CarePoint Health Chief Executive Dennis Kelly testified in Trenton on Thursday that his Hudson County hospitals aren't pursuing a business model of charging excessively high bills to patients who don't belong to CarePoint's health insurance networks.
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Chris Christie explains what three things will make him run for president
Gov. Chris Christie has been unofficially running for president for some time. Wednesday, during a series of national interviews, he provided a checklist of three items that will make him officially join the race.
Read More »Are North Jersey casinos part of state’s future? Business leaders urge for action at annual tourism conference
As political support builds for bringing casinos to northern New Jersey, advocates must also focus on winning the public opinion battle ahead of a voter referendum next fall that could allow the state to expand gaming beyond Atlantic City.
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‘Open Payments’ Government posts information about 3.5B in gifts from drugmakers to doctors, hospitals
Information about nearly $3.5 billion in payments and gifts made by drug and medical device makers to doctors and teaching hospitals in 2013 is being posted online Tuesday by the federal government. That marks the launch of the “Open Payments” program, mandated by the Affordable Care Act to “help consumers understand the...
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It’s on Sports leagues fighting N.J.’s latest sports betting effort
New Jersey's rematch with the four major sports leagues is underway.
Read More »OSHA cites Kearny construction company, proposes 49K in penalties
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Kearny-based construction company over violations found at a Robbinsville site, it announced Monday.
Read More »Hill International wins 16M government contract for mass-transit oversight
Construction risk-management firm Hill International announced Monday that it ahs received a $16 million, five-year contract to provide project management services to the U.S. Federal Transit Administration.
Read More »Basking Ridge tech firm wins government cyber-security contract
Applied Communication Sciences, a Basking Ridge-based communication technology company, has won a $48.5 million contract for cyber-security research, the Department of Defense announced Friday.
Read More »Clifton-based contractor gets 71.5M Air Force pact
Exelis, Inc., a Clifton-based defense contractor, has received a $71.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to analyze and support countermeasures software.
Read More »Edison contractor wins 11M Army contract
S&E Services, an Edison-based general contractor, won an $11.1 million contract to restore facilities in New York, according to the Department of Defense.
Read More »N.J. getting 1.2M in federal grants for chronic-disease control programs
New Jersey is getting $1.2 million of the nearly $212 million in grants awarded Thursday by the federal government to support programs that seek to prevent and control chronic diseases.
Read More »Pennsauken company shares 51.4M Department of Defense contract
Airborne Systems North America, located in Pennsauken, won a $51.4 million joint contract to supply the Army with Joint Precision Aerial Delivery Systems, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday.
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