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A New Jersey-based medical group has presided over $950 million in shady Medicaid billing for home health care and adult day care services, an investigation by The Post reveals. One operation owned by Honor Health Network, the Broadway Respite and Home Care in Fair Lawn, has billed a staggering $157 million from Medicaid from 89,000 unique patients across a six-year period, according to federal spending data. This despite the entire county only having roughly 20,000 elderly Medicaid recipients, according to data from Georgetown University. Broadway Adult Day Care, at 24-20 Broadway in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, on Oct. 28, 2026. Stefano Giovannini for NY Post Broadway Adult Day Care billed Medicaid $40 million between 2018 and 2024 for 28,000 unique patients, according to data. Stefano Giovannini for NY Post “It doesn’t look right. It’s very weird,” a former Medicaid fraud investigator, who requested anonymity, told The Post after reviewing the numbers. The home care industry gobbles up hundreds of billions of dollars a year in Medicaid funding, paying individuals to look after homebound, chronically -ill seniors. However, it is routinely scammed, according to federal authorities and previous Post investigations . Two home care entities operated by Honor Health Network —
Rep. Nellie Pou declared victory on Nov. 3 in her bid for a second term representing New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District, where Republicans had hoped to build on President Donald Trump’s narrow win two years earlier. The Democratic incumbent issued a statement at about 10 p.m. thanking voters after opening a large lead over Republican Rosie Pino, a Clifton councilwoman, in initial returns that included early voting and some mail-in ballots. Independent Terrisa Bukovinac also ran for the seat. “From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank the people of New Jersey’s Ninth District for the trust they have placed in me,” Pou said. Speaking by phone just a few minutes earlier as she traveled between campaign gatherings, Pou said she was optimistic about the returns but stopped short of declaring a win. “I do believe that we will be victorious, and the numbers are looking exceptionally good,” she told NorthJersey.com. Pou first won the seat in 2024 after the death of longtime Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., defeating Republican Billy Prempeh by about 5 percentage points even as Trump narrowly carried the district. Democrats regained ground in the 2025 governor’s race in the district, which includes Paterson, Passaic
EASTON, Pa.- Gracedale Nursing Home's license is being downgraded again, this time to Provisional III status. Northampton County Executive Tara Zrinski delivered the news to the county council during its regular meeting Thursday night. Gracedale, which is owned and operated by the county, has been operating under a provisional license...
Valley Home Care, part of Valley Health System in Paramus, and Atlantic Visiting Nurse in Morristown, have been ranked as the top home care agencies in New Jersey on Newsweek’s list of “America’s Best Home Health Agencies 2027.”. This distinction, presented in collaboration with research firm Statista...
Southern Ocean Medical Center is now offering acupuncture. Actually, SOMC has been providing it since a soft opening in mid-July, as well as offering visits with a nurse health coach and a nutritionist as part of its extended Integrative Health and Medicine office. Ed Walters said SOMC – formerly called...
Three South Jersey hospitals run by Jefferson Health are on track to leave Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey's network on March 1, 2027, unless the two sides strike a new deal before then. Jefferson's Cherry Hill, Stratford, and Washington Township hospitals are at the center of the standoff, which has already triggered contract termination notices and a public war of words over who is shortchanging whom.
The New Jersey Hospital Association’s latest annual report puts the value of free care, no-cost screenings, research and other community benefits delivered by the state’s hospitals in 2024 at $7.8 billion, the New Jersey Monitor reported. The totals span screenings, clinics and other community health programs offered by...
At NJHealth Hospice and Palliative Care, extraordinary care happens every day. While our team members rarely seek recognition, there are moments when their compassion shines so brightly that families feel compelled to share their gratitude. This month, we are proud to celebrate our October WOW Winners—Julie Hertz, RN/case manager and Denise Davis, spiritual care coordinator, […]
NEW YORK — The health care workers union 1199SEIU said Tuesday’s midterm election results were a victory for working families and said its members expect the winners to protect Medicaid, expand access to care and restore protections for immigrants. “This is a win for working people, by working...
PARAMUS, NJ, November 5, 2026 – Valley Health System is proud to have 65 physicians from the medical staff and affiliated medical staff recognized on (201) Magazine’s Top Family Doctors 2026 list. In partnership with MSP Communications, a marketing solutions organization, (201) Magazine asked physicians throughout New Jersey...
When New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced last month that she was putting together a working group to reform the health insurance plan for public employees once and for all, Texas billionaire Mark Cuban eagerly raised his hand, offering to help . The two exchanged messages on the social media site, X. Cuban, with 8.5 million followers, told her he was ready to tick people off. Sherrill, with 112,000 followers, told him she was done kicking the can down the road and wanted him on Team Jersey. Weeks later, their motivation is coming into focus. Both Sherrill and Cuban have railed against pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), a segment of the health care industry that is under scrutiny for its role in rising drug prices. Sherrill has promised reform. Cuban is waiting in the wings with what he says is a less expensive model. Their potentially powerful alliance could disrupt PBMs, which manage employers' prescription drug plans. One study found New Jersey public employees — and taxpayers — could have saved hundreds of millions of dollars if the workers had bought their generic drugs from Cuban's CostPlusDrugs site instead of using their insurance through the state's PBM, Optum Rx . Health
A deck version of this summary is also available HERE. Headquartered in Meadowbrook, PA, Redeemer Health ("RH"), together with its Debtor and non-Debtor affiliates (collectively, the "Company"), is a nonprofit Catholic health and social services system serving southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. RH, the parent of eleven Debtor affiliates (together with RH, the "Debtors"), is a holding company with no employees or direct operations. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Holy Redeemer Health System (“HRHS”), operates Holy Redeemer Hospital, a licensed 239-bed acute care facility in Abington Township, PA. The hospital provides emergency, inpatient and outpatient care and ancillary services, including rehabilitation and respiratory therapy, with a focus on cancer care, women’s health, cardiovascular health and orthopedics.
Joining the Navy in 2014, Ted Pease traveled the world on his way to becoming a lieutenant commander. After he left active duty, he found his way back to the area he loves. Raised in West Chester, the Malvern Prep alum is now the owner of Newtown Square’s Right at Home Main Line, a company that provides in-home care and assistance to seniors and adults.
It has been more than a year since Crozer-Chester Medical Center (CCMC) closed, but former patients have been receiving bills and debt collection notices. The unexpected bills are creating additional stress for residents who were forced to find new doctors and hospitals following the collapse of Crozer Health. Crozer Health...
(This content was created with the help of AI.) Pennsylvania's largest Amish community has become ground zero for the country's worst measles surge in decades—and it's quietly shifting some minds on vaccines. The AP reports Lancaster County accounts for more than a third of the state's 1,350-plus measles cases this year, with at least three related deaths there. Though the Amish and conservative Mennonites often live apart from mainstream civic life, they shop, work, and attend school alongside their "English" neighbors, making it impossible to contain the highly contagious virus within their ...
Allentown, Pa. — Oct. 30, 2026 — While most costumed Halloween characters tend to be spooky, Jefferson Health’s tiniest patients are proving that there are no tricks, only treats, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). Staff at Jefferson’s Lehigh Valley hospitals dressed the babies in adorable Halloween-themed outfits and presented commemorative keepsakes to their families.
Philadelphia health officials announced Monday free seasonal vaccines at a variety of clinics around the city.
EPHRATA, Pa. (AP) — Amish and Mennonite shoppers in conservative dress mingled with shoppers from the wider public on a recent Friday at a vast outdoor market here, where vendors sold colorful pumpkins and mums, fry pies and squash, sports jerseys and Barbie accessories. Such interactions are common in Lancaster County, home to the largest Amish population in the U.S. — and the epicenter of the nation’s worst measles outbreak in 35 years. While they avoid many types of civic engagement for religious reasons, the Amish — like many other groups vulnerable to measles across the nation — are not truly separate. “We are all interconnected,” said Dr. Diego Hijano of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Robust vaccination rates once protected Americans much better. But rates among the general public are now falling , and rates have long been low among the Amish, creating the perfect conditions for the contagious virus — officially considered “eliminated” from the U.S. since 2000 — to spread here and beyond. Pennsylvania has the most U.S. cases, with over 1,350 this year, more than a third in Lancaster County alone , according to state figures. That’s a big undercount, community leaders say, since many people
Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $19.6 million to fund 18 clean transportation technology projects spread across 15 counties, part of a continuing push to cut diesel pollution tied to freight and cargo transportation. The money is aimed squarely at communities that officials describe as disproportionately affected by that kind of pollution, from Philadelphia to Allegheny County.
EPHRATA, Pa. (AP) — Amish and Mennonite shoppers in conservative dress mingled with shoppers from the wider public on a recent Friday at a vast outdoor market here, where vendors sold colorful pumpkins and mums, fry pies and squash, sports jerseys and Barbie accessories.
