FY 2020 annual report

A Y E A R L I K E N O O T H E R 23 Integrated Healthcare Council • Acutis Diagnostics – Clinical lab and tools for monitoring medications • Aetna Better Health of New Jersey – Health maintenance organization (HMO) • Amerigroup Corporation – HMO • Ammon Labs – Toxicology laboratory • Ammon Foundation – Scholarships for individuals in recovery • Attitudes In Reverse ® – Mental health and suicide prevention education • Community Access Unlimited – Services for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities • Community Care Behavioral Health Organization – behavioral health managed care organization • Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP – Law firm • Gallagher Benefit Services – Insurance; health and welfare consulting • Genoa Healthcare – Telepsychiatry provider • Health Management Associates – Research and consulting firm • Horizon NJ Health – HMO • LTC Contracting – Negotiation support • Mutual of America – Retirement plans • OPTUM Health/United Health Community Plan – HMO • PerformCare New Jersey – Children’s System of Care Contract Administrator • Rutgers School of Social Work – MSW education • Sobel Co., LLC - Accountants • Truetox Laboratories LLC – Provider of custom clinical testing • WellCare Health Plans (recently became part of Centene) – HMO While not all of the Councils meet on a regular basis, the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Council and Life Sciences and Innovation Council (LSIC) convene frequently and have hosted experts on a variety of important topics throughout the year. Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Council This Council consists of the following HMOs, as well as providers and representatives from the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (Medicaid) and New Jersey Association of Health Plans: • Aetna Better Health of New Jersey • Amerigroup Corporation • Community Care Behavioral Health Organization • Horizon NJ Health • OPTUM Health/United Health Community Plan • WellCare Health Plans Guest presentations were delivered on treating substance use disorders in the geriatric population and the loneliness epidemic; and on the New Jersey Peer Recovery Program, through which Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care provides peer counseling, using the models of wellness and reciprocal peer support, in partnership with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield. Grace Mack, Esq., Co-Chair, Healthcare Department, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., a healthcare attorney, presented on telehealth regulations for both the HMO Council and the LSIC. Life Sciences and Innovation Council (LSIC) Members of the LSIC from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are listed below: • Alkermes, Inc. • BioNJ • HealthCare Institute of New Jersey • Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc./ Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. • Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. • Perkins Partnership • Pfizer Inc. • Pharma-Care, Inc. • Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Member providers and representatives from DMHAS and Medicaid also participate on this Council. Guest experts presented on drug interactions among cannabis, cannabidiol and prescriptions; treatments in the pipeline, current research and alternatives to opioids for pain management; and tobacco cessation treatment and related research.