{"id":111066,"date":"2025-08-01T19:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/111066\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T19:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:40:10","slug":"n-j-state-health-benefits-murphy-admin-unions-clash-over-100m-savings-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/111066\/","title":{"rendered":"N.J. state health benefits: Murphy admin, unions clash over $100M savings plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"StateUnion members rally at the Statehouse annex in Trenton, NJ on Monday, April 21, 2025. The unions that represent some 75,000 public sector workers in N.J. demand action, call for legislation to ensure affordable healthcare and improved governance and transparency of New Jersey’s public sector workforce.Dave Hernandez | For NJ Advance <\/p>\n

Limiting who may take expensive weight loss drugs like Mounjaro and Wegovy. Charging much higher premiums and co-pays for just about everything. Regularly reviewing and renegotiating drug prices. <\/p>\n

These were among the ideas union leaders and senior officials from Gov. Phil Murphy<\/a>\u2019s administration offered Thursday to help reduce soaring premiums in the State Health Benefits Program, which serves about 294,000 state employees, retirees and their families<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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