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Governor's Veto Doesn't Undo Need for Health Reform

“Today Gov. Christie brought health reform screeching to a halt in New Jersey.”

“The Governor’s veto doesn’t undo the need for health reform in New Jersey. The Supreme Court decision won’t change the fact that 1.3 million people are uninsured and thousands more are struggling to keep their families covered.”

Media Hit | Health Care

Assembly Committee Clears Health Insurance Exchange Bill

The first in a long series of steps toward healthcare reform was taken yesterday, when a bill that will introduce sweeping changes to the way insurance is sold in New Jersey was voted out of an Assembly committee.

Resource | Budget, Consumer Protection, Democracy, Financial Reform, Food, Health Care, Higher Ed, Safe Energy, Solid Waste, Tax, Transportation, Ed's Blog

Nuclear Power and the Threat to Drinking Water

In the United States, 49 million Americans receive their drinking water from surface sources located within 50 miles of an active nuclear power plant.

Issue | Health Care

Making Health Care Work

Now the fight for health care reform is in Trenton, and so are the health care industry’s lobbyists. At stake is how we set up a new insurance marketplace in New Jersey — the single biggest tool we have to clean up health care.

News Release | NJPIRG | Health Care

Nationwide Study of New Health Exchanges Shows New Jersey How to Lower Costs For Consumers

Many states are creating health exchanges to deliver better value for consumers, and New Jersey should follow their lead, according to Making the Grade, a new report by NJPIRG.  Health exchanges are competitive marketplaces that can empower individuals and small businesses with better, more affordable options for coverage.  Under the federal health reform law, each state will have an exchange up and running in 2014.

Report | NJPIRG Law and Policy Center | Health Care

Making the Grade

When it comes to health care, there are few magic-bullet solutions for the many problems consumers face in the marketplace: insurers don’t compete for their business, leading to higher prices and lower quality. Important information about coverage is buried in the fine print, making it hard to know what’s really covered or which plan is right. And costs are continuing their unsustainable rise.

Report | NJPIRG Law and Policy Center | Budget, Food, Health Care

Apples to Twinkies

The rise in childhood obesity has many causes, but one of the most important is the increased prevalence of high-fat, heavily sweetened junk food.  And shockingly, American taxpayers are spending billions to subsidize junk food ingredients, making the problem worse.

News Release | NJPIRG Law and Policy Center | Budget, Food, Health Care

Ag Subsidies Pay for 19 Twinkies per Taxpayer, But Only a Quarter of an Apple

Federal subsidies for commodity crops are also subsidizing junk food additives like high fructose corn syrup, enough to pay for 19 Twinkies per taxpayer every year, according to Apples to Twinkies, a new report by NJPIRG released today at Lincoln Park Community Farm.   Meanwhile, limited subsidies for fresh fruits and vegetables would buy less than a quarter of an apple per taxpayer.

Media Hit | Health Care

Times of Trenton: Health-care act anniversary brings gift to small business

Over the coming months, New Jersey small-business owners and consumers should be excited about the implementation of health-care reform, including two cost-saving provisions: small-business tax credits and the statewide health insurance exchange.

Media Hit | Health Care

The Princeton Packet: Health Care Repeal Would Be Costly For New Jersey

In last week's State of the Union, President Barack Obama made it clear that he intends to continue with his health reform agenda. His opposition will no doubt continue to push for repeal. But are repeal proponents standing up for consumers, or are they standing up for the health insurance industry?

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