Archive for Tag: health insurance

Implement Aon health care recommendations immediately, says Wirths

TRENTON, N.J. – After taxpayers and government employees were hit with double-digit rate spikes last year, a new report from the actuary hired by the state to assess its health insurance plans recommends immediate and long-term ways to cut premium expenses. “Anything the state can do to lower costs...

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Thomson says energy tax receipts must offset employee health care hikes

TRENTON, N.J. – With the State Health Benefits Commission approving health care rate hikes of 23% for local government employees, Assemblyman Ned Thomson is demanding that energy tax receipts be paid in full to municipalities to offset the expected property tax increases. “The state has essentially been playing Judas...

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Committee considers Peterson legislation protecting taxpayer funds for health care

TRENTON, N.J. – An Assembly committee on Thursday will take up a bill addressing the limited public funds dedicated to counties for Covid-19 testing and treatment, and the soaring enrollment in Medicaid as people lost their employer-sponsored health insurance during the pandemic.  The bill (A2017), sponsored by Assemblyman Erik...

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DiMaio rejects Murphy’s “extreme” push for abortions

TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader John DiMaio rejected Gov. Phil Murphy’s push today to have abortions covered by insurance and taxpayers after signing legislation allowing full term abortions in January. “First of all, allowing abortions up until birth is a heinous stance to take. Now, Murphy is hastily...

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