John Klein has led Teaneck, New Jersey-based Cambridge Therapeutics since founding the pharmaceutical products manufacturer nearly a decade ago. He and his company provide a range of customer-friendly medical packaging options designed to increase patient adherence to prescription regimens. In addition to his role with Cambridge Therapeutics, John Klein is a board member with Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals and regularly studies emerging information in the healthcare field in his state.
In order to care for the most vulnerable of its citizens, the state of New Jersey oversees NJFamilyCare, a publicly funded insurance program that offers free or affordable health insurance for individuals of all ages. The program entitles policy holders to obtain visits to physicians, dentists, mental health professionals, and vision care specialists, as well as hospital services.
However, the research group New Jersey Policy Perspective noted that the number of children enrolled in NJFamilyCare has decreased over the past year. And a new study shows that there remain significant gaps in levels of health insurance coverage stemming from ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic differences. Simply put, there are a large number of children in New Jersey - estimates put the number at close to 80,000 - who need subsidized health insurance, but whose families have not yet taken advantage of it.
New Jersey lawmakers have stated their goal of expanding this coverage. They plan to direct specialized outreach efforts to communities of color and to work to eliminate barriers to enrollment that may exist for immigrant families and other particularly vulnerable groups.
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