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Committee advances bill to allow Rutgers residents to enroll in SHBP on first day of employment
Summary
S-4105 was released from committee after residents and union representatives described cases where a 60-day waiting period left trainees without coverage; testimony cited costs and training constraints.
A Senate committee released S-41/05, a bill that would require residents and fellows employed by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, who are eligible for coverage in the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP) to be eligible to enroll and receive health insurance on their first day of employment.
Multiple resident physicians testified in favor of the bill, describing personal and colleague experiences they said illustrate hardships caused by the current 60-day waiting period. Dr. Bridal Eichenberg, a combined internal medicine–pediatrics resident and regional vice president of…
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