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Board advances hospital fee ordinance and approves insurance renewals for county facilities

Essex County Board of County Commissioners · June 13, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners introduced an ordinance to expand a 2021 hospital fee program statewide (authorizing a maximum 5% fee on net hospital revenues) and approved several insurance renewals covering liability, workers' compensation and commercial property increases tied to added assets.

The board moved forward an ordinance amending the county's 2021 hospital fee pilot to allow the program to expand statewide and to authorize the state to assess a maximum fee equal to 5% of net hospital revenues; the change is intended to increase funding that flows to county hospitals and the county as an administrative fee.

Frank Delgaudio, director of Health and Rehabilitation, said…

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