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TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senate Commerce Committee Chairwoman, Senator Nia H. Gill, which would require insurers regulated by the State of New Jersey to make installment payments for maternity services in the Garden State was approved by the Senate today by a vote of 39-0.

“The current insurance reimbursement rules for maternity services in New Jersey allow medical professionals to administer services without ever being paid for those services,” said Senator Gill, D-Essex and Passaic. “Rather, under the current rules, health care professional who perform maternity services are only paid by the patient’s health insurance after the baby is delivered. That seems absolutely unfair to the professionals who do everything in their power to ensure a healthy delivery, and through this legislation, we would make sure that insurers reimburse ob-gyns and midwives throughout the course of a patient’s pregnancy.”

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senate Commerce Committee Chairwoman, Senator Nia H. Gill, which would require insurers regulated by the State of New Jersey to make installment payments for maternity services in the Garden State was unanimously approved by the Commerce Committee today.

“Under the current payment rules, ob-gyns are the only medical professionals I know of in New Jersey, who are not paid for the services they provide,” said Senator Gill, D-Essex and Passaic. “Rather, these health care professionals are only paid by the patient’s health insurance after the baby is delivered. This bill would change that system, and would make sure that licensed ob-gyns and midwives could receive payment for services provided throughout a patient’s pregnancy.”