NJ Spotlight published the following article on January 14, 2014. To read the full article, click here.
LAWMAKERS PASS COMPROMISE BILL TO PROMOTE HOSPITAL FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
ANDREW KITCHENMAN | JANUARY 14, 2014
Financial information about New Jersey’s hospitals may become more accessible to the public, but the changes won’t be as far-reaching as some advocates for fiscal transparency had been demanding.
The Legislature acquiesced yesterday to Gov. Chris Christie’s demand that it not fully impose transparency requirements that would have the most effect on for-profit hospitals, and instead agreed to give the state Department of Health time to study the issue.
The vote came more than 16 months after Christie issued a conditional veto of the New Jersey Hospital Disclosure and Public Resource Protect Act, citing the potential for “over-reaching into the business arena” by the state