Quarterly Pension Payments Bill Sent to Governor Christie
The New Jersey legislature is taking steps to shore up the state pension system, approving a bill that would require the state to make quarterly, rather than annual pension payments.
Support the “Out of Network” Consumer Protection Bill
HPAE and its coalition partners in NJ For Healthcare are urging support for S-1285, a bill which will rein in excessive charges for all of New Jersey's privately insured health plans and protect consumers from surprise, out of network
State Executive Council Appoints Two Trustees to HPAE Retiree Medical Trust
At their meeting on November 16th, the HPAE State Executive Council appointed two union trustees to the HPAE Retiree Medical Trust for 2017.
The Future of Health Care Mergers Under Trump
The proposed health insurance mega-merger between Anthem and Cignaheads to court on Monday, as the companies face off against a Justice Department seeking to block their $48 billion deal.
AFT, Other Groups Call on Trump to “Stop the Hate”
AFT, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and many other organizations have come together to demand that Donald Trump "Stop the Hate."
Sweeney Calls for Quarterly Payments to State Pension Fund
Making pension payments every three months — rather than at the end of the year — will ensure that the requisite contributions are made, not skipped.
Women’s March on Washington – January 21, 2017
On January 21, 2017, HPAE will join with other labor unions, community organizations, and women's rights activists in Washington, DC for the Women’s March on Washington.
More Patients Feel Pain of Surprise Billing Even After Going ‘In-Network’
Lawmakers want to curb the costly, escalating practice, but doctors and hospitals vehemently oppose Trenton’s solution
Why Keeping Only the Popular Parts of Obamacare Won’t Work
Before Obamacare, it could be hard to buy your own insurance if you’d already had a health problem like cancer. An insurance company might have decided not to sell any insurance to someone like you.
N.J. hospital merger frenzy continues: JFK Medical Center with Hackensack Meridian
One of the largest and fasting growing hospital networks in New Jersey, Hackensack Meridian Health, has reached an agreement to acquire JFK Medical Center in Edison.