August 31, 2026

 

     With many concerns associated with the new Medicaid eligibility and work/community engagement requirements soon to be enacted under the federal law H.R.1, NJAMHAA has lined up experts from New Jersey to help behavioral healthcare providers prepare for these changes and protect Medicaid coverage for the vulnerable individuals they serve as much as possible.

 

     NJAMHAA’s Fall Conference, Standing Strong Together to Elevate Behavioral Health, will feature a keynote presentation, Medicaid in Transition: What H.R.1 Means for Behavioral Health and the Safety Net, by Carole Johnson, President and CEO of University Hospital, who previously served as New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) Commissioner and federal Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration.

 

     This critical topic will also be the focus of the plenary session, Building Resilient Systems: Collaboration across the Behavioral Health Continuum. Presenters will be Dr. Stephen Cha, DHS Commissioner; Joseph E. Ribsam, Jr., JD, Acting Commissioner, Department of Children and Families; and Raquel Mazon Jeffers, MIA, MPH, Deputy Commissioner for Population Health, Department of Health.

 

     This event will be held on October 20, 2026, at the APA Hotel Woodbridge in Iselin, NJ. It will also feature workshops on a variety of clinical topics, as well as social determinants of health and artificial intelligence.

 

     Please click here to view all conference details and register to attend.