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May 11, 2021
2399 new cases of COVID-19 were reported Monday by the state Department of Health. Those numbers are over a two-day period. Monday s report showed only 1023 new cases, the lowest daily number since last October. 18 new COVID-related deaths were reported over the same two-day period. Statewide percent positivity for the seven days ending May 6 stood at 6.6-percent.
21 Pennsylvania senators are asking Gov. Tom Wolf to move up the removal of of most coronavirus restrictions. 20 of those senators are Republican. The lone Democrat is the Lehigh Valley s Lisa Boscola. The governor plans to remove all but the mask mandate on May 31st, Memorial Day. The 21 senators are pushing him to move that up to the Friday before Memorial Day, May 28th. The governor s office responds by saying those 21 senators would be better served by pushing residents to get vaccinated.
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NEW JERSEY – Gov. Murphy has signed seven New Jersey bills into law, one of which addresses mental health issues amid the COVID pandemic
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Murphy this week signed A3548 into law, which will require private insurers, the State Health Benefit Plan, and School Employees Health Benefits Program to put into place policies and procedures to ensure coverage of expenses in mental health screening of a major depressive disorder for adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18.
Murphy also signed the Healthy Terminals Act (S989) which creates new minimum wage and benefits requirements for certain Newark Liberty International Airport and Newark Liberty International Train Station workers.
A new law in N.J. put an end to surprise medical bills for patients, but doctors win in most cases, study says
Updated Jan 10, 2021;
A landmark state law aimed at preventing thousands of patients from receiving surprise medical bills from out-of-network doctors and hospitals is a consumer success but does not save insurance companies as much money as they had hoped, according to a new study.
The 2018 law created an arbitration system for medical providers and insurance carriers fighting over who should pay for out-of-network treatment. An independent arbitrator may consider the work of the physician, the seriousness of the procedure and other factors, but ultimately must choose between either the bill from the medical provider or the amount the insurance carrier is offering to pay.