Trump-era rule that would cost N.J. hospitals $100M is delayed
Updated May 03, 2021;
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The Biden administration temporarily has postponed a new rule that would cost New Jersey hospitals in Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties $100 million in Medicare funding, according to the New Jersey lawmakers who sit on the congressional committees overseeing the federal program.
The one-year delay will give state officials time to overturn the decision by the Trump administration to remove the three counties from the New York-Newark-Jersey City statistical area, according to Democratic U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-9th Dist.
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PRINCETON, N.J., April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The prevalence of anxiety, depression and drug and substance abuse have all increased among New Jersey residents amid the pandemic, survey responses and hospital claims data confirm. A new analysis from the New Jersey Hospital Association, The burden of COVID-19 in New Jersey cannot be measured solely by confirmed cases and lives lost. It s important that we also understand the invisible toll of COVID – the mental health impacts brought on by fear, loss, isolation and, for many families and frontliners, the emotional trauma of this pandemic year, said NJHA President and CEO Cathy Bennett. We are only beginning to see the impact on the second victims of COVID-19, and New Jersey must be prepared to address these very real health needs evident across generations.
The Covid-19 Rate of Transmission in New Jersey has been under 1.00 for a couple weeks, most recently dancing around 0.92, so a positive trend, the lower the number, the quicker we can get back to normal and know that less people are becoming infected.
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