health care policy

Emergency Department
Mar 13, 2026

Jersey City officials push to stop Heights Hospital ER closure (updated)

Officials condemn the planned March 14 closure of Heights University Hospital ER by Hudson Regional health, citing risks to community health and urging state intervention.

Medicine on money
Jan 28, 2026

NJ pharma drugs among 15 targeted in Medicare price talks (updated)

CMS targets 15 high-spend drugs for Medicare price negotiations, including therapies from New Jersey-based Novartis, Johnson & Johnson and Bristol Myers Squibb.

Health insurance
Jan 20, 2026

Murphy’s final medical debt relief round brings total to $1.5B

Gov. Phil Murphy announced the latest phase of New Jersey’s medical debt relief initiative, eliminating nearly $16 million for 14,000 residents.

Medical bill from the hospital, concept of rising medical cost. — Photo
Jan 2, 2026

NJ wipes $86M in medical debt for 53,000 residents

The state's sixth round of forgiveness erased $86 million through Undue Medical Debt, bringing the program total to nearly $1.4 billion.

BioNJ’s 32nd annual dinner meeting and innovation celebration
Dec 19, 2025

BioNJ’s Hart on policy, AI and what’s next for NJ life sciences

NJBIZ continues the conversation with CEO Debbie Hart, who discusses tariffs, technology, manufacturing and the most exciting developments in the industry.