New Jersey passes law mandating insurance coverage for holistic health care
New Jersey has passed a law mandoring that health insurance coverage must cover a range of holistic therapies and treatments.The bill, SB 1313, was introduced Tuesday by state Assemblyman Eric T. McAllister Jr., D-Union, who said the state needs to make health care more affordable.He said he introduced the...
How to fix NJ’s health care system
A top health care official on Wednesday called on the state’s largest health insurer to start offering insurance to people with mental illness and to make its mental health programs more accessible to more people.The announcement came after New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who’s seeking re-election, proposed a $2...
New Jersey health insurance company pays $2.2m to settle ethics claims
New Jersey’s largest health insurance firm has agreed to pay $2,225,000 to settle claims that it used its influence over state officials to influence its decision not to renew health insurance coverage for independent health care workers.In the latest case, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit...