Health Insurance

August 15, 2008 - 2:01pm
PRESS RELEASE

Kean: Horizon Filing Triggers Extensive Review of Potential Benefits and Costs

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.

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March 17, 2008 - 2:33pm
PRESS RELEASE

Cohen: Universal Access to Healthcare Vital to New Jersey's Continued Health

Assembly Democrats News Release

COHEN:  UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE VITAL TO NEW JERSEY'S CONTINUED HEALTH

Assembly Sponsor Hails Bold, Collaborative Process

(TRENTON) - After a late morning news conference unveiling an ambitious multiphase plan to reform New Jersey's health insurance industry and provide universal access to healthcare, Assemblyman Neil M. Cohen (D-Union), a forceful advocate of healthcare issues in the General Assembly and a prime sponsor of the measure, released the following statement:

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August 21, 2007 - 12:32pm
PRESS RELEASE

Vitale Blasts New Federal Rules to Undercut SCHIP

VITALE BLASTS NEW FEDERAL RULES TO UNDERCUT SCHIP

Says Administration's Rule Changes Will Hurt State's Efforts to Increase Enrollment

TRENTON - Senator Joseph F. Vitale, Chair of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee issued the following statement today regarding President Bush's newly adopted standards for expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) which, the Senator says, are "a poorly veiled threat to eliminate health insurance for hundreds of thousands of our nation's children."

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May 10, 2007 - 5:57pm
PRESS RELEASE

Vitale-Buono Bill to Ensure Insurance Coverage for Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders Advances in Assembly

VITALE-BUONO BILL TO ENSURE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR ALCOHOLISM, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL DISORDERS ADVANCES IN ASSEMBLY

TRENTON - A bill sponsored by Senators Joseph F. Vitale and Barbara Buono which would require insurance companies to cover alcoholism, substance abuse and mental disorders under the same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses was approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee today by a vote of 10-3.

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