<body><div><p> New Jersey’s Healthy Homes Program, with $95 million in funding. </p><h2><strong> New Jersey’s Healthy Homes Program Aims to Improve Health Outcomes by Providing Affordable Housing for Medicaid Recipients </strong></h2><p> New Jersey has launched the <a href="https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/healthy_homes/hhi" rel="nofollow"> Healthy Homes Program </a> with $95 million in state funding to build and renovate affordable housing for Medicaid recipients. This initiative led by the <a href="https://dhs.sa.gov.au/" rel="nofollow"> Department of Human Services (DHS) </a> , aims to offer safe and stable homes to the state’s most vulnerable residents. <a href="https://dhs.sa.gov.au/" rel="nofollow"> DHS </a> Commissioner Sarah Adelman notes that a recent study found more than half of Medicaid recipients live in poor or <a href="https://morristownminute.town.news/g/morristown-nj/post/267218/95-million-available-development-healthy-homes-new-jersey" rel="nofollow"> unaffordable housing </a> which affects their health. </p><p><a href="https://southarkansassun.com/finance/95911/25-million-borrowers-to-benefit-from-new-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-but-will-courts-and-election-results-derail-the-ambitious-plan/" rel="nofollow"> READ ALSO: 25 Million Borrowers To Benefit From New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan: But Will Courts And Election Results Derail The Ambitious Plan? </a></p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3gB1px_0ud1NFHO00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3gB1px_0ud1NFHO00" width="1200" height="900" ><p class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-95951"> (photo: Morristown Minute) </p><h2><strong> Improving Health and Living Conditions through Affordable Housing </strong></h2><p> The program is designed to improve living conditions and health by ensuring long-term housing stability. Developers can apply for funding to start new construction, renovate existing homes, or upgrade appliances and furniture. This approach is meant to meet both immediate and long-term needs helping residents live more comfortably and healthily. </p><p> The program might also help reduce healthcare costs. Adelman points to a study in New Jersey that showed a 25% drop in emergency room spending for Medicaid members who had stable supportive housing. With a target of building up to 200 affordable units and the Healthy Homes Program shows New Jersey’s dedication to improving health equity and finding lasting solutions for its most at-risk communities, according to the report of <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/new-jersey-department-of-human-services-healthy-housing" rel="nofollow"> Audacy </a> . </p><p><a href="https://southarkansassun.com/finance/95899/30-of-veterans-may-face-reduced-pensions-project-2025s-impact-on-va-disability-ratings-and-benefits/" rel="nofollow"> READ ALSO: 30% Of Veterans May Face Reduced Pensions: Project 2025’S Impact On VA Disability Ratings And Benefits </a></p></div></body>

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$95 Million Initiative: New Jersey’s Healthy Homes Program Aims to Improve Health Outcomes for Medicaid Recipients

New Jersey’s Healthy Homes Program, with $95 million in funding. New Jersey’s Healthy Homes Program Aims to Improve Health Outcomes by Providing Affordable Housing for Medicaid Recipients New Jersey has launched the Healthy Homes Program with $95 million in state funding to build and renovate affordable housing for Medicaid recipients. This initiative led by the […]