NJ Provider Awarded Grant to Expand Care Model

Developmental Disabilities Health Alliance (DDHA), a provider of primary medical care to people with disabilities, has been awarded a $3.7 million grant under the Affordable Care Act to expand its care model in New Jersey.

Dr. Ted Kastner, founder and president, said DDHA now serves about 500 patients in New Jersey. The grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will add 3,000 patients – 1,500 in New Jersey; and another 1,000 in New York and 500 in Arkansas, where the program will also be replicated.