Health system in New Jerdey (Jersey City, Trenton: low income, 2014, rent)

[staph5]

Hi everyone;
I am moving in few weeks from Massachusetts to NJ for a new job. My two kids (age 4 and 7) have free masshealth in Massachusetts due to my low income, also my wife has Health Safety Net which is free as well. Is it same health system in New Jersey?
I'll keep almost same range of salary in New Jersey $30000 to $35000 a year. I am especially worried about my wife, she has some health issues that concern women (something in her breasts and other issues). Probably I'll rent somewhere in south Trenton because close to my new job (I hate long commuting), is there any public hospital in that area?
Thanks a lot for reading me.

[cw30000]

I would advise you not to move to nj with a 35k income. Stay where you are if you still can.

I was told by my kids doctors they don't accept state health care.

[Poor&Dangerous]

stay where u are, u not gon have a decent life here with that kinda money

[ALackOfCreativity]

The current (2013) income cutoff for 133% of FPL is $31,322, which will be the cutoff for medicaid for adults in a 4 member household in both NJ and Massachusetts. Presumably that will increase slightly with with inflation come 2014. How medicaid is administered varies from state to state; in NJ it is administered through a handful of managed care organizations rather than directly by the government.

Also thirding that supporting a family on that income in NJ is something to avoid if still possible.

[jerseyj]

Originally Posted by ALackOfCreativity

The current (2013) income cutoff for 133% of FPL is $31,322, which will be the cutoff for medicaid for adults in a 4 member household in both NJ and Massachusetts. Presumably that will increase slightly with with inflation come 2014. How medicaid is administered varies from state to state; in NJ it is administered through a handful of managed care organizations rather than directly by the government.

Also thirding that supporting a family on that income in NJ is something to avoid if still possible.

^^^this.

Take a look at this info Welcome to NJ FamilyCare

I am not sure what you mean by a "public hospital", if you mean free, then no. The hospitals in Trenton will bill Medicare/Medicaid if you qualify.

The hospitals in Trenton are St. Francis, Capital Health (Helene Fuld). Henry J Austin is a good clinic.

[NJBest]

NJ is the only state without a public hospital system. The only exceptions are those affiliated with public universities.

[AnesthesiaMD]

Originally Posted by NJBest

NJ is the only state without a public hospital system. The only exceptions are those affiliated with public universities.

While this may be technically true, in reality it is not. We have hospitals that are completely state funded, only we don't call them "state or county hospitals". Jersey City Medical Center is a perfect example. Pull state funding from them and they would go bankrupt in a matter of hours. You could change the name to "Hudson County Medical Center" and the only thing that would change would be the name.