2017 NJ Governor's race: on Health Care


Jack Ciattarelli: Discontinue ObamaCare Cadillac health insurance plans

Source: 2017 New Jersey Gubernatorial campaign website Jack4Gov.com Jan 17, 2017

Steve Fulop: Partner with public health groups to fight urban disparities

Mayor Steven M. Fulop, in collaboration with [city and private agencies], has been identified to receive a $10,000 community seed award from the HealthyCommunity50 Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge, for work toward making measurable change in their local communities.

The Challenge, a partnership between the Aetna Foundation & the American Public Health Association, will award $1.5 million in prizes to small and mid-sized cities & counties that are able to show measurable change over the course of several years working with cross-sector partnerships to implement health innovations and data-driven solutions. Hundreds of public/private entities applied nationwide.

"I am thrilled that the Jersey City HealthyCommunity50 Collaborative was selected to receive grant dollars to enhance the meaningful work we're doing to increase health and develop strong partnerships to combat health disparities that plague cities like ours," said Mayor Fulop.

Source: Mayoral press release for 2017 New Jersey Gubernatorial race Sep 15, 2016

Steve Fulop: Combat health disparities that plague cities

The Jersey City Anti Violence Coalition Movement has been identified to receive a $10,000 community seed award from the HealthyCommunity50 Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge. This Jersey City-based HealthyCommunity50 Collaborative is one of 50 organizations nationwide awarded for work toward making measurable change in their local communities.

The Challenge will award $1.5 million in prizes to cities & counties that are able to show measurable change over the course of several years working with cross-sector partnerships to implement health innovations and data-driven solutions. The HealthyCommunity50 were chosen based on plans to improve the health of their communities in at least one of five domains:

  1. Healthy behaviors
  2. community safety
  3. built environment
  4. social/economic factors and
  5. environmental exposures.
"I am thrilled that the Jersey City HealthyCommunity50 Collaborative was selected to combat health disparities that plague cities like ours," said Mayor Fulop.
Source: Mayoral press release in 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial race Sep 15, 2016

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Candidates and political leaders on Health Care:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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