MEDIA ADVISORY
New Jersey Hospital Association, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s
New Jersey Health Initiatives to Announce New Mission for Vets:
Helping N.J. Residents Sign Up for Health Insurance

We invite you to join us for the exciting announcement of a new program in New Jersey that will help address two pressing issues: veteran unemployment and applying for health insurance. This Veterans Day, Nov. 11, the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) and New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI) will announce a new initiative employing U.S. veterans to be trained and deployed to hospitals and other sites across the state to assist New Jersey residents in exploring their new health insurance coverage options under the Affordable Care Act. These Certified Application Counselors will be able to sign up individuals via paper, telephone or online, including plans under the Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare. NJHA will hire, train and employ the veterans, with financial support provided by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF.)