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Gottheimer asks for HHS to look into Andover nursing home

January 7, 2022 2:13 pm

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) today asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to assess conditions at the Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation II facility, which became notorious in 2020 for its high Covid death rate, amid a surge...

Becerra unveils Medicaid expansion for postpartum New Jerseyans

October 28, 2021 10:03 amOctober 29, 2021 8:17 am

Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra announced today that the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be expanding Medicaid coverage for New Jerseyans in the first year after the end of their pregnancy. “In 2021,...

Labor Secretary Walsh to attend groundbreaking of New Jersey Wind Port

September 8, 2021 1:57 pm

Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh will join Gov. Phil Murphy in Lower Alloways Creek tomorrow at the groundbreaking for the New Jersey Wind Port, making him the eighth Cabinet-level secretary to visit New Jersey since June. The Salem County wind...

Four Cabinet-level visits for Pallone as EPA’s Regan comes to Old Bridge

August 25, 2021 1:09 pmAugust 25, 2021 3:30 pm

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Michael Regan will tour the Raritan Bay Slag Superfund site with Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) at 10:45 a.m. tomorrow, making him the fourth Cabinet-level official to visit Pallone’s district this summer. Located...

Becerra to rally with Pallone for lower drug costs

August 13, 2021 4:12 pmAugust 25, 2021 12:18 pm

Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra will join Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) in New Brunswick on Monday for a rally to lower prescription drug costs. Becerra, who served in the House with Pallone for more than...