The bipartisan legislation aims to increase federal investment in pediatric cancer research. Each year about 12 drugs are developed in the United States and approved by the FDA for the treatment of adult cancers. Meanwhile, since 1978 there have been just six drugs, total, developed and approved for pediatric cancers.

"There must be transparency at all levels as state regulators review the impact the merger will have on patients, the community and the health care workers at the hospital," said Debbie White, president of HPAE, in a statement.

“As a health care system, we need to continuously evolve in order to provide our community with increased access to high-quality care and more specialties and services, close to home,” said Warren Geller, president and CEO of Englewood Health. “This decision is about building the most efficient, most effective health system possible to benefit the communities we serve.”

The facility said it is the first hospital in the nation to offer the service, which uses a camera phone to help direct blind and low-vision patients and visitors.

“The Accountable Care Coalition of New Jersey is demonstrating how physicians can thrive and retain their independence by embracing value-based care that increases accountability, lowers costs and improves quality,” said Anthony Valdés, president of Collaborative Health Systems, a WellCare Health Plans Inc. company.

According to a new report from public health nonprofit The Public Good Projects, automated accounts likely generate more than half of all Twitter traffic related to vaping and tobacco products.

Data from the 2019 UnitedHealthcare Consumer Sentiment Survey revealed that 37 percent of people say they now use the internet or mobile apps to comparison shop for care – but fewer know the cost of prescription medications.

The plans will first be available during Medicare’s Annual Election Period, which begins Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7. These plans will be effective Jan. 1, 2020.

The privately held clinical stage biopharmaceutical company entered an agreement with fast casual and full service restaurant brand owner, operator and franchiser Chanticleer Holdings, whose properties include Hooters and American Burger Co.

The new program from the New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology will initially be funded with $500,000 to support companies applying for the federal backing, which provides more than $3 billion nationally, each year, to a variety of technology- and life sciences-focused companies.

The move will give the health system a "holistic view of consumers in our market and the tools we need for engaging with them, personalizing communications, and even anticipating their behavior across their journey," said Chrisie Scott, Virtua's senior vice president and chief marketing officer.

“Hackensack University Medical Center is one of only 10 state-designated trauma centers and the only Level-II Trauma Center in Bergen County," said Mark Sparta, president and chief hospital executive.