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TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono and Senator Joseph F. Vitale which establishes a medical home demonstration project to enhance primary, patient-centered acute care for Medicaid recipients was signed into law last week by Governor Christie.

“As New Jersey prepares to implement the national health care reforms advanced by President Obama, and as we seek to do more with less funding available from the State, we need to think outside the box,” said Senator Buono, D-Middlesex, and a member of the Senate Budget Committee. “Medical home represents a new way of thinking in regards to the delivery of health care, and could lower costs while improving patient outcomes. Through this law, we will be able to examine this new health care model and determine if it’s right for New Jersey.”

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono and Senator Joseph F. Vitale which would establish a medical home demonstration project to enhance primary, patient-centered acute care for Medicaid recipients was unanimously approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today.

“We need to explore ways to make our health care system more cost-effective and better able to meet the needs of health care consumers,” said Senator Buono, D-Middlesex, and a member of the Senate Budget Committee. “By creating a medical home demonstration project within New Jersey’s Medicaid program, we can enhance health care services while reducing the cost to the taxpayers of the Garden State.”

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono and Senator Joseph F. Vitale which would establish a medical home demonstration project to enhance primary, patient-centered acute care for Medicaid recipients was approved by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee today by a vote of 9-0.

“New Jersey can and should promote a more cost-effective model of health care that provides better patient outcomes at a fraction of the cost,” said Senator Buono, D-Middlesex. “Especially when it comes to New Jersey’s limited health care resources for those in greatest need, we have to explore every possibility to maximize our results and minimize the cost to taxpayers. The medical home model of health care holds a lot of promise, and may revolutionize the delivery of health care in this country.”