ED Medicaid Support

Part of paid clinical trials in Hackensack, New Jersey.

Sponsor
Hackensack Meridian Health
Study ID
NCT07594782
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Emergencies
  • Pediatric Uninsured Emergency Visits

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Navigation through financial systems and linkage to resources — OTHER
    Navigation through financial systems and linkage to resources to connect families and ultimately help them gain access to insurance for the pediatric patient.

Study Details

The study introduces a bedside intervention assisting families with the enrollment or re-enrollment process through patient direct contact with NJFamily Care and financial departments, using an emergency department (ED)-based navigator tool. The primary objective is to identify the barriers contributing to the lack of insurance coverage through NJ Family Care coverage using a brief survey with the parents of children who are treated in the ED and identified as uninsured, and to study the effect of a bedside intervention designed to assist families with the enrollment or re-enrollment process.

Key Dates

First listed
May 19, 2026
Start date
Aug 19, 2026
Status verified
Aug 2026
Primary completion
Aug 13, 2028
Completion
Aug 13, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
180 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Experimental: Bedside intervention and support
    A bedside intervention assisting families with the enrollment or re-enrollment process through patient direct contact with NJFamily Care and local financial departments, using an ED-based navigator tool.

Primary Outcome Measure

Barriers to medicaid enrollment or reenrollment [ Time Frame: Survey is completed upon enrollment ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Hackensack Univarsity medical CenterHackensackNew Jersey07601
Daisy Negron, MBA, BSN, RN
[email protected]
551-996-3206

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