Eleventh-Annual Statewide Healthcare Symposium Explores Changes in Health Care Policy and What It Means for New Jersey

Health Care and Political Leaders Tackle the Most Critical Issues at This Year’s “State of the State in Healthcare” Forum

WOODBRIDGE NJ – September 24, 2019– More than 300 leaders in health care in New Jersey have registered for the 11th-annual “State of the State in Healthcare Symposium” on Thursday, September 26 at 8:30 a.m. at the APA Hotel Woodbridge.

The event, sponsored by the New Jersey Association of Health Underwriters (NJAHU), brings together the top minds in government, insurance and health care in New Jersey for a candid discussion about the industry, ongoing healthcare reform efforts and how the system must be improved to better serve patients.

The four-hour event, moderated by NJAHU leaders, features panels of distinguished experts on the state and national level, as well as leaders of health insurance companies in New Jersey. Guests include:

• George Norcross III, Executive Chairman, Conner, Strong & Buckelew
• Marlene Caride,Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance
•   Janet Trautwein, President, National Association of Health Underwriters
• John Sarno, President, Employers Association of New Jersey
• Kevin Joyce, Vice President, Atlantic Health System
•   Linda Schwimmer,President & CEO, New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
• Christine A. Stearns, Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs, Gibbons, P.C.

“It’s an understatement to say that much has happened to affect the healthcare system in New Jersey since we held last year’s State of the State Healthcare Symposium,” said Frank Petrulla, NJAHU’s chair of the State of the State. “We’ve assembled a high-level panel of experts to cut through the rhetoric and help people understand the real issues we face in New Jersey as we deal with health care reform.”

What:             The NJAHU sponsors its 11th-annual “State of the State in Healthcare” symposium,” bringing together leaders from all perspectives to discuss the status of health care in New Jersey.

When:             Thursday, September 26 , 2019        8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Where:            APA Hotel Woodbridge, 120 S. Wood Ave, Iselin, NJ