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2010-01-19
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As Congress and the White House are locked in the final negotiations over the health care reform bill, a new analysis from the consumer group New Jersey Public Interest Research Group finds that the legislation will mean 8,400-13,400 more jobs in New Jersey. | |
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2009-12-21
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The Senate health reform bill earned a B+ from the consumer group New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) for its cost-containment provisions on Saturday. | |
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2009-12-15
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WASHNGTON, Dec. 15 – Across the country, hundreds of clinics, hospitals and other health care providers have been working hard to improve care while they also rein in the skyrocketing costs. Health reform supporters, have sought to craft health reform legislation that would encourage just this kind of innovation. | |
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2009-11-30
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Statement from Rebecca Alper, NPIRG Program Associate,on CBO’s estimates of the Senate bill’s impact on health insurance premiums | |
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2009-11-19
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For too long, families' and small business owners' financial futures have been threatened by unchecked increases in health care costs. The bill from Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) offers serious solutions. The Senate should quickly commence its consideration. We call on all Senators to support the motion to proceed to the bill. | |
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2009-11-07
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Following the historic House passage of health reform legislation, New Jersey Public Interest Research Group hailed Representatives Holt, Pallone, Pascrell, Rothman, Payne, Andrews, and Sires for their vote for the bill. | |
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2009-10-28
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Statement by New Jerseay Public Interest Research Group's Program Associate, Rebecca Alper, on the Introduction of the House Health Reform Bill | |
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2009-10-12
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WASHNGTON, Oct. 12 – The newly released report on health care costs released by accounting giant Price Waterhouse Coopers and paid for by the insurance lobby, America’s Health Insurance Plans, is just one more industry scare tactic, according to the good government and consumer group New Jersey Public Interest Research Group. | |
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2009-10-08
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Montclair, NJ, Oct. 8, 2009— New Jersey small business owners are being crushed by rising health care costs according to a new report released by New Jersey Public Interest Research Group today. | |
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2009-10-02
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 2nd– The Senate Finance Committee health reform bill as amended in Committee scores a B for its strong all-around cost containment provisions, according to the consumer group New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG). The new grade is an improvement over the B- score given to the original proposal offered by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus. | |
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2009-09-16
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 – Even as Americans struggle with a recession and the highest unemployment rate since 1983, health insurance companies have jacked up their premiums again. | |
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2009-09-08
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Today, Congress will be gaveled back into session, with leadership promising to deliver health insurance reform. “It’s time for our representatives to finish the job,” said Rebecca Alper of NJPIRG, a consumer group that has been building grassroots support for reform. | |
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2009-07-21
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New Jersey small business owners are being crushed by rising health care costs, and feel left out of the current health care debate in Washington, according to a new report released by New Jersey Public Interest Research Group today. | |
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2009-07-06
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If you are a consumer and you want to buy a blender or a new car, there are dozens of research studies available comparing cost, effectiveness, reliability, and durability. | |
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2009-06-09
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A new research brief, "Putting America Back to Work" points to health reform as a way to create jobs in the short-run and increase GPD over the long term. | |
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2009-05-21
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With Americans increasingly concerned about rising health care costs, New Jersey PIRG Law and Policy Center today released a report finding that health insurers can cut overhead and increase patient care. | |
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2009-01-28
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Without action from Congress, premiums and deductibles for residents of New Jersey with employer provided insurance will nearly double by 2016, according to a new report released today by the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group. | |
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2007-05-09
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In a victory for consumers, the Senate today passed the “Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act†sponsored by Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) by a vote of 93 to 1. | |
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2006-05-03
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We are here today to release a new report, Turning Medicine into Snake Oil, How Pharmaceutical Marketers Put Patients at Risk,, which documents what has been coming to light in past months with the Vioxx verdicts. | |
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2006-05-02
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Over the last five years, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent prescription drug companies 170 enforcement letters criticizing “false†or “misleading†advertising that omitted or minimized risks, promoted unproven uses, and made other deceptive claims to both doctors and consumers. Those letters addressed the marketing of 150 different drugs, including Vioxx, Paxil, Oxycontin and Accutane, according to a new report released today by the NJPIRG Law and Policy Center. | |
