Scott Fallon

Covering healthcare at USA TODAY NETWORK NEW JERSEY including: @NorthJersey @AsburyParkPress @MyCentralJersey @CPSJ and more Member of @TheRecordGuild

[NJhospitals @NJHospitals]

Worth a read: How an advance practice nurse at @sjh_nj went the extra mile – 2,400 miles to be exact – to provide a lifesaving procedure for a young cancer patient. Via @NewsFallon and @NorthJersey
https://t.co/RGhakC8TCf

#GoodNewsTuesday

[John Connolly @JohnConnolly_22]

A New Jersey child has died from influenza, marking the first pediatric death in what is shaping up to be the worst flu seasons in years https://t.co/jJf0yiWyDi via @northjersey @NewsFallon

[Autism New Jersey @AutismNJ]

Thank you https://t.co/4aB0RNzfXP's @myersgene and @newsfallon for their “Hurdles to Health Care” series that covered a range of important topics, including the complex health needs of people with autism and other developmental disorders.

The series mentioned @AutismNJ's creation of a statewide consortium to define autism-friendly care. Our goal is to support substantial and sustainable changes in healthcare systems throughout the state. For more information about our consortium, visit https://t.co/v9eAlMsVAv.

#autismawareness #autismfamily #autismcommunity #autismsupport #autismfriendly https://t.co/SdxQMPq4zR

[Amanda Oglesby 🌊 @OglesbyAPP]

#NJ man first to die of meat allergy triggered by tick bite, researchers say https://t.co/HT9XOeKULu via @northjersey @alphagal_info #alphagalsyndrome #LoneStarTick #ticks #NJnews #news @NewsFallon #health

[Scott Fallon @NewsFallon]

Part 6 of Hurdles to Health Care
Today we look at how NJ med schools are training the next generation of doctors to better treat patients with disabilities.
https://t.co/1cwdmt4ilo @HMHNewJersey @RWJMS @myersgene

[Amanda Oglesby 🌊 @OglesbyAPP]

Sticker shock as #NJ health insurance costs soar with open enrollment https://t.co/WMzv6FmSvU via @northjersey @NewsFallon #NJnews #HealthInsurance

[Scott Fallon @NewsFallon]

Part 5 of Hurdles to Health Care:
Insurance denials are one of the most infuriating and deflating aspects of modern health care
Meet Ed Heaton. He has spent 2 years battling an ambulance bill that he & his supporters say was needed given his cerebral palsy
https://t.co/m8ivJsqWCH

[Scott Fallon @NewsFallon]

With everything pointing to ACA subsidies going unfunded for 2026, how many Americans are going to risk going without health insurance?
The 3 of us each received a flu shot yesterday - the backbone of preventative medicine.
Cost with insurance: $0.
Cost without insurance: $486

[Scott Fallon @NewsFallon]

Part 4 of Hurdles to Health Care.
In this episode Gene Myers shows us the few NJ medical practices that are set up to treat patients with disabilities and why it matters.
https://t.co/iyN0aUlQm1

[Scott Fallon @NewsFallon]

Part 3 of our series Hurdles to Health Care just dropped:
NJ’s Medicaid managed-care system may be among the most pervasive obstacles to patients with disabilities resulting often in denials and delays — and opaque reasoning. @myersgene
https://t.co/cyno4erfwW

[Scott Fallon @NewsFallon]

Part 2 of Hurdles to Health Care w/ @myersgene:
In a state with one of the best doctor-to-patient ratios, New Jersey has sat at the bottom in % of docs who accept Medicaid.
This puts folks with disabilities at a major disadvantage when seeking care.
https://t.co/U8okoJ03rD

[Scott Fallon @NewsFallon]

My reporting partner @myersgene joined @BriVannozziNJ of @NJSpotlightNews last night to discuss our series Hurdles to Health Care.
Part 2 drops today.
Watch here:
https://t.co/AusiqLCywR

[Ashley Balcerzak @abalcerzak]

Must-read from @byMikeDavis & @mdiamondapp: How NJ's top watchdog lost its bite amid conflicts and chaos
https://t.co/gnCEVb3qrH

[Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh]

Many people with disabilities report worse experiences with the healthcare system than those without disabilities. IFH researcher Elizabeth Stone discusses the need for disability-competent healthcare with @NewsFallon @myersgene @northjersey.
https://t.co/sRR1OD0ghv

[Scott Fallon @NewsFallon]

I've broken my exile to do what journalists do best here: Shamelessly promote their work.

Today is the first part of Hurdles to Health Care a series w/ @myersgene that examines the wide gap in access and outcomes that New Jerseyans with disabilities face
https://t.co/1ekqs2f8DV

[Colleen Wilson @Colleenallreds]

🚨🚨🚨
BREAKING: They have a deal and strike is ending, according to a source close to the negotiations and confirmed by the union.

Story is coming momentarily, exclusively @northjersey.

[Charles Stile @PoliticalStile]

Federal Medicaid cuts: Health care execs offer bleak outcome for NJ patients. Excellent @NewsFallon explainer on the looming threats of Medicaid cuts in NJ. https://t.co/dp3VqefvYU via @northjersey

[Terrence T. McDonald @terrencemcd]

maddening @NewsFallon story that illustrates how tough it is to care for elderly, sick people — and how it could upend the lives of their caregivers https://t.co/UdK289oq5z

[NewsGuild of New York @nyguild]

ANOTHER BIG GANNETT WIN: @therecordguild has won a historic first contract, lifting long-stagnant wages by over 25% on average, and averting a planned walkout. More here....
https://t.co/fnX4gcH08r

[Anne-Marie Caruso @AnneCarusoPhoto]

Hey @Gannett still waiting on that contract. Making a picket sign just in case… @nyguild