Assemblyman Conaway

MORIARTY/GREENSTEIN/CONAWAY/GREENWALD/CRUZ-PEREZ BILL TO REQUIRE STATE TO REPORT HOSPITAL-BY-HOSPITAL MEDICAL ERRORS PASSES ASSEMBLY

Measure Also Would Bar Charging Patients & Insurance Companies for Preventable Mistakes

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assembly members Paul Moriarty, Linda Greenstein, Lou Greenwald and Nilsa Cruz-Perez sponsored to require the state to publicly report medical errors made at each hospital and prohibit hospitals from charging for preventable mistakes was released today passed the Assembly.

MORIARTY/GREENSTEIN/CONAWAY/GREENWALD/CRUZ-PEREZ BILL TO REQUIRE STATE TO REPORT HOSPITAL-BY-HOSPTIAL MEDICAL ERRORS CLEARS ASSEMBLY PANEL

Measure Also Would Bar Charging Patients & Insurance Companies for Preventable Mistakes

(TRENTON) – Legislation Assembly members Paul Moriarty, Linda Greenstein, Lou Greenwald and Nilsa Cruz-Perez sponsored to require the state to publicly report medical errors made at each hospital and prohibit hospitals from charging for preventable mistakes was released today by an Assembly panel.

The bill (A-1264/3371/3633) is designed to encourage less medical errors while improving consumer safety and knowledge.

CONAWAY WELCOMES FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NEW JERSEY SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS

(WILLINGBORO) - Assemblyman Herb Conaway, MD released the following statement in response to Governor Jon Corzine's announcement that New Jersey will receive nearly $2.8 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to assist Senior Nutrition programs across the state:

"This federal funding will provide meals to an additional 3,000 New Jersey seniors in-need."

CONAWAY/GREENWALD BILL TO REQUIRE
FLUORIDATION OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES CLEARS ASSEMBLY PANEL

(TRENTON) –  Legislation sponsored by Assemblymen Herb Conaway Jr. and Louis D. Greenwald  to require the fluoridation of all public water supply systems in New Jersey cleared an Assembly panel today.

CONAWAY BILL TO VERIFY INCOME FOR HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS CLEARS ASSEMBLY

Measure Would Require Income Verification for FamilyCare, Medicaid

(TRENTON) - The Assembly today passed legislation Assemblyman Herb Conaway, MD, sponsored that would curtail abuses of the state's health-care programs for the poor by requiring enrollees to verify their incomes and authorizing state officials to audit recipients.  

ASSEMBLY CLEARS PACKAGE OF BILLS TO IMPROVE HOSPITAL EFFICIENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY

Measures Would Help To Stabilize Financial Health of State's Hospitals

(TRENTON) - The Assembly today passed two measures that are part of a multi-bill legislative package aimed at stabilizing the long-term financial health of the state's hospital industry to stave-off future hospital closings.

CONAWAY/CONNERS BILL PACKAGE TO PROTECT WORKERS IN PLANT CLOSING CLEARS ASSEMBLY PANEL

Lawmakers Introduce Three-Bill Package Spurred by Abrupt Closing
Of Burlington County Trucking Company

(TRENTON) - The Assembly Labor Committee today released a three-bill package sponsored by Assemblymen Jack Conners and Herb Conaway, MD to further protect workers affected by abrupt plant closings, mass layoffs or the transfer of operations.

CONAWAY BILL TO VERIFY INCOME FOR HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS CLEARS ASSEMBLY

Measure Would Require Income Verification for FamilyCare, Medicaid

(TRENTON) - The Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee today released legislation Assemblyman Herb Conaway, MD sponsored that would curtail abuses of the state's health-care programs for the poor by requiring enrollees to verify their incomes and authorizing state officials to audit recipients. 

CONAWAY BILL TO VERIFY INCOME FOR HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS CLEARS ASSEMBLY

Measure Would Require Income Verification for FamilyCare, Medicaid

(TRENTON) - The Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee today released legislation Assemblyman Herb Conaway, MD sponsored that would curtail abuses of the state's health-care programs for the poor by requiring enrollees to verify their incomes and authorizing state officials to audit recipients. 

CONAWAY BILL TO VERIFY INCOME FOR HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS CLEARS ASSEMBLY

Measure Would Require Income Verification for FamilyCare, Medicaid

(TRENTON) - The Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee today released legislation Assemblyman Herb Conaway, MD sponsored that would curtail abuses of the state's health-care programs for the poor by requiring enrollees to verify their incomes and authorizing state officials to audit recipients.