New Jersey Moves To Guarantee Newborns Are Insured
New Jersey officials want to guarantee that all children born in the state are covered by health insurance before they leave the hospital. A six-month pilot program announced today mandates that staff at nine participating hospitals verify that newborns have insurance.[ NEWS RELEASE ] [ WEB LINK: ( N.J. FamilyCare ) ]
"In these participating hospitals, we can now guarantee that no New Jersey newborn leaves the hospital without health insurance," said Health and Senior Services Commissioner Howard. "Having health insurance is the first step in ensuring the youngest New Jerseyans have a healthy start in life."
Under "Insured for Sure," officials will assist uninsured parents to submit a one-page N.J. FamilyCare application online. The program offers free or subsidized health insurance coverage to children from lower-income families and, in some cases, covers their parents.
Saint Peters University Hospital in New Brunswick, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City (City and Mainland campuses), Capital Health System in Trenton (Mercer campus), Cooper Health System in Camden, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point, and the Voorhees campus of the Virta-West Jersey Hospital are the hospitals participating in the pilot program.
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