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Governor Murphy Signs Law to Change Medicaid Approval to Help Seniors Stay Home

We applaud Governor Murphy for signing bipartisan legislation that will change Medicaid’s eligibility process, so seniors aren’t forced into nursing homes while waiting for Medicaid approval.

AARP NJ Applauds State Legislature for Helping Seniors Age in their Homes and Communities with the Care they Need

Urges Governor Murphy to Swiftly Enact S3495/A4049 to Expand Timely Access to Home and Community-Based Services

How Mid-Atlantic States Are Expanding Home Care

By Ann Hardie, DEC 4, 2023

For the first time since AARP began publishing the Scorecard in 2011, more than half of Medicaid long-term care dollars nationwide for older adults and people with physical disabilities went to home- and community-based services instead of nursing homes and other institutions.

11 Ways AARP New Jersey Fought - and Won - to Improve Your Health and Protect Your Money, including StayNJ!

Read more about additional property tax relief for older New Jerseyans, including a new program, StayNJ, that will go into effect in 2026.

AARP New Jersey Applauds Governor Phil Murphy, Senator Troy Singleton, Senator Vitale, Assemblyman John McKeon and the NJ Legislature for Standing Up to Big Drug Companies

Legislation Establishes a Drug Affordability Council and Out-of-pocket Caps on Life-Saving Medications

AARP New Jersey Applauds NJ Legislature for Strengthening the Health and Financial Security of Older New Jersey Residents

Legislation Makes NJ a Better Place to Grow Up and Grow Older

AARP New Jersey Applauds Assembly Appropriations Committee for Standing Up to Big Drug Companies

AARP urges Legislature to Pass S1615/A2840 to establish a prescription Drug Affordability Council and S1614/A2839 to cap the price of life-saving medications.