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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey bill expands Regional Health Hub oversight over charity care hospitals and mandates Hudson County hub
Last action · September 28, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens CommitteeSponsors: Raj Mukherji and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
The bill expands the responsibilities of Regional Health Hubs to include oversight of charity care-funded hospitals and requires the Department of Human Services to designate at least one hub in Hudson County. Designated hubs must evaluate regional healthcare needs, analyze charity care utilization, review disparities, and report findings to the Department of Health.
The measure establishes new regional evaluation and reporting duties for healthcare hubs regarding charity care distribution and access barriers, directly affecting how hospitals and healthcare providers coordinate services for vulnerable populations across designated regions.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Regional Health Hubs
Hubs take on mandatory new oversight, evaluation, and reporting responsibilities regarding charity care hospitals.
Hospitals receiving charity care funding
Hospitals are subject to regional evaluations, demographic utilization analysis, wait-time assessments, and reporting by Regional Health Hubs.
Department of Human Services
The department is required to designate a hub in Hudson County and oversee the expanded program requirements.
Key Facts
- The Department of Human Services is required to designate at least one Regional Health Hub located in Hudson County.
- Regional Health Hubs are assigned mandatory oversight and coordination responsibilities regarding hospitals receiving charity care funding.
- Mandatory hub oversight includes evaluating regional healthcare needs, identifying care access gaps, and analyzing charity care utilization trends by zip code.
- Hubs must review regional disparities, evaluate appointment wait times, and report findings to the Department of Health.
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- The bill explicitly clarifies that Regional Health Hubs are not authorized to serve as fiscal intermediaries or alter charity care funding distribution mechanisms.
- Four existing organizations are grandfathered into the program: Healthy Greater Newark ACO, Trenton Health Team, Camden Coalition of Health Care Providers, and the Health Coalition of Passaic County.
- Hubs must continue to maintain an interoperable health information platform and convene quarterly stakeholder meetings.
- The Commissioner of Human Services is authorized to designate additional non-profit organizations as Regional Health Hubs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Sep 28, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
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