Credit: (Edwin J. Torres/ Governor’s Office)She pushed New Jersey’s addiction treatment system to align with clinical best-practices; tweaked Medicaid to help poor residents pay for autism-related care, prevent diabetes or quit smoking; and invested heavily in child-care support for working families.
In ways large and small, state Department of Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson has reshaped the way her department works to assist millions of poor, vulnerable and disabled New Jerseyans.
Last week Gov. Phil Murphy announced Johnson, whom he appointed to the post in January 2018, will leave the DHS on Friday,Jan. 15 to join the new presidential COVID-19 response team. Deputy Commissioner Sarah Adelman will become acting commissioner with her departure. President-elect Joe Biden tapped Johnson, an Obama administration veteran, to oversee the nationwide…
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