamilyCare’s $24B budget. Cuts could jeopardize vital services, forcing families to choose between healthcare and basic needs.

The state's healthcare coverage program, NJFamilyCare, covers 1.8 Million New Jerseyans- including 830, 000 children and 80,000 young adults.

Who are these children?

• Children from poor to moderate income working families
• Children living in foster care
• Young people recently aged out of foster care and just entering the workforce
• Children adopted from foster care with special needs
• Children living in kinship care families
• Children receiving services through NJ's Children System of Care
• Children with developmental disabilities
• Children with complex medical and health needs
• Children receiving Medicaid school-based health services
• Children with IEPs and needing health-related services in school

Medicaid also assists adults with disabilities and seniors living in long-term care facilities.

What services are at stake?

The coverage includes life-saving care and essential services that prevent costly and invasive health problems in the future. Some of these services include:

• Hospital Care
• Physician (Primary Care and Specialty)
• Dental Care
• Prescription Drugs
• Maternal Health (This includes more than 30% of New Jersey births)
• Long-term nursing care, in nursing facilities and the community
• Behavioral health, including services for those with serious mental illness and treatment of substance use disorders
• Community-based services for individuals with developmental disabilities

ACT NOW: Tell Congress you oppose Medicaid cuts that will affect our most vulnerable citizens.