As premiums soar by more than a third, lawmakers have an opportunity to change how we bargain for coverage

Attorney General Matt Platkin says the company fraudulently drove up health care costs for public workers

Employees could see up to a 36% increase in insurance premiums

State money for hospitals, insurance programs grows but federal Medicaid money drops

Union leaders call for legislation on transparency in hospital pricing, enforceable benchmarks to slow down relentless cost escalation

Changing insurance regulations is among the options raised in a series of new reports

NJ partners with nonprofit organization to erase burdensome bills

Most of every ‘Medicaid dollar’ is swallowed up by hospitals and pharmaceutical companies

Mergers and other consolidation among hospitals a big factor

Construction has highest suicide rate among occupations, but too many workers think getting help may make them look weak

Rising health care costs and funding of public-worker pensions increase the burden

A bill seeks to require public worker pension fund to divest significantly from fossil-fuel companies

Senate President Steve Sweeney spoke with Chief Political Correspondent Michael Aron to discuss a variety of issues, from working with the NJEA on teacher benefits ...

Facing a budget crisis, Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla sent layoff notices to 79 city employees from across all departments, except uniformed services.

Holy Name Medical Center's CEO says a new rule requiring hospitals to post their standard charges online may be more confusing than helpful if it's ...

Under the new law, health care providers must inform consumers about any possible out-of-network services, before they’re performed, and how much patients are expected to ...

The so called, ‘out-of-network’ act, aims to protect patients from surprise medical bills: those services given by a doctor or hospital, not included in the ...

In the face of renewed threats of terrorism, Senators urge re-authorizing the Zadroga Act which would provide health and financial aid to those who've suffered ...

But deal may be reached to lower patients’ out-of-pocket costs for some of the newer abuse-deterrent opioids.

Funding to monitor and treat the first responders who risked their lives on Sept. 11 may dry up unless Congress reauthorizes the Zadroga Act, named ...