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County moves to expand hospital fee program eligibility; approves several insurance renewals for county hospitals
Summary
The board introduced an ordinance amending a 2021 hospital fee pilot to expand eligibility to all county hospitals and approved insurance renewals and other contracts affecting the Essex County Hospital Center.
Essex County commissioners introduced an ordinance to amend the 2021 hospital fee program to extend eligibility beyond the pilot to all county hospitals and approved a set of insurance renewals and related hospital agreements.
Frank Delgaudio, director of the Department of Health and Rehabilitation, told the board the amendment would broaden the hospital fee program passed in 2021 and allow the state to assess a maximum fee of 5% of net hospital revenues while increasing the program’s funding. "This ordinance is requesting an amendment to the original ordinance that was passed…
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