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NJ Health Reform Group: 'The result of the exploitation of 340B is that New Jersey patients ultimately pay higher drug prices'

By Garden State Times News Service | Jan 14, 2025

The head of a New Jersey health reform group said the federal 340b drug program is causing New Jersey patients to pay higher drug prices.

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Government Waste Watchdog: ‘We have to fix the mess’ in federal drug discount program in which 27 NJ hospitals participate

By Garden State Times News Service | Dec 17, 2024

A government waste watchdog group said a federal drug discount program in which 27 New Jersey hospitals participate is a “mess” and needs more oversight.

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New Jersey one of 30 states that allows copay accumulators

By Garden State Times News Service | May 21, 2024

New Jersey is one of thirty states that allows copay accumulators.

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Report: New Jersey ranked No. 13 for per-capita credit card fraud reports in 2023

By Garden State Times News Service | Apr 25, 2024

New Jersey ranked No. 13 in the country for per-capita credit card fraud reports in 2023.

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59 NJ biopharma companies could be negatively impacted by Inflation Reduction Act drug provision

By Garden State Times News Service | Apr 18, 2024

A provision of the “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA) could threaten investments in "small molecule" drug development, said a visiting professor at Rutgers University.

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NJ Health Care Reform Group: Government price setting an obstacle to ‘research and cures’

By Garden State Times News Service | Apr 15, 2024

The executive director of Patients Come First - New Jersey (PCF-NJ) said that government price setting in health care will negatively impact “access to research and cures.”

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Health Analyst: NJ hospital patients aren't receiving drug price savings due from federal program

By Garden State Times News Service | Mar 27, 2024

A national health policy analyst said New Jersey patients served by a hospital participating in the federal 340b drug program should be concerned the drug savings aren’t being passed along to them.

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NJ Health Care Reform Group: Insurance companies shouldn't pick prescription drugs for patients

By Garden State Times News Service | Mar 21, 2024

Insurance companies “denying coverage” of the prescription drugs she needed to deal with chronic migraines is one reason Jeannette Hoffman wanted to become the executive director for the newly-formed group, Patients Come First-New Jersey.

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‘Patients Come First’ launches in New Jersey, announces executive director

By Garden State Times News Service | Mar 18, 2024

A new “patient advocacy” organization, Patients Come First, today launched in New Jersey, announcing longtime New Jersey communications professional Jeannette Hoffman as the group’s executive director.