1. The Insurance That is All About Nothing ...
(Opinion/Commentary)

... liability coverage, you are responsible for paying for the pain, suffering and other personal hardships and some economic damages, such as lost wages, that you cause. The insurer will not provide or pay ...

2. GOP's Almost Crowning Moment
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  Private insurers were in favor of the Nixon plan but Democrats preferred a system based on Social Security and Medicare and, as usual, the two sides failed to agree. The Allentown Morning Call reported ...

3. The Sky Isn’t Falling: NJ Consumers With Substandard Health Plans Have Choices (And the State Can Help)
(Health/Healthquest)

BY JON WHITEN SPECIAL TO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY TRENTON – State officials and insurers are facing important policy choices regarding substandard health plans that will impact the availability ...

4. ObamaCare Contradiction Fix
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  Out of that 11 million, at least 4.2 million Americans have been sent cancellation notices by their insurers. People, who were kicked off of a plan they liked and could afford that, are now facing higher ...

5. A Joint Legislative Initiative to Serve N.J.’s Vulnerable Population
(Health/Healthquest)

... remarked that “"It's disappointing that the governor did not think that these individuals deserved to have their treatments covered by health insurers, just like any other patient in need of a medical ...

6. Repeal and Replace Obamacare with This
(Opinion/Commentary)

... tax, an increase in the excise tax on tobacco, the excise tax on charitable hospitals, the tax on innovative drug companies, the tax on health insurers, and the “black liquor” tax. There are a total of ...

7. How the Port Authority is Wasting Money
(U.S./Nation)

... its insurer, AIG, and will ultimately determine how much the error ends up costing toll payers, airport tenants and other Port Authority constituents in the long run. According to Nestor, ...

8. Gordon Fights for Insurance Sponsored Treatment for Those with Mental Illness
(Health/Healthquest)

... who insurers contend do not benefit from such treatment. Those with mental illness who are not part of the substance abuse population may require inpatient treatment that is often denied them. Medicaid ...

9. N.J. Hospitals Among The Most Expensive in U.S.
(N.J./State)

... hospital charge, but uses a system of standardized payments to pay back hospitals when they treat certain conditions. Private insurers negotiate their payments with hospitals for specific treatments. New ...

10. Will Your Rates Go Up? N.J. Auto Insurers Approved For Rate Hikes
(N.J./State)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM New Jersey already pays the highest auto insurance rates in the United States — and they're about to get worse. According to reports, 26 auto insurers in New Jersey ...

11. Hospitals Making Money From Surgical Errors
(Money/Economy)

... the authors of the research said they didn’t believe that hospitals were making mistakes deliberately. But they said insurers should no longer pay for below standard care, and hospitals should be required ...

12. Affordable Health Insurance for New Jersey’s Small Businesses and Workers
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the past. Insurance companies must now publicly justify every rate increase of 10% or more, which has led to a sharp decline in double-digit rate hikes. Starting in 2014, insurers will have to justify ...

13. Jersey Health: Changes to Long-Term Care Insurance on the Horizon
(Health/Healthquest)

... provisions have become more restrictive and several carriers have stopped writing policies altogether. Among these firms are Met Life, Prudential, Guardian and Allianz. Several insurers have also exited ...

14. New Jersey’s Poorest Cities Pay the Highest Amount in Auto Insurance
(Money/Economy)

... northern Bergen County paid $1,632 based off standard insurance policies from dozens of insurers. The average quote for citizens living in Passaic, with similar driving records and insurance policies, ...

15. Governor Christie Calls National Flood Insurance Program a Disgrace
(N.J./State)

... high marks, however, to private insurers saying 85 percent of Sandy-related homeowner claims have been settled, but added only 30 percent of federal flood insurance claims have been resolved since Sandy. ...

16. Jersey Scams since Superstorm Sandy: Beware of Buying Flood-Damaged Vehicles
(N.J./State)

... a total loss by an insurer, the person in possession of the certificate of ownership (or “title”) for the vehicle is required, by law, to surrender the title to the MVC. The MVC will then issue a salvage ...

17. Jersey Assembly Aims to Crack Down on Auto Insurance Fraud
(N.J./State)

... but this instead results in a loss of revenue to the state, higher premiums for those who properly register their vehicles and reduced revenue for New Jersey insurers. It's also important to note that ...

18. Health Care Travesty: Insurers Raising Rates by Double Digits Despite Obamacare
(U.S./Nation)

BY JANE WOODRUFF NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Soaring insurance rates are one of the things the Affordable Health Care Act (ObamaCare) was designed to address.    However, many insurance companies ...

19. Schaer: Soaring Health Care Costs Show Need for Reform Bill
(Health/Healthquest)

... performed. Under the bill, doctors would make clear to patients the cost of a procedure and insurers, via a website, would provide easy access to data on provider and facility quality so consumers ...

20. Christie gets on insurance companies post-Sandy, FEMA says be persistent
(N.J./State)

... mandates that insurers and other regulated businesses use proper tolerance on collection and cancellation; relax documentation and other requirements; and reduce insurance burdens on healthcare providers ...