Will governor sign hospital financial disclosure rules?
A coalition of community and consumer advocates, labor unions and health insurers is calling on Gov. Chris Christie to sign legislation requiring all hospitals in the state to disclose their finances as a condition for receiving charity-care payments from the state, a bill the hospital association says will prevent for-profit firms from buying failing hospitals.
Advocates say the legislation, S782/A2143, would level the playing field for non-profit and for-profit hospitals by making profit-making hospitals play by the same financial disclosure rules already in place for the non-profits. The Health and Allied Employee union, which represents hospital workers, is asking people to sign a petition showing their support for the bill. (Kalet, NJ Spotlight)
