Trinitas Medical Center Waives Co-Pays Of Unpaid Federal Workers

ELIZABETH, NJ — Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth have announced they are joining the steady stream of companies and groups assisting federal workers who are going unpaid during the government shutdown.

Co-pays will be waived for those who are not receiving paychecks, Yolanda Fleming spokeswoman of Trinitas told Patch Tuesday.

"If someone presents a federal ID we will waive their co-pay," Fleming said.

RWJ Barnabas Health enacted a similar policy Monday. (See related: Rahway RWJ Hospital Waives Co-Pays Of Unpaid Federal Workers)

The partial federal government shutdown is now in its 31st day, and 800,000 federal employees are going without pay. That includes some 5,000 New Jersey residents.

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