Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield could undergo significant transformation within months; health care advocates want lawmakers to slow the process
Health Care
Experts say filling the gap is critical to protecting public health as baby-boom generation ages
State officials would have until 2021 to adopt a system governing the 19 New Jersey facilities that store human eggs, embryos and other reproductive material
An additional $9.5 million would be given to dozens of health care facilities to fund services for low-income women
New Jersey saw a decline of nearly five percentage points, outpacing downward trend in many states
Measure calls for hospitals to establish nurse-led staffing committees that would set specific nurse-to-patient ratios
But experts say more must be done to increase treatment capacity and connect with patients
Stricter guidelines help identify four times more children at risk of lead poisoning in 2018 than year before
Social isolation among elderly adds about $6.7 billion to nation’s annual health care spending; those with disabilities, veterans are also at risk
Former Amazon employee claims he was wrongly fired for failing a random drug test; attorneys for company want the case moved to federal court
