JERSEY CITY – With more than 22,000 Jersey City residents signed up for healthcare coverage, Jersey City led the state for enrollees in the federal Affordable Care Act.
Jersey City had 10 percent of the state’s total, according to Mayor Steven Fulop, who credited his administration’s aggressive outreach for the success.
“Our outreach has been aggressive and we’ve worked to reach every community in the city, in the places they work, live and recreate,” said Mayor Fulop.“We’ve partnered with community leaders and local non-profits, hired bilingual staff, and really made a strong push to enroll as many residents as possible with healthcare coverage as this benefits not only the individual but the entire community.”
At the kickoff of the Affordable Care Act in October of 2013, approximately 55,000 Jersey City residents, nearly 20 percent, were without healthcare coverage. Through the City’s aggressive outreach with our network of certified application counselors, Jersey City has assisted 22,000 residents in receiving healthcare coverage, which is more than any other city in New Jersey, Fulop said.