Any of the approved COVID-19 vaccines can be had easily and equitably in New Jersey right now, with more than 1,800 vaccination sites in operation around the state. The shots are available free of charge regardless of health insurance status, but numbers crunched at...
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Poll: Those without health insurance less vaccinated
A new survey released June 14 finds much lower COVID-19 vaccination rates among those without health insurance, even though the vaccines are free. The report by the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University found that 55.6% of...
Research: People with health insurance are vaccinated more than those without
A new national survey by Soumitra Bhuyan, Julia Sass Rubin; and Joel Cantor and Alexis Rittweger, a research assistant analyzes distribution and acceptance of the COVID19 vaccine across groups of gender, age, education, race, and region.
Joel Cantor appointed to Milbank Quarterly Editorial Advisory Board
Dr. Cantor is a widely published scholar on the effects of health insurance regulatory policy and innovative health service delivery.
Affordable Care Act before Supreme Court puts health coverage at risk for 800,000 in NJ
“The aircraft carrier that is the U.S. health care system has made a sweeping turn,” said Joel Cantor, founding director of the Center for State Health Policy at Rutgers University. He said it would be difficult to change course once again after the myriad of...
White Docs on the Short End of One Racial Disparity
In an accompanying commentary, Joel C. Cantor, ScD, and Dawne M. Mouzon, PhD, both of Rutgers University, were skeptical of the results, suggesting that the Stanford group perhaps didn't dig deep enough. "Prior work has shown that primary care physicians experience...
Despite New Doubts, ‘Hotspotting’ Help For Heavy Health Care Users Marches On
To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the death of the hotspotting model are greatly exaggerated," said Rutgers University professor Joel Cantor, director of the Center for State Health Policy, before the California results dropped. Cantor has worked closely with the...
New Jersey wants government’s help, Rutgers poll says
New findings out of the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy suggest the overwhelming majority of New Jerseyans — on both sides of the political aisle — are in favor of the government stepping in to support the well-being of families. "For every one of these, at...
Obamacare enrollment sinks 11% — historically low unemployment is at least partly to blame
Regardless, the tight labor market is helping reduce dependence on the federal program, said Joel Cantor, the founding director of the Center for State Health Policy at Rutgers University in New Jersey. "The economy has increased employment rates and encouraged more...
Transition 2018: Bloustein faculty, staff, alumni will have an impact on New Jersey's future
Carl Van Horn, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development and a widely recognized expert on workforce, human resources, and employment policy issues with extensive experience in public and private...
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