TRENTON — In the days before Gov. Chris Christie pressured Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey to share some of its “abundant surplus” to fund drug treatment programs, the state’s largest health insurance company had extended an olive branch to the governor, NJ Advance Media has learned. According to three sources with knowledge of the negotiations, Horizon’s proposed $135 million to fund drug treatment and other health programs for the poor.
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Ciattarelli launches attack on Murphy, Guadagno
Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, who scaled back his campaign while undergoing cancer treatment, said Tuesday he’s now cured and he’s citing his treatment in a political attack on two opponents. Ciattarelli launches political attack on Murphy, Guadagno Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, who scaled back his campaign while undergoing cancer treatment, said Tuesday he’s now cured and he’s citing his treatment in a political attack on two opponents.
Risky business: 10 percent of NJ parents uninsured in latest count
Ten percent of New Jersey parents – or 175,000 – had zero health insurance in 2015, according to the latest state-by-state KIDS COUNT data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. That’s actually a step up for the Garden State compared to years prior.
Trump to lay out healthcare revamp details in speech to Congress
… want to repeal it completely. Still to be worked out are details including the future of Medicaid, the government health insurance program for the poor that was expanded in more than 30 states under Obamacare, and how a new healthcare law would be …
a It saved my lifea : Talk of Obamacare repeal worries addicts
While the Affordable Care Act has brought health coverage to millions of Americans, the effects have been profound, even lifesaving, for some of those caught up in the nation’s opioid-addiction crisis. In Kentucky, which has been ravaged worse than almost any other state by fentanyl, heroin and other drugs, Tyler Witten went into rehab at Medicaid’s expense after the state expanded the program under a provision of the act.
With Obamacare in doubt, N.J. needs to keep funding Charity Care | Opinion
… residents who have no other form of insurance. The Charity Care program, which has been a key part of New Jersey’s health system since the early 1990s, has been a lifeline for millions of New Jerseyans over the years who have lost their jobs or …
How Christie wants to force doctors to limit opioid painkiller prescriptions
… substance, and alternative treatments that may be available,” according to the bill. On Monday morning, the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee and the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee are expected to …
EMS Response Times Improve In Camden After Cooper Takeover Of Ambulance Services
CAMDEN, NJ – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was in Camden to praise the efforts of Cooper Hospital, which took over EMS services within the city little over a year ago. The change was heralded as a way to improve emergency response within the city.
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Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s warning to the Democrat-led Legislature not to move forward with legalizing marijuana is going mostly unheeded. But as the governor charges full-steam ahead with a program to battle drug addiction that got a warm reception from Democratic leaders, he’s getting pushback when it comes to marijuana.
Christie, governor’s race, Trump, Obama: A week of whirling words | Quigley
Gov. Chris Christie delivers his 7th State of the State address at the Statehouse where he pledged to finish up his term working on stopping drug addiction. ( The verbal onslaught began Tuesday when some of the people aiming to be our next governor were invited to breakfast by NJ Advance Media.
Christie leans left in N.J. but keeps door open on right17 minutes | Charles Stile
… elite enclave of liberal activism. On Tuesday, in his State of the State speech, he called for an Obamcare-style health insurance mandate, praised the expansion of Medicaid and vowed a crusade against the scourge of drug addiction. But on Wednesday …
‘Our children are dying’: Christie vows to fight addiction45 minutes ago
… his speech, Christie asked legislative leaders to pass a bill within 30 days that would “mandate that no citizen with health insurance can be denied coverage for the first six months of inpatient or outpatient drug rehabilitation treatment” – a …
Gov. Christie unveils new drug addiction help hotline during State of State Address
The governor used the majority of his State of the State Address to talk about what he’s done and plans to combat the state’s opioid drug crisis. He announced the launch of ReachNJ.gov and a phone help line at 1-844-Reach-NJ for people seeking help, including finding treatment centers.