Does ‘Truth In Advertising’ Apply To Hospitals In New Jersey?
Lawmaker explores tighter standards, prompted by NJ Spotlight’s investigation of Meadowlands Hospital and its ‘birth tourism’ program aimed at Russian women.
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Labor, Business, and Consumer Groups Call On NJ Legislative Leaders To Pass The Out-of-Network Consumer Protection Bill
Press Release Issued by NJ for Healthcare A letter signed by 34 groups, including major health care consumer groups, unions and employers who provide coverage for their members and employees, was sent today to Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto and Senate
Star-Ledger Editorial Slams Meadowlands Hospital's "Amerimama" Program: Facts are foreign to this N.J. hospital luring pregnant Russians
From NJ.com For-profit hospitals are like other businesses: They explore different revenue streams at every board meeting, they have to answer to shareholders, and they occasionally take a tacky detour from what many of us still believe is a mostly altruistic
NJ Spotlight Reporter Talks About Meadowlands Hospital's "Amerimama" Program on NJTV
From NJTV NJTV had a news story yesterday on Meadowlands Hospital’s “Amerimama” program, which entices pregnant Russian women to deliver their babies in the U.S., making them eligible for U.S. citizenship. View the NJTV news story
The Decline of Unions and the Rise of Trump
Recent research in social science and history suggests that the white working-class men who are planning to vote for Donald J. Trump this November might have been out front in the fight against Mr. Trump — if only the
Medical Center and NJ Politicians: Perfect Together?
Some critics claim Meadowlands Hospital and its business network have made close to $900,000 in political contributions to ensure favorable treatment
Meadowlands Hospital’s Tangled Web Of Questionable Business Practices
New Jersey officials appeared unfazed by Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center’s involvement in AmeriMama — a controversial birth-tourism business — when they issued the facility a new operating license earlier this year..
Marketing U.S. Citizenship And Childbirth Services At Meadowlands Hospital
A company based in the Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center has been advertising online to Russian citizens, encouraging pregnant women to come to the Secaucus facility to give birth.
ER overcrowding: Nurses may hold key to shorter stays, wait times
Emergency department overcrowding is an ongoing problem that plagues many hospitals, but organizations may be able to solve the problem by allowing nurses to treat patients with common conditions.
CEOs Make 276 Times More Than Typical Workers
The compensation of the CEOs of the largest firms has grown much faster than stock prices, corporate profits and the wages of the top 0.1 percent.
Docs, execs lead on salaries as nurses lose pay and patience
Physicians, executives and physician assistants lead the healthcare profession in compensation, but job satisfaction varies widely throughout the industry.
NJ Doctors Got $56M In Gifts, Fees From Drug And Device Makers
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), drug makers now have to report gifts and fees to doctors and hospitals.