Health

The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners hosted the first ever Organizing Monmouth collaboration event on Feb. 20 at Brookdale Community College.

In a Facebook post, the Monmouth County Park system warns that Park Rangers have observed dead and infirm Canada Geese in some of our parks this week.

FREEHOLD, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners announced the creation of the Division of Integrated Health within the Monmouth County Department of Health and Human Services.

The New Jersey Department of Children and Families (NJ DCF) announced that the Family Connects NJ program (FCNJ) – the state’s Universal Nurse Home Visiting program – has been expanded to support more families welcoming home a newborn in six new counties. The service is now available in all of South Jersey, and most of Central and North Jersey, with program rollout on track to reach statewide implementation next year.

The New Jersey Legislature approved a bill (A6313/S5034) backed by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) establishing a pilot program to preserve critical hospital services at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch. The legislation now heads to Governor Murphy’s desk for final approval.

As part of the Murphy Administration’s efforts to continue to improve drug pricing transparency and make health care more affordable, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance has adopted final rules outlining requirements for state-regulated insurers to cap certain out-of-pocket costs on critical prescription medications.

TRENTON – Open Enrollment for Get Covered New Jersey, the State’s Official Health Insurance Marketplace, kicks off on November 1, Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Justin Zimmerman announced today. With federal changes that will increase premium costs for Affordable Care Act Marketplace consumers nationwide, including Get Covered New Jersey, consumers are urged to shop and compare early to get updated prices and plans that fit their needs.

TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today announced that in partnership with national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt (Undue), the Murphy Administration is delivering a fifth round of medical debt relief, impacting over 48,000 New Jersey residents who owed a combined $59 million in medical bills.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat meals containing a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated pre-cooked pasta that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). FSIS expects more updates as this investigation continues. As more information becomes available, FSIS will update this public health alert. Consumers should check back frequently

The strike would have affected Jersey Shore University Medical Center