An interventional study of Navigation through financial systems and linkage to resources in Pediatric Uninsured Emergency Visits and Emergencies, sponsored by Hackensack Meridian Health. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-21.
Sponsored by Hackensack Meridian Health · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
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.
Hackensack Meridian Health is the lead sponsor of 113 studies on the registry; 28 are open to participants now.
Of its 17 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 12 (71%) have results posted.
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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.
Other: Navigation through financial systems and linkage to resources
Navigation through financial systems and linkage to resources to connect families and ultimately help them gain access to insurance for the pediatric patient.
Barriers to medicaid enrollment or reenrollment
Outcome of questionnaire regarding barriers expressed as percentage of participants who identified each barrier
Time frame: Survey is completed upon enrollment
Rate of Successful Medicaid Enrollment or Re-enrollment Approval
The proportion of the enrolled participants who reported approval for Medicaid coverage. This outcome measures the ultimate success of the intervention of re-establishing health insurance.
Time frame: Assessed via participant follow-up call or review of the electronic health record at 90 days post-intervention.
Enrollment in Temporary Insurance Coverage
The proportion of participants who, after receiving additional assistance, were successfully enrolled in a temporary or bridge insurance plan, known as presumptive eligibility. This measures the intervention's success in providing a safety net for families during the Medicaid application waiting period.
Time frame: Assessed via participant follow-up within 10 days (+/- 5 days) post-intervention and/or chart review.
Plan to share: No
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Started Aug 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Aug 2028, 23 months after the start.
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