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WOULD PATIENTS SAVE CASH IF OUT-OF-NETWORK PROVIDER CHARGES WERE SLASHED?
Assemblyman Craig J. Coughlin (D-Middlesex) has been working with Assemblyman Gary S. Schaer (D-Bergen and Passaic) and Assemblyman Troy Singleton (D-Burlington), as well as Sen. Joseph F. Vitale (D-Middlesex) on writing a bill to address out-of-network costs and related issues.
NJ bill seeks state standard for chemical found in Moorestown wells
New Jersey lawmakers are considering a bill to force Gov. Chris Christie's administration to adopt a water safety standard for an unregulated chemical some six years after a state advisory panel recommended it.
Assembly panel advances bill inspired by Cinnaminson firefighter's death
TRENTON — Legislation inspired by a Cinnaminson firefighter’s sudden death and his family’s ensuing loss of health coverage was voted out of the Assembly Labor Committee on Thursday, but not before some questions were raised about the measure’s costs and constitutionality.
Assembly panel advances bill imposing stricter safety regulations on ride-sharing services
Under a new bill advanced Thursday by the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee, ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft would face a stricter set of safety regulations in order to operate in New Jersey.
Assembly committee approves bill to double allowances for disabled NJ vets
New Jersey lawmakers are considering legislation to double the state allowances for certain disabled veterans for the first time in decades and to make future increases automatic.
Choking in a domestic violence incident would bring prison time under new N.J. bill
Choking someone during a domestic dispute would become an indictable offense in New Jersey under a bill proposed by a group of state Assemblymen.
N.J. Senate acts to force Christie administration to restore property tax info
The state Senate today passed a bill forcing the Christie administration to restore property tax information that it removed from a state website last year.
Bill to aid schools with large numbers of military children sent to Christie
New Jersey lawmakers have approved legislation intended to help school districts with large populations of students from military families.