Archive for Tag: Office of the State Comptroller

Peterson legislation protecting taxpayer funds for health care passes Assembly

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Erik Peterson’s bill addressing the limited public funds dedicated to counties for health care costs and the soaring enrollment in Medicaid was passed by the full Assembly on Monday. The bill (A2017) allows counties to access state data to determine if an individual has insurance...

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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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