Guest Oped: New Jerseyans need lower healthcare costs (MICHAEL PAPPAS COLUMN)

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Guest Oped: New Jerseyans need lower healthcare costs (MICHAEL PAPPAS COLUMN)

By Michael J. Pappas, former New Jersey congressional representative, For The Trentonian Healthcare in New Jersey is expensive and it’s only getting worse. Premiums for the state’s employee health benefits plan are estimated to have risen by 10.1 percent in 2024 for state employees and 16.3 percent for local government workers. No wonder almost half of New Jerseyans say they’ve delayed or gone without healthcare over the last year because it was…