10/16/2026
🩺🚑 Compared to other states, New Jersey has the 10th-highest per resident but ranks 46th in the nation for the number of primary care providers per 100,000 residents. In 24 other states, they have instituted All-Payer Claims Databases, which combine detailed data about enrollment from public and private insurers. According to researchers Joel Cantor, Bingxiao Wu, Derek DeLia, Ph.D., and Lindsay Shea, these rich data sources are seen as valuable in policy environments that favor market-based solutions and those where regulatory approaches are on the table.
New Jersey is well-positioned to establish an All-Payer Claims Database, by building upon the state's existing Integrated Population Health Data or iPHD project. Enacted in 2016, the iPHD project with the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy integrates state health administrative data, breaking down governmental program silos and generating insights to improve population health. State legislation and funding would be needed to establish this program but building upon existing infrastructure and revenue from state appropriations, user fees, contracts, and federal Medicaid matching funds can bridge the gaps.
Read more: https://policylab.rutgers.edu/publication/achieving-affordable-health-care-in-new-jersey-requires-better-data-other-states-are-well-ahead/
