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Beck and Allen break with GOP to vote in favor of women's heathcare bill 

State Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-12) said this afternoon that she intends to vote in favor of restoring $7.5 million in women’s healthcare funding.

Beck also urged her colleagues to vote in favor of the funding championed by state Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-37) over repeated vetoes by Gov. Chris Christie.

State Sen. Diane Allen (R-7) also said she intends to break in favor of the women's health bill.

Rerouted into some new shore towns as a consequence of redistricting, including Long Branch and Asbury Park, Beck has an energized general election opponent in Freehold attorney Ray Santiago.

Near-Term Changes In Health Insurance: Newly enacted health reform legislation mandates dozens of health insurance changes. Many go into effect this year and next. 

In March 2010, Congress enacted substantial health reform measures intended to increase access to affordable insurance, reduce the number of uninsured people, and reform both the health insurance market and the health care delivery system. The lion’s share of these reforms will take effect in 2014. However, some reforms go into effect well before that time. This brief summarizes and provides context for key immediate reforms to the private health insurance market that will take effect in 2010 and 2011.