If Bayonne successfully acquires Hoboken (N.J.) University Medical Center (its owners recently bid on the hospital) and enters into a similar contract with Horizon BCBS for that facility, roughly 1,000 Medicaid recipients enrolled in NJ Health who use the two facilities would be forced to find other providers, according to the report. The hospitals would still be required to treat Medicaid patients on an emergency basis, but would not be required to manage care of patients on the managed plan.
The decision to exclude Medicaid managed care patients drew criticism from state state Sen. Joe Vitale (D-Middlesex). “For these prospective buyers, its [sic] about maximizing profits, not services,” he said in the report.
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