Republican Senate Leader Tom Kean looks forward to a vigorous debate among all the stakeholders about Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey's plan to convert to a for-profit company.

COHEN: FAMILY CARE EXPANSION HUGE STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION

(PERTH AMBOY) - Immediately following Governor Jon S. Corzine's enactment of S-1557/A-2624 - legislation that significantly expands New Jersey's FamilyCare program and creates health coverage mandates for children - Assemblyman Neil M. Cohen (D-Union), a prime sponsor of the measure and a staunch advocate for health care reform, issued the following statement:

Lautenberg, Brown Introduce Bill to Protect Health Care
for Children With Chronic and Life-Threatening Illnesses

Lautenberg Measure to Keep New Jersey Children Covered by Health Insurance Passes Senate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today released their assessment of the Bush health care budget and its impact on New Jersey residents.

Lautenberg Joins DiVincenzo, Local Leaders and Doctors to Announce New Funding for Mental Health Care in Essex County

Lautenberg Responds To State of The Union

VITALE-CONIGLIO BILL TO REQUIRE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO ADOPT VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS APPROVED BY SENATE

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senators Joseph F. Vitale and Joseph Coniglio which would require the establishment of violence prevention programs in health care facilities in order to protect workers from violence was approved by the Senate today by a vote of 38-0, receiving final legislative approval.

VITALE-BUONO BILL TO PROMOTE 'TREATMENT OVER PAPERWORK'

Statewide Medical Information Database Would Make Medical History Paperwork a Thing of the Past

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senators Joseph F. Vitale and Barbara Buono which would establish a Statewide health information technology plan was approved by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee today by a vote of 6-0.

GREENSTEIN/MORIARTY PUBLIC RIGHT-TO-KNOW BILL
ON HOSPITAL INFECTION RATES SIGNED INTO LAW

Action Comes Two Weeks  after New CDC Report Finds Deadly Super-Staph Infections Rising at Dangerous Rates
 
(HAMILTON) - New Jersey today became the 20th state in the country to enact a law providing health-care consumers with unfettered access to reports on infection rates at all New Jersey hospitals.