The City of Jersey City is launching an audit of health insurance claims paid by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, the city’s prior third-party health insurance administrator.
“The previous administration underbudgeted and delayed $52 million in healthcare bills and never once asked where all that money was going,” Mayor James Solomon said in a statement.
“We believe there is significant money owed to Jersey City taxpayers. We intend to get it back. The previous administration paid whatever Horizon billed, year after year, with no scrutiny and no audit. That era of financial indifference is over.”
The audit is being conducted by “an independent outside firm” as part of Finance Director Bill Viqueira’s work to professionalize and install stricter financial oversight over the city’s budget…