NEW BRUNSWICK,NJ - In yet another effort to help federal workers during the government shutdown, RWJBarnabas Health, the parents of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, announced it will waive co-pays, deductible and other eligible patient care charges for furloughed federal employees.

“We recognize the financial hardship being experienced by these families, because they are our neighbors and friends – they live in the communities we serve each day,” said Jack Morris, chair of the board of trustees for the New Brunswick hospital.

In addition to waiving those payments, the hospital will also defer other payments these workers are required to make until their wages are reinstated, hospital officials said in a statement.

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These waivers and deferments are available to all federal employees and their dependents who provide proof of their employment when they receive a bill.

Hospital officials today said this policy went into effective immediately and applies to all inpatient, outpatient, emergency and ambulatory-based care provided by RWJBarnabas Health. These fee waivers will end when the federal employees return to work.