VITALE ‘HEALTH CARE STABILIZATION FUND ACT’ SIGNED INTO LAW

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Joseph F. Vitale which will establish the Health Care Stabilization Fund to ensure seamless access to health care in communities served by a hospital facing closure was signed into law by Governor Corzine today.

“New Jersey’s hospital system is in crisis, and unless we take serious steps to stop the hemorrhaging, people who rely on hospitals as their primary health care providers will be put in jeopardy,” said Senator Vitale, D-Middlesex, and Chair of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee. “This new law addresses the epidemic of closures happening all over the Garden State, and seeks to act as a safety valve for the facilities which are essential to the public safety of our communities. Through this measure, we are offering some relief to hard-hit hospitals, and assuring New Jersey residents that the hospital system will be there in their time of need.”

SENATOR RUIZ STATEMENT ON BUDGET HEARING ON DEPT. OF HEALTH

TRENTON – Senator Teresa Ruiz, D-Essex and Union, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement regarding today’s panel hearing on the affect of the FY 2009 Budget on the State Department of Health and Senior Services:

SENATOR VITALE STATEMENT ON BUDGET HEARING ON DEPT. OF HEALTH

TRENTON – Senator Joseph F. Vitale, D-Middlesex, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and author of a health care reform plan to ensure affordable health care for all New Jersey residents, issued the following statement regarding today’s hearing on the FY 2009 Budget of the State Department of Health and Senior Services:

SENATOR REDD STATEMENT ON BUDGET HEARING ON DEPT. OF HEALTH

TRENTON – Senator Dana Redd, D-Camden and Gloucester, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement regarding today’s Committee hearing on the FY 2009 Budget, and its affect on the State Department of Health and Senior Services:

ROBERTS CHARITY CARE ANTI-FRAUD ACT
RECEIVES FINAL LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL
Measure Would Crack Down on People Who Lie about Incomes to Receive Free Care; Impose 2-for-1 Penalty if Hospital Is Culpable for Processing a Fraudulent Claim

(TRENTON) - The Senate today passed legislation Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts, Jr., sponsored to curtail waste, fraud, and abuse in the state subsidy program that reimburses hospitals for services provided to patients who do not have health insurance or who cannot afford to pay for care.

BUONO-KARCHER-VITALE BILL TO PROTECT AGAINST FRAUD IN CHARITY CARE APPROVED BY SENATE

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senators Barbara Buono, Ellen Karcher and Joseph F. Vitale which would improve State oversight over the hospital charity care subsidy program, which provides funding for emergency health care for the uninsured, was approved by the Senate today by a vote of 36-0, receiving final legislative approval.

ROBERTS CHARITY CARE ANTI-FRAUD ACT ADVANCES

Measure Would Crack Down on People Who Lie about Incomes to Receive Free Care; Impose 2-for-1 Penalty if Hospital Is Culpable for Processing a Fraudulent Claim

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts, Jr., sponsored to curtail waste, fraud, and abuse in the state subsidy program that reimburses hospitals for services provided to patients who do not have health insurance or who cannot afford to pay for care was passed today by the General Assembly.

ROBERTS CHARITY CARE ANTI-FRAUD ACT ADVANCES

Measure Would Crack Down on People Who Lie about Incomes to Receive Free Care; Impose 2-for-1 Penalty if Hospital Is Culpable for Processing a Fraudulent Claim

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts, Jr., sponsored to curtail waste, fraud, and abuse in the state subsidy program that reimburses hospitals for services provided to patients who do not have health insurance or who cannot afford to pay for care passed today in the General Assembly.